How to bake brownies in your slow cooker

Please excuse my excitement but I’ve just discovered that you can bake brownies in a slow cooker!

Check out this easy recipe for yourself!

Slow cooker brownies

Ingredients:

Cooking spray
1¼ cups plain (all-purpose) flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
225 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method:

Lightly spray inside of slow cooker pot with oil. Place a piece of baking paper inside pot, that is large enough to extend halfway up the sides and the bottom. Lightly spray baking paper with cooking spray.
In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
Place butter and chopped chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave another 30 seconds. If not completely melted, continue microwaving until melted.
Add sugar to chocolate mixture and whisk to combine.
Whisk in eggs and vanilla.
Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Fold in pecans and chocolate chips.
Pour batter into slow cooker, smoothing out the top.
Cover and cook on LOW 3½ hours. Uncover and continue to cook on LOW for 30 minutes.
Remove brownie from slow cooker using the baking paper and place on a wire rack to cool.
Eat!

What an easy chocolate treat to bake for guests and you can even bake it when you’re not home! Happy baking.

What’s your favourite treat to cook in your slow cooker? Please add your comment below.

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34 Comments

- - Frankiielot said
  - 03 Feb 2022
    7:30 pm
Brownies are one of my all time fave desserts.
I had no idea you could cook them in a slow cooker. Either way our oven is broken and we no longer have a slow cooker because that also broke and we haven’t bought a new one since as we probably only use it a handful of times each year and it’s another thing that takes up space in the cupboard without really being used.

- - mom103778 said
  - 03 Feb 2022
    12:14 pm
I would never have thought to bake brownies in a slow cooker, must give it a try.

- - nadine_hill said
  - 07 Jul 2020
    5:17 pm
I’ve finally bought a slow cooker and this will definitely be one of the first things I try!!

- - tessie said
  - 06 Jul 2019
    4:16 pm
This is a very simple way to make chocolate brownies and it sounds for my household

- - Shazza said
  - 16 Jun 2017
    12:51 pm
Oh I can’t wait to cook this up! We love chocolate brownies ????

- - natct said
  - 27 Sep 2016
    10:31 am
I’ve just been searching for a brownie recipe and this one sounds great

- - mom94125 said
  - 03 Sep 2016
    5:08 pm
….and just when i thought that you couldn’t top recipes for the slow cooker, you went and posted this! i can’t believe that you can make brownies in a slow cooker…..you really had me going…..lol. What an awesome find, thanks a lot!

- - tessie said
  - 30 Aug 2016
    12:17 pm
This sounds so delicious and so very simple to make. Can’t wait to try

- - rovermum said
  - 29 Aug 2016
    12:42 pm
No way! Get outa here! I just ruined a recent batch of packet mix brownies. Go figure. Left them to cool in the oven whilst I prepared a separate meal. Lesson: only do one recipe at a time! I am so excited by this and can’t wait to try it. We’re huge brownie fans. Yum Yum Yum!!

- - ella12 said
  - 29 Aug 2016
    11:19 am
Big brownie fan here ha ha.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 28 Aug 2016
    9:31 am
hello delicious! this sounds so yummo!

- - mom134803 said
  - 13 Aug 2016
    11:49 am
I’ve made cakes and brownies in the slowcooker. A good alternative when your oven breaks down !

- - Melissa89 said
  - 30 Jul 2016
    5:55 pm
What a great idea!

- - Melissa89 said
  - 27 Jul 2016
    11:46 am
That is amazing! I had no idea until recently you could even make desserts in it

- - meedee said
  - 26 Jun 2016
    9:40 pm
oh oh…this could be a bad thing for my waist line…lol
They look so yummy

- - Kasey said
  - 24 Jun 2016
    2:57 pm
sound fantastic, looks yummy

- - mom19782016 said
  - 22 Jun 2016
    9:58 pm
These sound amazing. I’ll have to try them.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 10 Jun 2016
    2:19 am
So doing this, the slow cooker is one of the appliances that the toddlers do not try to open or the older children as it means upsetting mum.

- - mum4107 said
  - 08 Jun 2016
    6:43 am
Yummy. I have made cheese and bacon scrolls in the slow cooker

- - mom#1 said
  - 07 Jun 2016
    8:29 pm
Oh my goodness that is awesome! Love the fact that i can find everything in the pantry too.