Craze-e Apple Dumplings!

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 granny smith apples, peeled and sliced thin
• 1/4 cup golden raisin
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/3 cup plain yogurt (i used a thick, greek-style)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 dash salt
• chopped toasted walnuts or pecans

Recipe

• 1 grease crockpot liner.
• 2 toss apple slices and raisins with flour. place in crockpot.
• 3 combine apple juice, melted butter, sugar, vanilla extract and spices and pour over the apples.
• 4 cook on low for 5 hours.
• 5 for dumplings: beat together all dumpling ingredients. spoon generous teaspoonfuls of the dumpling batter onto the apple mixture in the crockpot (i got 12 generous teaspoonfuls - or 2 dumplings per serving). turn temperature to high setting and cover and continue to cook for 1 more hour.
• 6 to serve: i served 2 dumplings with lots of applesauce per serving in a deep bowl and topped with toasted, crunchy walnuts and a little whipped cream.