Food Desserts & Baking Divine Slow-Cooker Desserts By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 26, 2022 Trending Videos Dessert in your slow cooker? Sure! We have recipes for treats like carrot cake, chocolate bread pudding, cherry-nut cobbler, chocolate fondue and stuffed apples. 01 of 15 Carrot Pineapple Cake No one will believe you baked this beautiful, moist cake in your slow cooker! The homemade cream cheese frosting is lusciously delicious, but you can substitute canned frosting in a pinch. View Recipe 02 of 15 Double-Chocolate Bread Pudding with Strawberry Sauce This rich bread pudding made in the slow cooker has deep chocolate flavor, thanks to a combo of chocolate chips and cocoa powder. The simple strawberry sauce has just two ingredients. Decadent Chocolate Dessert Recipes View Recipe 03 of 15 Cherry-Nut Cobbler This creative slow-cooker recipe takes advantage of several shortcut ingredients, including muffin mix and canned cherry pie filling, for an easy dessert. View Recipe 04 of 15 Spiked Chocolate Fondue This crazy-simple slow-cooker chocolate fondue has just three ingredients (plus the dippers, of course). We especially love it with strawberries. View Recipe 05 of 15 Cider-Baked Stuffed Apples with Salty Caramel Sauce Nuts and cranberries fill these simple baked apples that cook in your slow cooker. Top them with Sea Salt Caramel Sauce and, if you like, a scoop of vanilla ice cream. View Recipe 06 of 15 Gingerbread Pudding Cake Store-bought gingerbread mix makes this warm, gooey dessert extra easy to assemble. Quick-and-Easy Dessert Recipes View Recipe 07 of 15 Triple-Berry Cobbler Bubbling blueberries, raspberries and blackberries cook along with a batter flavored by cinnamon and nutmeg. Top with ice cream or whipped cream if you like. View Recipe 08 of 15 Chocolate-Caramel Fondue Just three ingredients go into this quick dessert: sweetened condensed milk, caramel ice cream topping and chocolate. Vary your dippers to match the mood of your party. Easy Party Recipes View Recipe 09 of 15 Fruit Compote with Ginger Pears, pineapple, apricots and orange juice concentrate in your slow cooker with brown sugar and ginger. Top with toasted nuts and coconut for a bit of crunch. View Recipe 10 of 15 Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche Dulce de leche is lusciously thick Latin American caramel that's traditionally made by boiling an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk. Our slow-cooker method allows you to monitor the caramel's color, plus the end result is an instant food gift. View Recipe 11 of 15 S'more Cake Blaine Moats This rich potluck dessert is made in the slow cooker for a unique twist on classic s'mores. With graham crackers, chocolate pieces and marshmallow creme, it's messy and fun and great for kids. View Recipe 12 of 15 Dutch Apple Pudding Cake With apple pie filling on the bottom and a moist walnut cake layer on top, this dessert makes the perfect ending to a fall or winter meal. Warm-and-Cozy Dessert Recipes View Recipe 13 of 15 Triple Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cake Peanut butter cup candy fans love this decadent steamed pudding cake. For a more intense chocolate flavor, use dark chocolate pieces instead of semisweet chocolate ones. View Recipe 14 of 15 Chocolate-Peanut Butter Crispy Treats Crispy treats from the slow cooker? Absolutely! Peanut butter, marshmallows and butter melt together beautifully under low heat. View Recipe 15 of 15 Coconut-Mocha Poached Pears Juicy pears cook in a just-sweet-enough sauce of chocolate, coconut milk and coffee. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit