Crockpot Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake

Course Cake, Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword cherry-dump-cake, crockpot-cherry-pineapple-dump-cake

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 4

Resting time 20

Total Time 4 25

Servings servings

Calories 375kcal

Spray the bottom and sides of a 6 quart oval crockpot with cooking spray. Spread the crushed pineapple with the juice on the bottom. Spread the cherry pie filling over pineapple.
In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together the melted butter and cake mix until crumbly. Sprinkle the cake mixture over the fruit.
Cover the opening of the crockpot with doubled paper towels then fit the lid firmly on top.
Cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-5 hours. Cook until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center shows moist crumbs.
Rest uncovered for 20 minutes then serve sprinkled with toasted almonds and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Toast Almonds for Crockpot Method: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread almonds on a baking sheet in a single layer. Toast for 5-7 minutes or until lightly golden and fragrant.
Oven Dump Cake Version: Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread pineapple over bottom of dish. Pour (2) cans of cherry pie filling over pineapple. Sprinkle with dry cake mix then drizzle with melted butter. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until the top is golden. Sprinkle with almonds during the last 15 minutes of baking.
Pie Filling: You can adapt the flavor of pie filling used in this recipe in the same amount, to suit your taste. Strawberry pie filling or blueberry pie filling would both work.
Nuts: The purpose of the toasted almonds in this recipe, is to add flavor and texture. You could use chopped pecans or walnuts in place of almonds or omit them altogether.
Cake Mix Substitution: If you prefer, a yellow cake mix can be used in place of the golden butter flavor called for in the recipe.
More Dump Cake Variations: You can vary the type of fruit fillings and cake mix flavors that you use to create your own dump cake variations. Use peach pie filling for a peach dump cake, pineapple chunks for a pineapple dump cake, strawberry pie filling and cherries and chocolate cake mix for a chocolate cherry dump cake.