17 Easy Crockpot Dessert Recipes

Crockpot desserts are perfect when you want something homemade but don’t have time to fuss with the oven. Just dump everything in, turn it on, and a few hours later you got a warm, delicious dessert waiting for you. These 17 recipes are super simple – most just need basic ingredients you probably already have. The slow cooking makes everything extra moist and the house smells amazing while they cook.

Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake

This is basically a miracle dessert. You mix up a simple cake batter, pour it in the crockpot, then sprinkle dry cake mix and hot water on top. During cooking, the cake rises and the chocolate sauce forms underneath all by itself. The middle stays all gooey and saucy while the outside gets cakey. It’s like having a warm brownie with hot fudge sauce but you only had to make one thing. Perfect with vanilla ice cream that melts into all that chocolate goodness.

Crockpot Apple Cobbler

This couldn’t be easier – just dump sliced apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and a little butter in the bottom. Then pour cake mix on top and more butter. That’s it! The apples get all soft and make their own caramelly sauce while the top gets crusty like a cobbler should. Some recipes use apple pie filling if your extra lazy. The best part is you don’t have to peel the apples if you don’t want to – the peels get soft enough during the long cooking.

Slow Cooker Peach Dump Cake

The name isn’t fancy but the taste sure is. This is just canned peaches, cake mix, and butter but somehow it turns into something amazing. You literally just dump it all in – no mixing, no stirring. The cake mix and butter create this crispy, cobbler-like topping while the peaches get jammy underneath. You can use other fruit too but peaches are the classic. Great in summer when you don’t want to heat up the house with the oven.

Crockpot Peanut Butter Fudge

Making fudge in a crockpot seems weird but it works so good. You just melt chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in the crockpot on low. Once it’s all melty, you stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Then pour it in a pan to cool and cut into squares. The slow, gentle heat helps keep it from burning or getting grainy like stovetop fudge can. This turns out creamy every time even if your not good at making candy.

Crockpot Banana Bread Pudding

This is a great way to use up old bread and overripe bananas at the same time. You tear up the bread, mix it with mashed bananas, eggs, milk, sugar, and cinnamon, then let the crockpot do its magic. The slow cooking lets all the flavors meld together and the bread soaks up all the custardy goodness. Some recipes add rum or butterscotch chips for extra flavor. The edges get a bit crispy while the middle stays soft and pudding-like.

Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Crisp

The difference between this and regular apple cobbler is the caramel. Some recipes use caramel ice cream topping while others have you mix brown sugar and butter which makes a caramel sauce as it cooks. The topping is usually oats, flour, brown sugar, and butter which gets surprisingly crisp in the crockpot. The combo of soft caramelly apples and crunchy topping is unbeatable. This makes the house smell better than any candle ever could.

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Pudding Cake

This is perfect for fall but good anytime you want something warm and cozy. It’s pumpkin puree mixed with cake mix, eggs, and pumpkin pie spice. As it cooks, it separates into a cake layer on top and a pudding layer underneath. The texture is somewhere between cake and pumpkin pie. The edges get a bit caramelized which adds nice flavor. This is especially good with whipped cream on top to balance the spices.

Crockpot Cherry Dump Cake

Like the peach version, this is super simple – just canned cherry pie filling, cake mix, and butter. The tartness of the cherries works really good with the sweet cake topping. Some recipes add sliced almonds on top which toast as it cooks and add nice crunch. The cake part gets golden and crisp on top while staying soft where it meets the cherries. This is good with vanilla ice cream or just by itself.

Slow Cooker Rice Pudding

This is so much easier than making rice pudding on the stove where you have to stir constantly. You just mix rice, milk, sugar, and cinnamon in the crockpot and let it do its thing. The rice slowly absorbs the milk and gets super creamy. Some recipes add raisins or a bit of nutmeg. The best part is you don’t have to worry about it sticking or burning like you do with stovetop versions. This is comfort food at its best.

Crockpot Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

These turn out dense and gooey in the middle like slightly underbaked cookies, which is exactly how I like em. You mix up cookie dough (homemade or store-bought both work), press it into the crockpot, and let it cook. The time varies depending on how gooey you want the middle. The slow, even heat helps them cook through without burning. These are amazing warm with ice cream on top or cut into squares for lunches.

Slow Cooker Blueberry Cobbler

Fresh or frozen blueberries both work great in this. The berries burst during cooking and make their own sauce that’s the perfect mix of sweet and tart. The cobbler topping is usually made from cake mix with butter which gets surprisingly crisp even in the moist environment of a crockpot. Some recipes add lemon zest which brightens up the flavor. This is one of the prettiest crockpot desserts with the dark purple berry juice bubbling around the edges.

Crockpot Cinnamon Roll Casserole

This starts with refrigerated cinnamon roll dough that you cut up into pieces. Then you pour an egg and milk mixture over it and cook until it’s all puffy and set. It’s like a cross between cinnamon rolls and bread pudding. The icing from the cinnamon roll package gets drizzled on top after cooking. This is an awesome brunch dish that can cook while your eating breakfast so it’s ready when you want something sweet.

Slow Cooker Brownies

These turn out super fudgy because of the moist cooking environment. You just mix up brownie batter (from scratch or a box), pour it in the crockpot, and cook until the edges are set but the middle is still soft. The trick is lining the crockpot with parchment paper so they don’t stick and are easy to lift out. Some recipes add chocolate chips or nuts. These are less cakey than oven brownies but way more fudgy and rich.

Crockpot Pecan Pie

This isn’t a whole pie with crust, it’s more like the gooey pecan pie filling in casserole form. You mix eggs, corn syrup, sugar, butter, and pecans and cook until it sets up like pecan pie filling. Some recipes have you put it over shortbread cookie crust or crescent roll dough. The pecans rise to the top and get toasty while the bottom stays soft and custardy. This is easier than making actual pecan pie but has all the same flavors.

Slow Cooker Strawberry Cheesecake

This isn’t a traditional cheesecake – it’s creamier and more pudding-like. You mix cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla, pour it over a graham cracker crust in the crockpot, and cook until set. Then top with strawberry pie filling or fresh strawberries. The slow, moist cooking gives it a different texture than oven-baked cheesecake – softer and more mousse-like. It won’t look as pretty as a regular cheesecake but tastes just as good.

Slow Cooker Berry Cobbler

This works with any berries – strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, or a mix. Fresh or frozen both work fine. The berries release their juice during cooking which mixes with sugar to make a sauce. The cobbler topping is usually made from cake mix with melted butter which forms a crusty top. Some recipes add a sprinkle of oats for extra texture. This is good warm with ice cream or cold from the fridge the next day if there’s any left.

Crockpot S’mores Cake

This tastes like a campfire treat but without the bugs and smoke. It’s usually a chocolate cake mix with marshmallows either mixed in or layered inside. Some recipes have you add broken graham crackers too. As it cooks, the marshmallows get all gooey and the chocolate gets extra fudgy. It’s a messy dessert in the best possible way. Kids go crazy for this one and it’s way easier than actual camping.