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Crockpot Caramel Apple Dump Cake Recipe is a Hit!

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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 Recipe is an easy slow cooker that is perfect for the holidays! It has 4 ingredients including butter and cake mix! What is better than that combo? Top it with whipped cream or ice cream! Families give it the stamp of approval!

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.

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!

Bite of slow cooker dump cake

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!

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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:

Salted Caramel Apple Dump Cake
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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!
Prep Time10 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 350

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

  • Generously spray the inside of 6-quart slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. 
  • Dump the apple pie filling into the crock and spread evenly on the bottom.
  • Drizzle the caramel syrup over the pie filling.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix and melted butter. Stir together until crumbly.
  • Pour the cake mixture over the apple and caramel layer and spread evenly.
  • Cook for 2 hours on HIGH or for 4 hours on LOW.

Notes

Serve your Crockpot caramel apple dump cake with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for an even more decadent dessert! 

Nutrition

Calories: 350 kcal

Salted Caramel Apple Dump Cake

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.

Salted Caramel Apple Crockpot Cake with Ice Cream

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!

What’s your favorite way to enjoy apples? Leave us a comment and let us know!

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For another delicious apple dessert in the Crock-Pot, check out this easy Slow Cooker Apple Crisp recipe!

Crockpot Apple Dump Cake

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Crockpot Caramel Apple Dump Cake Recipe is an easy slow cooker that is perfect for the holidays! It has 4 ingredients including butter and cake mix! What is better than that combo? Top it with whipped cream or ice cream! Families give it the stamp of approval!



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About Mariah

Mariah is the mom of 2 and a former educator (preschool - 4th grade & special education) with a degree in human development. As a busy mom living in with a multi-generational family under one roof (with 4 dogs!), life is sometimes chaotic! She aims to share easy ideas that we can all use in our lives! Read more about Mariah!

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  2. Annette Brown says

    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!

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  26. Johannah says

    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!

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  40. Christina Gould says

    My favorite way to enjoy apples during the Fall months is in a nice apple cobbler. Yum. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  46. Terri S. says

    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. :-)

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  48. Cami Valenzuela says

    We love to grill them with cinnamon on them. We love in southern CA so grilling on winter is our season. If not I roll them in crescent dough and bake them.

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  59. KERI Justice says

    I absolutely love apple crisp with oat topping. And a side of ice cream with it. Sooooo good. But this cake sounds amazing too! I’m drooling just thinking about all this goodness.

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  66. Jaque Richards says

    My favorite way to enjoy apples is cored and sliced with a chunk of sharp cheddar cheese melted over them. :-) Thank you.

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  68. Kathy Scott says

    Growing up we had apple trees but it was a battle to get any because the horses loved them. I liked to make apple oatmeal cookies. Oh the memories.

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  79. Mary W says

    I no longer live in apple country but when I did I loved to makes Dutch Apple Pie, applesauce, apple cobbler and eat the fresh apples right off the tree, Such a versatile fruit!

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  80. Grace Bertou says

    Lately I’ve been having a lot of apple slices sprinkled with cinnamon! It’s so yummy. ALso do apply fritters count???

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  91. Lyndsey says

    We love making caramel apples. We use pretzels, chocolate candies and sprinkles to decorate too. So much fun.

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  102. Jae Park says

    We are lucky enough to have a few fruit trees on our micro farm, one of which is a Granny Smith apple tree. We use them to make apple jelly and apple pies, and I just can’t choose one. Can I have 2 favorites? Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!

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  114. Trisha McKee says

    I love setting up an apple bar, with sliced apples and a choice of toppings. I do this at work. Toppings like marshmallow fluff or cream cheese fruit dip, peanut butter, or hot caramel heated in the crock pot. And of course, sprinkles.
    But for those chilly Autumn evenings, I absolutely love making apple crisp in the crockpot! Warms the soul!

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  116. Janice B says

    I like to make apple pies in the fall. I also like to make a simple dessert using crescent rolls and wrapping them around apple slices with some sugar and cinnamon in them and then baking them. It’s quick and easy and really good..

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  120. Kerry P says

    My favorite way to enjoy apples during the fall, is straight from the tree! I love apple picking and eating them fresh.

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  123. Leah Shumack says

    Apple Cider is probably the most consumed in my house…but we definitely do apple pies and crisps a lot more right now too!

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  135. Kathleen Hand says

    I love making baked apples and serving in a bowl of sweet cream coffee creamer. After seeing how easy this dessert is though, I think the cobbler way is going to be a new favorite!

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  138. Sarah K says

    I love making apple cobbler. We use a peach cobbler recipe that we adapted and my oldest child is finally old enough to start helping me make it this year!

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  147. Jenny S says

    Mmm…so many things. Apple crisp for sure. We like to replicate the applesauce my grandma used to make using Red Hot candies.

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  149. Beverly Metcalf says

    I love apple pie, but I’m saving your recipe to try when I get a crockpot. It looks delicious and easy to make. Thanks.

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  150. Jerry Marquardt says

    APPLE COBBLER-Mix sugar, self-rising flour, milk together until well-moistened, pour the mixture over unsalted butter. Don’t stir, then spread the sliced pre-peeled Apples evenly over the batter, sprinkle on enough cinnamon -sugar to just cover the apple lightly. Bake in preheated oven until the top is browned and also bubbling, roughly for 45 minutes.

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  154. Joy Venters says

    Love fresh apple pie but most of all we love to can apple slices for pies and make applesauce and can it for the winter and the times when we cannot get fresh apples

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  156. heather c says

    Maybe I’m weird, but I’ll cut apple wedges, then plop a big spoonful of peanut butter on a plate. I might even add honey. So good to dip the apple wedges into that peanut butter. !

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  165. Christian Alejandro says

    I love apple cider. Apple crisp is awesome as well! Any apple cinnamon scents really tell my brain is winter.

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  168. Dana Rodriguez says

    This sounds delicious! We love apple pecan pie but I love apples in anything. My fiance’ has taken chopped apples and cream cheese and rolled it in pork tenderloin before putting it in the smoker and it is really good!

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