Desserts from the Slow Cooker

Warm, gooey and chocolate are the words that best describe this sensational dessert made in a slow cooker! Ice cream is a favorite topping, but the cake stands by itself just as well.

Fill apples with a mixture of walnuts, brown sugar and currants, the drizzle with an apple cider glaze before serving.

Low-and-slow cooking lends itself well to whipping up homemade candies, such as these festive coated pretzels. Since very little prep work is required, this recipe is a great way to get little ones involved in the kitchen.

Recipe: Peppermint-Coated Pretzels

No fondue pot? No problem. Slow cookers are a great way to prepare fondue and keep it warm throughout the party. Just combine caramels and condensed milk and cook on LOW for 3 1/2 hours, then serve with apple slices and pound cake squares.

Recipe: Caramel Fondue

Satisfy your craving for sweet-and-savory treats with this super easy candy recipe. The combination of chocolate bark coating, semisweet chocolate morsels, and German chocolate baking squares will delight even the most demanding chocoholic!

Recipe: Triple Chocolate-Covered Peanut Clusters

Treat your family to this ooey-gooey cake featuring chocolate, coffee, cinnamon, and vanilla. Toasted pecans add savory crunch and make this an irresistible treat! Serve with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream.

Recipe: Mocha Pudding Cake

Chopped pecans, miniature marshmallows, and semisweet chocolate chips take plain chocolate cake from ordinary to extraordinary. This dessert is a great choice when you need a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Recipe: Rocky Road Chocolate Cake

The incredible smells wafting from your slow cooker while preparing these apples will make it hard to wait the full 6 hours to try a bite! The sweetened dried cranberries keep the dessert from being overwhelmingly sweet, while cinnamon and maple syrup lend plenty of autumn-inspired flavor.

Recipe: Cinnamon Apples

Bread pudding is to dessert what French toast is to breakfast: A delicious concoction that starts with bread soaked in eggs, milk, cream, butter, and sugar. This dish gets even richer flavor by calling for cinnamon-raisin bread instead of white, and features cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and chopped pecans as well.

Recipe: Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Pudding

Try a no-fuss version of this classic sweet-and-tart flavor combination. A dusting of confectioner's sugar and a dollop of whipped cream complete the dish.

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Lemon Poppyseed Cake

Savor the sweetness of fresh or frozen peaches with this easy 7-ingredient dessert. Fresh peaches will yield the best flavor, but there's no need to thaw frozen ones if you're making this out of season.

Recipe: Peaches 'n' Cream Tapioca

This rich fudge cake is meant to be so soft and gooey that you have to eat it with a spoon, just like would a hot fudge sundae.