100 Crock Pot Dessert Recipes: Whole-Foods Style

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 Eating Well (Diabetic Living Magazine)
• 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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