Yummy comfort food!
The delicious flavours of apple, caramel and cake – what’s not to love!
Submitted by Joanne Talarico
Nannas apple pie
Yummy comfort food!
The delicious flavours of apple, caramel and cake - what's not to love!
Serving: 10
Ingredients
- Spray oil.
- 2 x 800g cans of apple pie filling.
- 1 cup of caramel topping.
- 2 x 340g packets of vanilla cake mix made into batter as per their packet instructions.
- Custard or ice cream to serve
Instructions
- Place apple pie filling in slow cooker.
- Then evenly pour in 1 cup of caramel topping.
- Make up cake mix batter and evenly pour on top.
- Slow cooker on high, tea towel under the lid and cook for 3 hours.
- Serve with custard or ice cream.
- Enjoy!
- Note: For full recipe use a 5 or 6 litre cooker and for half recipe use a 3 litre cooker.
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This is a lovely three ingredient dessert. I halved the recipe to use in my 1.5l baby cooker, but it was still too much. I used about 3/4 of the apples, with 1/2 cup caramel topping and about 3/4 cake mix. (Butter cake) Will definitely make again. Thank you for the recipe Joanne.
Looks delicious & so easy?
Absolutely fantastic. Only used one tin apple,1/2 cup caramel and one cake mix. Took over 5 hours but I have a old cooker. Will definitely do again. So yummy
Loved it !!! Every bowl was licked clean ?
OMG….thanks so much for your recipe Joanne!
My family were in dessert heaven!
And a food coma! Lol
So easy and so delicious!
I halved the recipe, and cooked on low for 4 hours in my 5.5 litre.
Will definately be making this again xx
Do u make the cake batter as directed please
Yes as stated in ingredients list 🙂
what can you use instead of caramel topping
This was great and very easy to do for my busy and big family of 9. Will keep on my menu that’s for sure. Thank You so much Joanne and hope to try more of your recipes
I made this tonight super easy! I only used 1 x 800g tin of sliced apples
And made up 1 packet of cake mix.
I didnt use caramel because the brand i bought didnt taste very nice so i left it out.
Cooked on low for 3 hours, i didnt read it properly where it said cook on high. Oops. It came out perfect cooked on low though as the amount of ingredients were reduced.
do you cook on high or low
Recipe states high Tess 🙂
Do you need to drain the liquid out of the apples or add it in also?
This is the most yummiest dessert I’ve made. The whole family loved it. They wanted more and are always asking for me to make it again.
It’s to die for. I’ve told family members about this dessert.
Due to being lactose intolerant I substituted the dairy to lactose/dairy free.
Yep that’s a keeper, whole family loved it. Halved the recipe, too easy
This was amazing and so freaking easing to make. I made mine with gluten free vanilla cake mix and left out the caramel as my monsters are not fans, and served with ice cream. It turned out so well and my fussy monsters have requested it again . 10 outta 10 from us in the Hudson household
Cooked this for Father’s Day, heaps of leftovers too!!! Was delicious and so filling. Thanks for recipe
Totally awesome. So easy to make. I used 2 tins apple and caramel sauce an only one packet of vanilla cake mix an was perfect. Will be adding to regular dessert when have get togethers
Hi,which Caramel topping do you use please?
Used NZ ingredients. One tin Watties sliced apple @ 770g, one Edmonds vanilla cake mix @ 555g, with one egg and bit of water, made up just like the packet says, and half a bottle of Delmaine caramel topping. Next time I’d be tempted to use the whole bottle of caramel topping cos I love it so much! For two of us we got 6 large , I mean LARGE servings!
What a great dessert Joanne I halved it and it fed six very satisfied people. Delightful!! =
Can I use fresh apples and stew them first and also used tin of condensed milk caramel. Recipe looks delicious but we don’t have all the ingredients here in Cairo.
What size slow cooker would you suggest for both the full recipe and those that have halved it Paulene Christie? ?
Lisa for half the recipe I would suggest a 3 litre cooker and for the full recipe a large 5 or 6 litre cooker.
Doreen for sure you can use fresh apples just stew first. I haven’t tried with condensed caramel but experimenting is half the fun. Might turn out really sweet but give it a go and please let me know how you go
Best tasting recipe love love the desert it’s soo easy to make ?
I made a gluten free version of this for my dad for father’s day. They didn’t have a GF vanilla cake mix available so used chocolate. Added vanilla icecream and fed about 20 people for dessert! ?
This recipe was so easy to make and tasted absolutely delicious. Will definitely make it again
I’m so excited, can I leave on low for longer.
This absolutely lush dessert recipe is to die for Joanne Talarico ?? Thanks so much for sharing your yummy creation with us ? I halved the recipe for my family of 5 – I used 2×410gm pink lady apple slices in juice, 1/2cup caramel topping and 1×380gm vanilla cake mix. I needed to stretch out the cooking time a little in order for us to have time to digest our dinner so I cooked it with a tea towel under the lid in my 3lt sc on high for 2hrs and then reduced to low for another 2hrs. I also left it on keep warm for a good 1/2hr before serving with caramel crunch ice cream. Completely mouthwatering dessert, highly recommend you try this one for yourself ?
I just made my apple pie dessert and it was delicious! Thank you so much!
Have made this a couple of times now.
Made it last night. But on top of the caramel topping I adding chocolate pieces which melted through and added a bit extra.
So yummy.
If only 2 people maybe halve the recipe as makes a lot
Would this still work ok half the amount in a 6 L slow cooker ? Or should I put it on low?
Such an easy cook.
My family loved it, great taste. Thankyou for the recipe.???
Anne Maree if halving in a 6 litre cooker I would probably try it on low.
This has become a family favourite and is now asked for birthday dinner dessert, has taken over my golden syrup dumplings lol
I’ve never done a desert in the sc. Fool proof and delicious. Will do this one again.
Very simple and tasty, my house smelt amazing as the time drew closer to the end ?? I halved the recipe as it was only for 2 people but I think 2 tins of apples wouldve been better just so there was more apple per scoop. I wanna try this which peaches next time. Mmmm mmmm will definitely make it again. Thank you.
Absolutely amazing.
Halved recipe as there are only 2 of us, once cooked it filled my 3 litre sc to the top. We’ll happily be eating this for days ?
I’m not a huge fan of caramel, can I just leave it out or even substitute for something else.
Sam you could try a different flavour
I was wondering if I only used one cake mix but kept everything else the same , would I still cook on high for 3hours please?
This was absolutely beautiful Joanne!!! I halved the recipe n it turned out great!!! Thank you soooooo much for sharing such a delicious dessert with us, loved it ??????
Sharon yes but just keep an eye on it. It will also depend on how hot your slow cooker runs as I find they all run a bit differently
Personally this was to rich for us. We are not big dessert eaters.
Next time I will only use 1 cake mix and half the carmel or a little less.
This is just our personal opinion and by no means do we mean any rudeness to the creator at all.
Tonight I was transported back to my childhood by the smell of this delicious dessert cooking. Our neighbour use to cook the most scrumptious desserts and as a little tyke I often snuck over there and had dessert before I’d even had my dinner. I wanted to do that again tonight. Yum yum yum.
All good Nicole. We all have different tastes and that’s fine, not offended at all. Thanks for giving it a go. Go with your gut feeling as I do on every recipe. I try it and then tweek it to my liking.
Joanne
My neighbour loved it ! He loves his sweets, but you right how much we all differ with tastes ?
I love this recipe and have made a few times now but use only one cake mix but everything else as per recipe, I am making it this weekend to take to a friends for a dinner party my sc doesn’t have a keep warm setting would it be ok to cook before I go and then just put on low when I get there till its served or will that overcook the cake ? Thank you in advance .
Sharon I haven’t done that before but I guess you could try, just cook it before you leave and put it back on as soon as you get there. Keep an eye on the outer side of the pie in case it over cooks.
Love this recipe, tasty , easy and love that it has few ingredients..
It’s my go to dessert thank you for sharing it ?
Super yummy and super easy! I halved the recipe for my baby slow cooker and it turned out perfectly. The whole family loved it!
Absolutely loved this recipe and will definitely be making it again. So easy to make and the kids loved it. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Tried this today for first time.
So easy
Our new fave now.
Easy peasy
Fantastic and easy recipe enjoyed by the whole family!
I did a half mix (One large can of apple, still kept to 1 cup of topping, 1 cake mix)
I used a 3.5L and it was ready in a little over 2hrs
Soooooo yummy served with custard!
Thanks Joanne for sharing your treat 😉
Loved it clean plates might add extra caramel next time.
So simple to throw together! I’ll always keep the ingredients in the cupboard for a quick Sunday Lunch pudding.
I used only 1 cake mix as I have a smaller cooker. The caramel made it VERY rich- I loved it but it was too rich for some. I’ll experiment with different tinned fruit & less/omit the caramel.
Made this yesterday for my grandchildren – they loved it. Thank you Joanne I’ll be making again.
My daughter was in a baking mood and found the cake mix in the pantry and I immediately suggested Nannas Apple Pie in the slow cooker. Her eyes lit up she put recipe on to cook and we loved it. Will definitely make again. Delicious with cream, ice cream, custard or all at once ??
Made this tonight and it’s a epic hit with my dad as he said to me reminds him of my nannas apple pie, so thanks so much for the recipe will be on the agenda once a fortnight
Made this tonight for the first time. Halved the recipe but next time will make it with full amount of apples and caramel sauce but just 1 cake mix. Will definitely be made again. Absolutely delicious went back for seconds.
Has anybody tried with something other than caramel as I think it will be too sweet for me?
Cooked rhubarb springs to mind with the apple and then custard to serve
I am going to try but how will I go in a 3.5ltr ? Any help would be appreciated
You’d best halve it for a slow cooker that size or it will be too much Judy 🙂
Hi Pauline is there anyway I can add rolled oats to this please Luv this receipe but would luv to have some oats in it sorry for being a pain but YOU are the expert TIA ???
Hi Tracey, I’ve never tried that with this dish but I’ll tag Joanne to come and let us know if she has tried that for her recipe 🙂
Hi Tracey, I’m sorry but I haven’t tried it with rolled oats. I guess you could give it a go ???? maybe in a half serve in case it doesn’t then you wouldn’t have wasted as much
Delicious, I have made this recipe ages ago when my husband was away. Decided to cook it again for him to try. The verdict is in?he loved it as I do and easy on the budget ?. Thankyou for sharing.
Tastes just like my Nanna use to make ?
Split recipe in half diced up the canned apples and mixed through cake mix as will cut up and freeze to use as dessert. I just thaw and add ice cream or custard to portions and you can re heat the cake if you wish.
We have had this many times now anyone that try’s it loves it I also put a bit of cinnamon an nutmeg to tast through the apples
Like this need another revuew :). It is such a lovely easy recipe to make. If you make the larger size it will feed a crowd. It filled my Sunbeam Sear & Cook to the top, and the cake stuck to the tea towel. My son came around and took half home – they had an extra mouth to feed – that made 6, we had a large serve each and we will get anothe large serve tomorrow night.
A lovely dish
Yumm yummm and yummm – so quick and easy and simply delicious
I make a gluten free version of this in my 1.5L slow cooker. I use one tin of apples, one box of GF vanilla Cake Mix (supermarket brand in blue box) and golden syrup instead of the topping. It’s very delicious and my non-gluten free family members haven’t twigged yet that it’s GF.
Made tonight as dessert after our Glazed meatloaf, which the whole family love. Unfortunately it was not a hit. I followed the recipe to the letter and cooked in my 6 ltr oval cooker which actually runs hot. Allowed an extra half hour to make sure and skewer came out clean but when I dished it up there was still some areas of raw cake mix and the rest was very dense and heavy. The apple and caramel flavour was lovely but don’t think I will make this one again.
I halved the recipe, used 1 tin of pie apple, sprinkled in some brown sugar, cinnamon and some cloves, stirred together and then put in little slow cooker. I didn’t put caramel in as didn’t have any.
Made cake mix as per instructions and poured over apple mix.
Cooked on auto with tea towel in place. Turned off after 5 hours.
Big kids (adults) loved it; served with options of vanilla ice cream and/ or cream. Next time will make runny custard as needed the extra liquid (cream And or ice cream).
Easy and quick to make. Will make again.
That’s great to hear Alanna! So happy everyone enjoyed it 🙂