Holiday Parties
Holidays are a wonderful time for entertaining, but preparing traditional favorites can tie up your oven. Using a slow cooker helps keep
dishes hot and ready to serve without juggling in and out of the oven. Choose from three heat settings on the Party Crock™ electric
base to cook on HIGH or MEDIUM, or keep foods warm on LOW.
Gourmet Caramel Apples
Ingredients:
2 bags (14 oz. [397 g] each) caramels, unwrapped
1/4 cup (59 ml) water
12 green apples
1 cup (237 ml) chopped walnuts
1/2 cup (118 ml) coconut, toasted
1/2 cup (118 ml) dried cranberries
2 tablespoons (30 ml) chopped crystallized ginger
12 popsicle sticks
Directions:
1. In cast iron crock, add caramels and water.
2. Cover and cook on MEDIUM for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
3. Stir walnuts, coconut, cranberries and ginger in a shallow dish
until blended.
4. Push one popsicle stick in each apple, dip bottom in melted
caramel and immediately roll in walnut mixture. Let stand,
stick side up on wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Repeat with
remaining apples.
Serves: 12–14
Hot Mocha
Ingredients:
4 cups (946 ml) strong brewed coffee
2 cups (473 ml) milk
1/3 cup (79 ml) chocolate syrup
1/4 cup (59 ml) sugar
1/2 cup (118 ml) coffee liqueur
1/2 cup (118 ml) heavy cream, whipped for topping
Directions:
1. In cast iron crock, stir coffee, milk, chocolate syrup and sugar.
2. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 1/2 hours or MEDIUM for
3 hours or until hot.
3. Stir in coffee liqueur before serving.
4. If desired, transfer crock to tealight stand and top with whipped
cream.
Serves: 6–8
13