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Slow cooker sausage and apples with smoky sausage slices and tender apple chunks in a sweet savory glaze.

Slow Cooker Sausage & Apples

🍎🌭 Sweet, smoky, and ridiculously cozy — this easy crockpot dinner is packed with juicy sausage, tender apples, maple syrup, and warm cinnamon flavor. Perfect for busy weeknights or chilly fall evenings.

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 390
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 packages smoked sausage or kielbasa sliced
  • 3 apples peeled and chopped
  • 1 medium onion sliced
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Prep the Ingredients
  2. Slice the sausage into thick rounds. Peel and chop the apples into chunks. Slice the onion.
  3. Add Everything to the Slow Cooker
  4. Place the sausage, apples, and onion into the crockpot. Add brown sugar, cinnamon, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, butter, salt, and pepper.
  5. Cook
  6. Cover and cook on:
  7. LOW for 4–5 hours
  8. or
  9. HIGH for 2–3 hours
  10. The apples should be tender and the sausage coated in a rich sweet glaze.
  11. Serve
  12. Serve warm with mashed potatoes, rice, noodles, or crusty bread.