I like doing various curries in mine- I put in meat in the morning, some jarred or homemade sauce (spices, tomatoes, coconut milk, onions, etc) and let it cook all day on low. I add the veggies near the end so they don't get too mushy.
The crock pot is indispensable for me. We both work and so it's so nice to come home to a dinner that's ready.
My only problem is that so many crock pot recipes have to cook for anywhere from 4-6 hours. Since I'm gone a good 10 hours of the day, those are useless except on weekends.
My only problem is that so many crock pot recipes have to cook for anywhere from 4-6 hours. Since I'm gone a good 10 hours of the day, those are useless except on weekends.
I got my first crock pot about a year ago - My mom never used one but my mother in law can't go a day without using it. She's always got something going whether it be meat or vegetables or both. My fave is green beans & taters with some bacon. MMMmmmm these forums make me so hungry LOL
Apple Brown Betty
4 cups small bread cubes -- 1/2"
1/2 cup butter or margarine -- melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 cups cooking apples -- peeled, chopped
Mix bread cubes with butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and brown sugar. Arrange in alternate layers with apples in crockpot.
Cover and cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours or until apples are tender. Serve warm with cream, hard sauce or ice cream. Makes 4 to 5 servings.
Blueberry Dump Cake
1 (21 ounce) can blueberry pie filling
1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Place pie filling in crockpot. Combine dry cake mix and butter, then sprinkle over filling. Sprinkle the walnuts on top of cake mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 2 to 3 hours.
Serve warm in bowls topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Chocolate Chip Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup cream
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 ounces chocolate chips
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Mix in cream and vanilla extract.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.Pour into well-buttered floured cake pan that fits in the crockpot. Cover top of tin with 4 to 5 layers of paper towels. Cover crockpot loosely to let steam escape. Cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours or until tests done.
Allow to cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack before removing from tin.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
1 (16 ounce) box pound cake mix
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can pineapple chunks, juice reserved
6 to 8 maraschino cherries, halved
Mix cake mix according to package directions, using pineapple juice for part of the liquid. Melt butter in lightly greased bake pan. Stir in brown sugar and spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Add pineapples and cherries. Pour in cake batter. Cover bake pan. Place into crockpot. Bake in covered crockpot on HIGH for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours. Remove and invert immediately onto a large platter.
4 cups small bread cubes -- 1/2"
1/2 cup butter or margarine -- melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 cups cooking apples -- peeled, chopped
Mix bread cubes with butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and brown sugar. Arrange in alternate layers with apples in crockpot.
Cover and cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours or until apples are tender. Serve warm with cream, hard sauce or ice cream. Makes 4 to 5 servings.
Blueberry Dump Cake
1 (21 ounce) can blueberry pie filling
1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Place pie filling in crockpot. Combine dry cake mix and butter, then sprinkle over filling. Sprinkle the walnuts on top of cake mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 2 to 3 hours.
Serve warm in bowls topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Chocolate Chip Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup cream
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 ounces chocolate chips
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Mix in cream and vanilla extract.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.Pour into well-buttered floured cake pan that fits in the crockpot. Cover top of tin with 4 to 5 layers of paper towels. Cover crockpot loosely to let steam escape. Cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours or until tests done.
Allow to cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack before removing from tin.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
1 (16 ounce) box pound cake mix
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can pineapple chunks, juice reserved
6 to 8 maraschino cherries, halved
Mix cake mix according to package directions, using pineapple juice for part of the liquid. Melt butter in lightly greased bake pan. Stir in brown sugar and spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Add pineapples and cherries. Pour in cake batter. Cover bake pan. Place into crockpot. Bake in covered crockpot on HIGH for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours. Remove and invert immediately onto a large platter.
I have six crockpots. They all vary in size this is why I have so many. I have a busy family life so I use my crockpot at least three times a week. They are great for making roast, soups, chili, and many other foods. If you dont own one I would get one.
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