When it comes to our favorite Crockpot recipes, we usually stick to dips and main dish type recipes. But I always knew that you could make most anything in the slow cooker. While we hope for Fall weather to arrive, we made Crockpot Caramel Apple Dump Cake so we could enjoy some of our favorite Fall flavors!
Crockpot cake is so easy to make and you can really make almost any flavor you’re craving with a few adjustments to this easy recipe!
CROCKPOT CARAMEL APPLE DUMP CAKE
Dump cakes are perfect for busy family life because they’re so easy to make. If your kids like to get in the kitchen with you, making a dump cake is a great option.
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Add in the Crockpot and you’ve got a slow cooker apple dessert that you can prep and let bake!
The basic dump cake ingredients are cake mix, pie filling, and butter. With those two ingredients, you can mix and match flavor combinations. I love any kind of cherry dump cake, but this Crockpot apple dump cake that Grambo made recently might be taking a place at the top of the list of favorites!
To make this caramel apple dump cake recipe, you need all the basic ingredients along with another very important addition! You need a jar of caramel sundae sauce.
With those ingredients, you’ll have an easy Crockpot cake the whole family will enjoy! It’s perfect for all of your fall celebrations and also works great on Thanksgiving or Christmas!
I also love to pair it with our easy Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup for a great day of comfort food. (And yes, we own multiple Crockpots in our house!)
CROCKPOT APPLE DUMP CAKE RECIPE
I recommend you make your slow cooker dump cake in a 6-quart Crockpot or larger. It’s the size that seems to work best. Because this caramel apple dump cake recipe has the extra ingredient with the caramel sauce, I feel like it gives you a little more cake in the end. So a larger Crockpot is best!
Once you have your salted caramel apple dump cake ingredients, you’re ready to get cooking.
If you’ve never made a dump cake before, it’s called a dump cake for a reason. You can pretty much dump all of the cake ingredients into the Crockpot and let it cook!
With this recipe, you’ll layer the apple pie filling and then the caramel sauce. The cake mix goes on top and then you’ll be ready to bake it!
There is plenty of flexibility in this recipe. You can cook it on HIGH for two hours or set it on LOW and let it cook for 4 hours. Whichever setting works best for your plans will get you a tasty caramel apple dump cake to enjoy!
Check out this quick video tutorial:
Crockpot Caramel Apple Dump Cake
This Crockpot apple dump cake recipe is easy to make! The kids can help you in the kitchen and the entire family will enjoy it. It's also perfect for entertaining!
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 can apple pie filling 20 oz
- ½ cup caramel sundae syrup
- ½ cup butter melted
Other Supplies
- non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
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Generously spray the inside of 6-quart slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
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Dump the apple pie filling into the crock and spread evenly on the bottom.
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Drizzle the caramel syrup over the pie filling.
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In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix and melted butter. Stir together until crumbly.
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Pour the cake mixture over the apple and caramel layer and spread evenly.
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Cook for 2 hours on HIGH or for 4 hours on LOW.
Recipe Notes
Serve your Crockpot caramel apple dump cake with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for an even more decadent dessert!
CROCKPOT CARAMEL APPLE DUMP CAKE RECIPE FAQ
Is Crockpot Apple Dump Cake different from Crockpot Apple Cobbler?
Just slightly. When I make slow cooker apple cobbler, I don’t use caramel sauce. We also don’t mix the butter and the cake mix. For Slow Cooker Apple Cobbler, follow these directions but just top the apples with the cake mix then pour the butter over the top.
Can I make Caramel Apple Dump Cake with fresh apples?
Absolutely! If you want to substitute fresh apples for the apple pie filling, try these ingredients:
- 2 cups of apples, chopped
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup apple juice
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Then layer the apples in the bottom of the slow cooker, top with the brown sugar and cinnamon, and pour the apple juice over it all.
Can I use a different flavor of cake mix to make this caramel apple dump cake?
You sure can! This recipe works great with white cake mix and spice cake mix too! Spice cake gives it an extra punch of flavor!
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Does this apple dump cake recipe only work in the Crockpot?
Nope! This recipe works in the oven too just like a regular dump cake.
All you do is spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Then layer the ingredients just as you would in the Crockpot. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes or until the cake is golden on top. The apple pie filling should be bubbly around the edges of the cake.
No matter how you make it, this Crockpot apple dump cake will be enjoyed by everyone!
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CARAMEL APPLE CAKE GIVEAWAY
One lucky reader is going to win a new Crockpot so you can make your family a tasty Crockpot cake to enjoy! The giveaway is open to US residents, age 18 and older, and ends on Thursday, October 4th at 11:59pm CT.
To enter for your chance to win, leave a comment telling me your favorite way to enjoy apples during the Fall months!
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I love fall! I also love apples, so this recipe is amazing. 🙂 I love apple pies, apple cobblers, apple cinnamon pancakes and also caramel covered apples! Great post, I will have to add this one to my recipes to try in my crock pot this fall!
I like to make apple crisp for my family.
Making them into apple cider.
My favorite way to enjoy apples is in a delicious apple pie.
I like fried apple pies that my grandma makes.
I love to make applesauce in the crock pot. We do several batches every fall and freeze in quart containers.
Apple cider donuts!
Apple Pie is my favorite.
Right off my apple tree or in hot out of the oven apple crisp
I like Apple Pie.
I love them in apple pie.
Apple cider and Apple bread
I make apple crumbles and apple crisps all fall. We also make a cider from the tree apples in the yard.
I love making apple turnovers.
Apple pie.
I like making apple chips in the oven.
I like baked apples
love my apple pies and applesauce (on toast!)
I love fresh apple pie alamode.
My favorite way to enjoy apples during the Fall months is raw.
Apple Pie with Vanilla Ice-Cream
IN a warm apple crisp with real whipped cream
I love Crisps/Cobblers and apples are a favorite! This dump cake looks wonderful!
I love apple pie with ice cream. I want some now!
I like to make apple pies.. and did a lot more when kids were younger — now out on their own and always saying they are watching their weight! So they can just have them raw as a snack now!
I like to make Apple Streusel with the apples we pick.
Apple pie is my favorite way to enjoy apples.
I love to make homemade apple sauce.
I enjoy apples by making apple pie in the fall. Delicious!
apple pie with vanilla ice cream
I love to make apple crisp in the fall. Makes house smell great and tasty.
I love to make caramel apple pie
I like to bake apples and have them with ice cream
I like to make applesauce in the crockpot. It turns out so yummy!
I love apple pie!
I will usually make hot apple crumble a few times in the fall and winter. I would love to try this out.
I love apple dumplings with vanilla ice cream.
THIS apple dump cake is my new favorite!
My favorite way to enjoy apples during the Fall months is in a nice apple cobbler. Yum. Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite way to enjoy apples in the fall is making apple crisp and apple cider!
I love making sour cream apple pie. It is so delicious!
My favorite way to enjoy apples is when they are covered in caramel!
I love apple pie.
My kids just prefer apple slices with caramel, I always love a crumble!
With cooler temps finally, I love to bake apple pies with cinnamon streusel topping. While it’s still warm a slice of this pie with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on top is sooooo good. 🙂