Here’s a simple way to make cinnamon sugar croissants with apples in a slow cooker—a cozy, sweet breakfast or dessert with minimal effort.
🍏 Ingredients
- 1 can of crescent roll dough (8 rolls)
- 1–2 apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 2–3 tbsp butter, melted
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Optional: nuts or raisins
👩🍳 Instructions
- Prep the slow cooker: Spray with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- Prepare the apples: Toss apple slices with 1 tbsp sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon. Optional: add a handful of chopped nuts or raisins.
- Assemble croissants:
- Unroll crescent dough and cut each triangle in half if large.
- Place a few apple slices on each triangle.
- Roll the dough around the apples, starting from the wide end.
- Place in slow cooker: Arrange croissants in a circle, seam side down.
- Add topping: Brush with melted butter, then sprinkle remaining cinnamon and sugar evenly.
- Cook: Cover and cook on low for 2–3 hours or until golden and fully cooked. Check around 2 hours for doneness.
- Serve: Let cool slightly, then serve warm. Optional: drizzle with glaze or icing.
💡 Tips
- Use firm apples (Granny Smith, Honeycrisp) so they hold their shape.
- Avoid opening the lid too often; slow cookers lose heat quickly.
- For extra flavor, add a pinch of nutmeg or vanilla extract to the apple filling.
If you want, I can make a shortcut version using pre-made pie filling that’s even faster but just as tasty. Do you want me to do that?
