14 Slow Cooker Dessert Recipes

Your slow cooker isn't just for dinner — it's a dessert machine. These 14 slow cooker desserts, from molten lava cake to creamy rice pudding, practically make themselves while you go about your day.

Set it, forget it, and come home to dessert.

1. Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake

Molten-centered chocolate cake that scoops like a dream.

Ingredients

• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 box (3.9 oz) chocolate instant pudding
• 2 cups cold milk
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Grease the slow cooker generously.
2. Whisk the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs; pour into the slow cooker.
3. Whisk the pudding mix and cold milk; pour over the batter (do not stir).
4. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
5. Cover and cook on HIGH 2-2.5 hours until the edges are set and the center is gooey.
6. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

2. Slow Cooker Apple Crisp

Tender cinnamon apples under a buttery oat crumble — fall's favorite.

Ingredients

• 6 apples, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup old-fashioned oats
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

1. Toss the apples with half the cinnamon and place in the slow cooker.
2. Mix the oats, brown sugar, flour, melted butter, and remaining cinnamon.
3. Sprinkle the topping over the apples.
4. Cover and cook on LOW 4 hours or HIGH 2 hours.
5. Serve warm.
6. Top with vanilla ice cream.

3. Slow Cooker Rice Pudding

Creamy, comforting, and completely hands-off.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Arborio rice
• 4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker and stir.
2. Cover and cook on LOW 3-4 hours, stirring once halfway.
3. The pudding will thicken as it cools.
4. Stir in the vanilla.
5. Serve warm or chilled.
6. Dust with extra cinnamon.

4. Slow Cooker Peach Cobbler

Juicy peaches under a golden buttery crust — summer in the slow cooker.

Ingredients

• 6 peaches, peeled and sliced (or 2 cans, drained)
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1. Place the peaches in the slow cooker and sprinkle with cinnamon.
2. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the top.
3. Drizzle with melted butter.
4. Cover and cook on HIGH 2-3 hours until bubbly and golden.
5. Serve warm.
6. Top with whipped cream or ice cream.

5. Slow Cooker Bread Pudding

Custardy, cozy, and perfect for using up stale bread.

Ingredients

• 6 cups cubed day-old bread
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

1. Grease the slow cooker and add the bread cubes.
2. Whisk the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon; pour over the bread.
3. Dot with butter and sprinkle with raisins.
4. Cover and cook on LOW 3-4 hours until set.
5. Serve warm.
6. Drizzle with caramel sauce if desired.

6. Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Cake

Self-saucing magic — fudge pools at the bottom as it bakes.

Ingredients

• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup hot fudge sauce

Instructions

1. Grease the slow cooker.
2. Whisk the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs; pour in.
3. Spoon the hot fudge sauce over the top (do not stir).
4. Cover and cook on HIGH 2-2.5 hours.
5. The cake will be set on top with sauce underneath.
6. Spoon into bowls, scooping up the fudge sauce.

7. Slow Cooker Pumpkin Cake

Moist, spiced, and impossibly easy — autumn's easiest dessert.

Ingredients

• 1 box spice cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

1. Grease the slow cooker.
2. Whisk all ingredients until smooth.
3. Pour into the slow cooker.
4. Cover and cook on HIGH 2-2.5 hours until a toothpick comes out clean.
5. Cool 15 minutes.
6. Serve with whipped cream and a dusting of pie spice.

8. Slow Cooker Berry Cobbler

Jammy berries bubbling under a sweet golden topping.

Ingredients

• 4 cups mixed berries (fresh or frozen)
• 1 box white cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Toss the berries with sugar in the slow cooker.
2. Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the top.
3. Drizzle with melted butter.
4. Cover and cook on HIGH 2-3 hours until bubbly.
5. Serve warm.
6. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

9. Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche

One ingredient, pure magic — silky caramel for everything.

Ingredients

• 2 cans (14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk
• Water to cover
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Remove the labels from the unopened cans.
2. Place the cans in the slow cooker and cover completely with water.
3. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours.
4. Carefully remove and cool completely before opening.
5. Stir until smooth with a pinch of salt.
6. Drizzle over ice cream, cheesecake, or fruit.

10. Slow Cooker Monkey Bread

Pull-apart gooey cinnamon bliss — made for sharing.

Ingredients

• 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough, quartered
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Instructions

1. Toss the biscuit quarters in cinnamon sugar.
2. Layer in the greased slow cooker.
3. Pour the melted butter mixed with brown sugar over the top.
4. Cover and cook on HIGH 2 hours until golden and cooked through.
5. Invert onto a plate.
6. Serve warm, pulling apart pieces.

11. Slow Cooker Chocolate Fondue

Silky melted chocolate that stays perfect for hours of dipping.

Ingredients

• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Dippers: strawberries, marshmallows, pretzels, pound cake

Instructions

1. Combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream in the slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on LOW 1-1.5 hours, stirring once.
3. Stir in the vanilla until glossy.
4. Switch to WARM for serving.
5. Arrange dippers around the slow cooker.
6. Dip and enjoy.

12. Slow Cooker Cinnamon Roll Casserole

Gooey cinnamon rolls baked into a shareable breakfast-dessert hybrid.

Ingredients

• 1 can refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Quarter the cinnamon rolls and place in the greased slow cooker.
2. Whisk the eggs, milk, and vanilla; pour over.
3. Sprinkle with pecans.
4. Cover and cook on LOW 3 hours until set.
5. Drizzle with the included icing.
6. Serve warm.

13. Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Dip

Warm, gooey caramel apple dip made entirely in the crockpot — made for dunking.

Ingredients

• 2 cans (14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Apple slices and pretzels for dunking

Instructions

1. Combine the condensed milk, brown sugar, and butter in the slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on LOW 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes, until thick and caramel-colored.
3. Stir in the vanilla and cinnamon.
4. Switch to WARM and serve directly from the cooker with apple slices and pretzels.

14. Slow Cooker Gingerbread Pudding Cake

Spiced gingerbread cake that bakes up with its own warm pudding sauce underneath.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (for topping)
• 1 1/2 cups hot water (for topping)

Instructions

1. Grease the slow cooker generously.
2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and spices; stir in the butter, molasses, brown sugar, egg, and hot water.
3. Spread the batter in the slow cooker.
4. Sprinkle with the topping brown sugar and pour the hot water over (do not stir).
5. Cover and cook on HIGH 2-2.5 hours until the cake is set and pudding bubbles at the edges.