Fix-It and Forget-It Baking with Your Slow Cooker: 150 Slow Cooker Recipes for Breads, Pizza, Cakes, Tarts, Crisps, Bars, Pies, Cupcakes, and More!

by Phyllis Pellman Good

You knew that slow cookers make delicious soups and stews, but did you know that they also make soft and chewy cookies, gooey bars, fluffy cakes, and moist breads? The beloved Fix-It and Forget-It series has sold nearly eleven million copies, giving home cooks around the world exactly what they crave-recipes for delicious, satisfying meals that anyone can make with simple ingredients and minimal preparation time. Now, New York Times–bestselling author Phyllis Good presents a collection that gives cooks an unexpected treat-fabulous baked goods!Featuring 150 new, mouthwatering recipes-all carefully tested-this will be the go-to book for bake sales, last-minute guests, holiday baking, and everyday treats!Fix-It and Forget-It Baking with Your Slow Cooker is a big, full-color, useful cookbook that, in addition to recipes, offers tips and tricks for baking with your slow cooker, FAQs, suggestions for substituting common allergen ingredients, and more.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Reference, Nonfiction

448 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 5, 2016

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I tried the crockpot pepperoni pizza recipe. It was good, but I think using the words "fix it and forget it" for this cookbook is false advertising. I had to complete multiple steps in 60-90 minute intervals, first kneading the dough and leaving it; cooking the dough for 90 minutes, then cooking the whole pizza complete with toppings for another hour. It made a nice pizza though!

[Laurla2]

-has a picture for every recipe! the way a cookbook should be.
-things don't brown or crisp up in the crock pot the way they do in the oven.
-be careful with the moisture on the lid, don't let it drip onto what you're baking when you remove the lid.

-recipes that looked good:
strawberries and cream bread, lotsa blueberries cake, banana nut cake, summer breeze cake (mandarin oranges and pineapple), lightly white pear cake, sour cream peach cake, banana pecan bars, cherry cheesecake bars, deep dish fruity delight, any-fruit-that-makes-you-happy cobbler, peaches and pudding crisp, peach cobbler, apple pear crisp, raspberrioca, daily bread, polish pizza.

[Tony Wallis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I acquired this book through World of Books (used) having been alerted to it by someone else I follow and I have to say that it is brilliant. I have never used my slow cooker for anything other than casseroles and soups but this book has cakes, puddings and even pizzas. The first few I've tried all worked out fine. The instructions are clear, but you will need a cooker with a 'high' setting on it to make some of them work. One caution, the book (or at least my copy of it) is printed in the USA so the measurements are in cups, etc. so you will need to convert.

[Monica Willyard Moen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a truly amazing cookbook! Who knew you could bake cakes, pies, and quick breads in your slow cooker? These recipes are perfect if you have two slow cookers, one for dinner and the other for dessert. Cobblers and puttings turn out well too. This book is a lot of fun!

[Margaret Gerberding · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a lot of delicious recipes that you can bake in your crock pot! I tried a cake recipe and it was a hit.

[Sarah Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some great recipes for when you don’t want to turn on your oven or it’s already occupied.

[Sarah Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this book, it is full of fantastic recipes of sweets I would actually eat and like to serve. It is nice that you can mix up things, put them in the crock pot and have them baked while you are busy doing other things. I do love to bake, and using your oven would be quicker, but you have to be nearby it the entire time it is going and you definitely can not leave the house. I checked this book out from the library but after reading though it I decided it is the next book on my to buy list! Most of the recipes are completely from scratch, again something I really like. However for those of you that really like to use boxes and cans there is a chapter called shortcut cakes that does call for boxed cake mixes and canned fruits. All of the other chapters cover things from cakes to granola with lots of recipes between. Some of the breads and crusts might need time to rise, but other wise most of the recipes are mix, put it in and let it cook for up to 4 hours. Nothing in this book cooks longer than 4 hours and most are much shorter at around 2 hours. The other thing to keep an eye out for is that some of the recipes bake straight in your crockery and others you put the mixes into pans or ramekins and then put those into the crockery. Overall good ideas with solid instructions.

[Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating this cookbook is difficult for me because I can't bring myself to actually bake in a slow cooker. The only times I ever use a slow cooker are when I'm making apple butter or when I'm bringing a dish to a party that should keep warm (usually chili). So I'm going to stick to using the oven for baking.

However, I think this cookbook is pretty interesting because I would never have thought of using a slow cooker to bake! It's really creative and it may get more people to start baking. The book also contains a lot of recipes. I like that there are recipes where everything is done from scratch, but also recipes that use box mixes so everyone can find something to try. There are also sweet and savory dishes, which is nice. While I may not try any of these (although they sound really good!), I think this was a great cookbook.

[Fran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting idea of baking in a crock pot. Recipes sound delish. I pulled a couple to try. Not really sure if it's worth all the hassle; might just be easier to bake it in the oven but I'm willing to try!

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the variety of recipes- both sweet and savory. The oven in my kitchen doesn't work well so I am hoping to do some baking with my slow cooker.