Name: Things You Should Start Making In Your Slow Cooker ASAP
Uploaded: 2019-08-12T03:29:35.000Z
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Slow cookers can be total life-savers for busy people, but you could definitely be using

your slow cooker for more things than you are right now.

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There are tons of things that work really well in a slow cooker, that you may never

Here are the things you should be using your slow cooker for that'll have you in food heaven.

Believe it or not, party mixes are actually a great thing to make in your slow cooker.

It heats everything at a low enough temperature so that you don't have to worry about burning,

but still makes sure that every single piece is coated with whatever delicious saucy seasonings

Bonus: it frees up your oven, so if you're throwing a party, there's no need to stress

Baked goods kind of have to be, well, baked, right?

Actually, there are plenty of baked goods that work super-well in the slow cooker.

Things like puddings, crumbles, bread pudding, and the like all can be made in your slow

cooker, along with some less obvious things like cakes and brownies.

And if you really like that crusty outside on your baked goods, cooking them for a bit

without the lid ensures that you're not left with a soggy mess at the end.

Get ready to tote out your slow cooker every time you bake brownies.

If you're not already cooking oatmeal in your slow cooker, you will be soon.

It's as easy as adding all the ingredients and turning it on.

You can do a bare-bones, simple recipe with just oats and water, or you can gloss it up

a bit with fruit and spices like cinnamon and ginger.

Even better, you can cook oatmeal overnight, meaning there will be a warm, comforting,

delicious breakfast ready and waiting for you when you wake up in the morning.

Stock is the perfect food to try making in the slow cooker rather than on the stove.

To get a good, rich stock, you really need to let it go for quite a while.

You can add all your ingredients, then simmer it overnight to make sure that it's rich and

Like stock, dessert sauces are pretty much the perfect things to make in your slow cooker.

These sauces are made for low temperature and gradual cooking.

They're susceptible to burning or scalding if made on the stove, when you don't have

In particular, slow cooker dulce de leche is as easy as it gets.

All it requires is an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk and enough water to cover it.

Cook that for eight hours and it's ready.

After you make the most delicious dessert sauces ever, drizzle them over desserts or

While any bread you make in a slow cooker likely won't be as impressive as the loaves

that come out of your oven, this is still a great option if you want to bake bread while

The slow cooker operates more like a bread machine, so if you like bread machine-made

bread, you'll be leaping for the loaves that come out of your slow cooker.

"Oh my god this is so good I haven't had bread since I was like 9."

Sure, making a cheesecake in a slow cooker will take longer than you're used to, but

The texture of cheesecakes made in a slow cooker is also much smoother and silkier than

a traditional cheesecake because it's steamed.

Once it's done, all you'll need to add is fresh fruit, a sauce, or another garnish or

make it even easier on yourself and eat it as-is.

Candy is super-simple to make in a slow cooker, though it may not seem like it would be.

Mix nuts or seeds and whatever kinds of chocolate you'd like to in the slow cooker.

Let it all blend and stir in any additional mix-ins.

The options for mix-ins are endless, from pretzels to Oreos.

Let your candy mixture set on a baking tray or in muffin liners and bam!

Enchiladas and lasagna can both be difficult recipes to get on the table, especially on

Making them in a slow cooker, however, makes these challenging dishes a snap to prepare

Lasagna is great to make in the slow cooker because you don't even have to pre-boil the

All you have to do is layer everything in your slow cooker, set it and forget it.

Enchiladas also get simplified when made in the slow cooker.

Yes, you'll have to mix together the components of your filling and fill and roll the tortillas,

but all of the other ingredients are simply added to the slow cooker.

Then, like the lasagna, you just have to turn it on and let it go.

Most people still make mashed potatoes the traditional way, on the stove.

If a slow cooker comes into the mix, it's usually just to keep the mashed potatoes warm

"This is for Thanksgiving this dish is my moms.."

If you don't want to have to use both a pot and a slow cooker, however, you can just do

Add potatoes, water, and butter to the bowl of your slow cooker and cook them.

No draining here, just season and mash and they're done.