With the popularity of my 100 Days of No Processed Foods: Crock Pot Style post, I’ve realized there is a huge need and desire for crock pot recipes that don’t call for pre-packaged foods. When glancing through Pinterest, it’s evident that most crock pot recipes call for mixes, boxes, and cans of stuff from the grocery store. That’s why I so enjoy posting wholesome, whole-food crock pot recipes each Friday.
I got an idea in my head that wouldn’t go away. I have a dream – my dream is a huge list and resource of crock pot desserts that don’t call for cake mix, pudding, and canned pie mix. Did you know that before today, there isn’t such a list (at least not one that I can find). Well, BOOYA, BABY! I spent hours compiling this list for you. And it was a lot of fun hours, because as we all know, I love list making.
It’s hard to find wholesome slow cooker dessert recipes. Most of them are cake mixes baked in the crock – or a pie made with canned cherry pie filling. I know there is a need for healthy slow cooker desserts – and that’s why I provide a dessert section in both Crock On and Keep Crockin’. Because really, a girl should be able to get her chocolate on without eating it from a box.
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SPECIAL NOTE: In some of these recipes you’re going to see white sugar, white flour, and even vegetable oil. I don’t use those things. For me, when I see them I just automatically substitute whole-food ingredients instead. It’s something that happens in my head – along with a host of other things, but that’s neither here nor there.
A few of the recipes call for graham crackers, but I’ve included a recipe for you to make your own. So, get creative! Instead of marking a recipe off because it calls for crushed, store-bought cookies, just make cookies and crush them yourself.
- If it calls for all-purpose white flour, I use white wheat (from my Nutrimill, but you can buy white wheat at the store).
- If it calls for white sugar, I use sucanat in equal amounts – coconut sugar or honey granules would work as well.
- If it calls for vegetable or canola oil, I use melted coconut oil.
- If it calls for cornstarch, I use arrowroot instead.
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So, this list is for you – no mixes or boxes included. So you can make a crock pot dessert and make it wholesome. Everyone needs a wholesome piece of dessert after having bacon dinner.
Cakes:
- Pumpkin Pie Cake from Mom on Time Out
- Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cake from Heavenly Homemakers
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cake from Heavenly Homemakers
- Applesauce Cake
- Hot Fudge Cake
- Clean Eating Chocolate Cake from Get Crocked
- Chocolate Zucchini Cake from Slava’s Recipes
- Banana Upside Down Cake from Get Crocked
- Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting from Crock Pot Ladies
- Blueberry Coffee Cake from Decadent Dessert Recipes
- Lemon Poppyseed Cake from Decadent Dessert Recipes
- Orange Pudding Cake from Slava’s Recipes
- Cranberry Orange Cake from LDSLiving Magazine
- Mixed Berry Pudding Cake from Better Homes and Gardens
- Nutella Swirl Chocolate Chip Pound Cake from The Naptime Chef (Homemade Nutella!)
- Double Apple Cake from My Recipes
- Red Velvet Cake from Slava’s Recipes – Amazon sells natural red food coloring (that’s an affiliate link).
Crisps and Cobblers
- Blackberry Apple Crisp from Practical Stewardship
- Apple Crisp from Kitchen Stewardship (Slow Cooker option)
- Peach Cobbler from What Vegan Kids Eat
- Peach Crisp from Money Saving Mom
- Black and Blue Cobbler from The Crockin’ Girls
- Caramel Apple Crumble from How Sweet Eats
- Strawberry Cobbler from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures
- Blueberry Cobbler from Just a Pinch Recipes. Make your own self-rising flour using this recipe from Nourishing Joy.
- Summer Berry Grunt from The Merry Gourmet
- Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp from A Busy Mom’s Slow Cooker Adventures
- Caramel Apple Crisp from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures. You can make homemade caramel with sucanat or brown sugar using this recipe from Heavenly Homemakers.
- Mini Berry Cobblers from Arizona Foothills Magazine
Brownies and Cookies:
- Gluten-Free Brownies from Practical Stewardship
- Sour Cream Cake Brownies with PB Frosting
- Polka Dot Peanut Butter Brownies
- Slow Cooker Blondies from Get Crocked
- Chocolate Chip Pan Cookies from Crock Pot Ladies
- Triple Chocolate Brownies from Martha Stewart
- Chocolate Chip Blondies from Crock Pot Recipe Exchange
- Cookie Divine from A Busy Mom’s Slow Cooker Adventures
- Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars from A Busy Mom’s Slow Cooker Adventures
- Game Day Brownies from Kleinworth and Co.
- Chocolate Raspberry Mason Jar Brownies from Recipes That Crock
- White Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookie Bars from Frugal Foodie Mama
- Cranberry White Chocolate Cookie Bars from Simple Nourished Living
Custards and Puddings:
- Pumpkin Custard from Health Home and Happiness
- Old Fashioned Rice Pudding from Better Homes and Gardens
- Apple Cinnamon Rice Pudding from Sugar Plum
- Figgy Pudding from Get Crocked
- Grandma’s Raisin Pudding from Lark’s Country Heart
- Brown Rice Pudding from The Greenbacks Gal
- Coconut Rice Pudding from Woman’s Day Magazine
Candies
- Candied Nuts
- Cocoa Almonds
- Trail Mix
- Slow Cooker Fudge from Skinny Ms
- Nut Clusters from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures
- Cinnamon Almonds from The Recipe Critic
Cheesecakes:
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake (Gluten-Free)
- Crock Pot Cheesecake from One Perfect Bite. You can easily make homemade graham crackers using this recipe from Smitten Kitchen.
- Orange Mint Cheesecake from A Busy Mom’s Slow Cooker Adventures. Make homemade graham crackers using the recipe from Smitten Kitchen.
- Lemony Cheesecake from Better Homes and Gardens. Make homemade graham crackers using the recipe from Smitten Kitchen.
- Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake from Mommy’s Kitchen. Another good use of those homemade graham crackers!
- Strawberry Cheesecake from Couponing to Disney. Needs homemade graham crackers!
- Peanut Butter Cheesecake from The Better Baker. Need those graham crackers again! 🙂
Bread Puddings:
- Cranberry Bread Pudding from Better Recipes
- Apple Berry Brown Betty from Chatelaine
- Chocolate Raspberry Strata from Cooking Channel TV
- Apple Brown Betty from Moms with Crock Pots
- Chocolate Cappuccino Bread Pudding from Recipe Lion. I would use homemade bread.
- Chocolate Nutella Bread Pudding from The Perfect Pantry. You can easily make homemade nutella.
- Cinnamon and Pecan Bread Pudding from Skinny Ms.
- Ricotta Vanilla Bread Pudding from Recipe.com
- Chocolate Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce from Skinny Ms.
Breads:
- Old Fashioned Gingerbread from Slava’s Recipes
- Lemon Cornmeal Poppyseed Bread from Betty Crocker
- Banana Bread from Crock Pot Ladies
- Pumpkin Bread from Wanna Bite
- Pumpkin Bread with nuts from Get Crocked
- Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread from A Busy Mom’s Slow Cooker Adventures
- Gingerbread with Dried Cherries from Recipe 4 Life
- Blueberry Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread from Kitchen Tested
- Apple Cinnamon Raisin Bread from Glittering Muffins
Fruits:
- Bananas Foster from Skinny Ms.
- Crock Pot Applesauce from The Humbled Homemaker
- Butternut Applesauce
- Sweet Apple Chutney
- Stuffed Apples
- Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Honey Bananas from Skinny Ms.
- Apple Confit from Recipe.com
- Apple Pie from Flour Me With Love. This one requires Bisquick, but you can easily make Homemade Bisquick using this recipe from A Spoonful of Coriander.
- Cinnamon Apples from Moms With Crock Pots
- Fruit Topping from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures
- Gingered Pears from Moms With Crock Pots
- Blueberry Fancy from Café Mom
- Dried Fruit Compote from Eating Well
- Summer Fruit Compote from Family Fresh Meals
Drinks and Miscellaneous:
- Pumpkin Chai Tea from Barns and Noodles
- Pumpkin Spice White Hot Chocolate from Kitchen Treaty
- Hot Cocoa from Creating Naturally
- Crème Brulee from cupcakeprojects on Allrecipes
- Chocolate Fondue from Budget Savvy Diva
And there you have it! Please note that most of these recipes go to other blogs. So, if you find a dead link please let me know.
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What a great collection of recipes. Thanks for helping us celebrate Three Years at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Congratulations!!!!
who knew you could make so much in the crock pot. Wow what a great list of recipes. Definitely pinning this.
thanks for linking it up to Friday Frenzy this week. hope to see you again next wee.
Sure thing!
Oh my gosh, I just know some of these will become our new favorites. They all look delicious!
I wish I had a big hunk of one right now.
Great group of recipes! I can’t wait to try a cake in the crock pot. Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.
They are so nice and moist! And crunchy if you forget they are cooking. Ha, ha!
What a great collection of NO-Box recipes! I really want to try that Brownie recipe!
Brownies are good no matter how they are made!
Wow! Amazing Collection!!!! Thanks for sharing up at Tasty Tuesdays. Can’t wait to see what you link up next week! Pinning!
Cathy
APeekIntoMyParadise.com
Thanks for pinning!!!
Great post Stacy! This is a great collection of real food desserts. I’ve pinned for later. I’m stopping in from the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. I’m happy I found your site and am looking forward to following what you post.
🙂 I hope I don’t disappoint.
This is a great post and I love that you said how you substitute the “regular” ingredients with healthier ones. Thanks for sharing at Mix it up Monday Stacy, it is greatly appreciated and very useful to my readers. I’ve had several people looking for low-sugar or sugar-free desserts; looking forward to passing this along 🙂
Wow! I would greatly appreciate that. Thank you! 🙂
Can’t wait to try these recipes… always looking for simple recipes made from whole foods. I saw these on the Barn Hop and just had to click. Thanks so much!
I just came to the conclusion that I don’t make NEAR enough desserts in my crockpot… That’s gonna have to change. 😉
Thanks for posting ALL of these desserts, especially that don’t need a box. Love it! And thanks for sharing a few of mine, too! Blessings!
🙂 Your recipes are great!
Thank you thank you THANK YOU! Just made dinner using BOTH my 6qt crockpots. My favorite kitchen “appliance” (well, besides the coffee maker). You are so good to us, Stacy!
OMG You are my crockpot hero! I just found your site and I absolutely love it! Thank you for the post!
Thank you!!! I pass over most dessert recipes because they call from prepackaged mixes. I look forward to your efforts. Thank you, again.
I’m drooling on my keyboard…
Be careful – it might short out. 😉
My mom makes hot fudge pudding cake for my Brother and dad’s birthday every year – I’ll have to try this one!
Also, they are finally reading stuff for themselves and are buying more healthy foods. Apparently they got some good flour for the cake a couple weeks ago and she said it was the best it has ever been! 🙂
That’s GREAT!
Thank you! I can’t wait to try some of these recipes.
What a great collection of slow cooker dessert recipes! I love my slow cooker and have committed to a year of Weight Watchers friendly crock pot cooking. This list will be so very helpful when I have a hankering for dessert! Thanks so much for including my cranberry white chocolate bars!!
You’re welcome! 🙂
Stacy, I can’t wait to start sampling these recipes! I have both of your cook books and my husband and I just love the food! Thank you for sharing with us! You make the world a better place!
Ah–thanks for including my applesauce! I didn’t even think of it as a dessert when you asked–major duh moment!!