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Whether you're a Workerette juggling a job outside the home, an at-home mom, a work-at-home mom or all of the above *yikes!*, you've probably wondered if a slow cooker would be useful for you.  I'm personally learning that the answer is a resounding YES!  Even if you aren't a mom (or perhaps, are a gramma or great-gramma), planning ahead can only be a good thing.  It makes the budget a little less likely to break, the days a little more efficient, and with recipes like the ones these ladies are sharing, it can make dinner healthier and/or tastier! 

It's been a while since I posted anything dessert-ish, so I thought it was high time.  This one has me thinking fall, tailgating, apple harvest - might be fun for an office potluck or Halloween party, now that I think of it!

What You Need:

• 6 C sliced, peeled tart apples (around 5 large apples)
• 3/4 C packed brown sugar
• 1/2 C all-purpose flour
• 1/2 C quick cooking oats
• 1 - 3.5 oz. package of cook-and-serve butterscotch pudding mix
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 C butter
• ice cream, if you like

What To Do:

• Place apples in a 3-quart slow cooker. 
• In a bowl, combine your brown sugar, flour, oats, pudding mix, and cinnamon.
• Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the apples slices.
• Cover and cook on low for about 5 hours, or until the apples are tender.
• Serve over big scoops of ice cream (I think vanilla bean would be tasty!)

(Side note: to make your desserts easier to scoop and clean up after, try using a slow cooker liner or spray the stoneware insert with non-stick cooking spray.)

Be sure to stop by Diary of a SAHM and see what Sandra and the other Slow Cooking Thursday participants are cooking up!