{"id":6289,"date":"2025-10-03T20:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=6289"},"modified":"2025-10-03T20:21:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:21:58","slug":"slow-cooker-cracker-barrel-fried-apples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/slow-cooker-cracker-barrel-fried-apples\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker Cracker Barrel Fried Apples"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>These slow-cooked fried apples are tender, buttery, and packed with cinnamon-sugar goodness. A perfect side dish, dessert topping, or comforting treat!<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>3-4 lbs apples, peeled and sliced into wedges<\/p>\n<p>2 tablespoons cornstarch<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup brown sugar<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup granulated sugar<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon cinnamon<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 cup butter, melted<\/p>\n<p>2 teaspoons lemon juice<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/p>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>Prepare the Apples:<\/p>\n<p>Peel, core, and slice the apples into wedges.<\/p>\n<p>Add apples to the slow cooker and toss with cornstarch to coat evenly.<\/p>\n<p>Add Flavor:<\/p>\n<p>Pour in the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon, stirring well to mix.<\/p>\n<p>Add the melted butter, lemon juice, and vanilla extract, stirring again to combine.<\/p>\n<p>Cook:<\/p>\n<p>Cover and cook on high for 2 hours until apples are tender but not mushy.<\/p>\n<p>Serve &amp; Enjoy:<\/p>\n<p>Stir well before serving.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy them on their own, as a side dish, or over vanilla ice cream for a delicious treat!<\/p>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<p>Best Apple Varieties: Granny Smith or Golden Delicious work best for this recipe.<\/p>\n<p>Shortcut Tip: Use an apple slicer and corer to speed up prep time.<\/p>\n<p>Serving Suggestions: These apples pair perfectly with pancakes, waffles, or even as a topping for pork chops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These slow-cooked fried apples are tender, buttery, and packed with cinnamon-sugar goodness. A perfect side dish, dessert topping, or comforting&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Slow Cooker Cracker Barrel Fried Apples - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"These slow-cooked fried apples are tender, buttery, and packed with cinnamon-sugar goodness. A perfect side dish, dessert topping, or comforting treat! Ingredie"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6291,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6289\/revisions\/6291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}