Slow cookers are fantastic for preparing a meal with minimal effort, but did you know you can also make desserts in them? It definitely didn’t occur to me that there would be enough different recipes to be made in a slow cooker to fill an entire cookbook, but today I present proof that it’s possible. This Slow Cooker Desserts cookbook contains a list of recipes which includes cakes, cheesecakes, cobblers and other fruit desserts, brownies and bars, and even puddings. There’s even an emergency desserts section for when preparing something with fresh ingredients is not permitted by time.  Just think, you could have one slow cooker making dessert, while the other does dinner. And then clean one out and set up breakfast for the next day! It’s a slow cooker bonanza.

My slow cooker is a 5 quart round, but the cookbook states that most recipes within are made in a 6 quart round slow cooker. Unfortunately, that meant there were several things I could not cook because I didn’t have the right sized equipment for it, such as a springform pan or a bread pan that fit into my slow cooker. Much to my dismay because I really wanted to try the banana bread. I also could only fit 3 ramekins on the inside instead of 4, but that’s my problem and has nothing to do with the quality of the cookbook.