Rub the meat in the mixture of the maple syrup, brown sugar, and pineapple juice. Cook it in the crock-pot for a few hours and enjoy the delicious recipe over the table with family.
Ingredients:
Spiral cut ham – 8 pounds
Dark brown sugar – 1 cup
Pure maple syrup – ½ cup
Pineapple juice – 2 cups
Directions:
Unwrap the ham and remove the flavor packet. Place the ham in the slow cooker with the flat side facing down.
Add brown sugar, pineapple juice, and maple syrup.
Cover the cooker and cook for five hours with the setting at low.
Moisten the ham with the collected juices from the cooker, before serving.
Rest the ham on a cooking board for ten minutes before carving.
Crock Pot Roast Chicken
Preparing a whole roast chicken in the slow cooker is surprisingly simple. Brush olive oil and spices across the bird and place it in the cooker. Arrange the cooker to low and allow it to cook for eight hours.
Ingredients:
Whole chicken with giblets and neck removed – 4lb
Melted butter – 2 tablespoons
Extra virgin oil – 2 tablespoons
Paprika – 1 tablespoon
Garlic powder – 1 tablespoon
Salt – 2 teaspoons
Onion powder – 1 teaspoon
Black pepper – ½ teaspoon
Foil sheets ripped and crumpled into medium size balls – 6
Directions:
Place the foil balls in the slow cooker.
Dry the chicken and remove fat if necessary.
Add extra virgin oil, butter and spices in a bowl. Stir well.
Brush the mix-up over the chicken and place it with the breast side facing up the pot.
Cover the cooker and cook for seven hours with the setting at low. Ensure that the meat is tender before switching off.
Serve hot with added vegetables as a side dish.
Chapter 4 – Recipes – Desserts
Blueberry Lemon Cake
The soy-free and gluten-free recipe is a perfect dessert to end a meal. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and wet components in another bowl. Mix well and cook in the slow cooker for 80 minutes.
Ingredients:
Whole wheat pastry flour (gluten free) – ½ cup
Stevia Plus – ¼ teaspoon
Agave nectar or any sweetener – 1 teaspoon
Baking powder – ¼
Unsweetened non-dairy milk – 1/3 cup
Blueberries – ¼ cup
Ground flaxseeds mixed with warm water – 1 teaspoon
Olive oil – 1 teaspoon
Lemon zest – ½ teaspoon
Vanilla extract – ¼ teaspoon
Lemon extract – ¼ teaspoon
Directions:
Spray the cooking oil in the cooker and spread the parchment paper evenly.
Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another.
Combine both the dry and wet elements until combined.
Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker and spread evenly.
Place a cooking towel between the lid and the cooker housing. The cloth absorbs the condensation. Cook the recipe for 160 minutes on low and 80 minutes on high setting.
Serve hot and add icing sugar for decoration.
Slow Cooker Brownies
Let your tasting buds immerse in the fudgy rich brownies. Made from whole-wheat pastry flour, applesauce, and mashed bananas, these delicious brownies are a perfect recipe in a family get-together.
Ingredients:
Whole wheat pastry – 1 cup
Unsweetened cocoa powder – ½ cup
Baking powder – ½ teaspoon
Unsweetened applesauce – ¾ cup
Mashed ripe bananas – 2
Honey – 1 cup
Egg whites – 1
Unsweetened baker’s chocolate – 6 ounces
Coconut oil – 1 tablespoon
Walnuts – ½ cup
Olive oil in oil sprayer
Directions:
Place the parchment paper at the bottom in the crock-pot. After lining the sheet, spray olive oil from the oil sprayer.
Blend the cocoa powder, baking powder, and flour.
Melt the Baker’s chocolate in a microwave. Stir the oil in the chocolate.
In another bowl, blend the mashed bananas, applesauce, egg whites, melted chocolate, and honey.
Use a whisk to combine
Aaron Patterson, Chris White