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Let your slow cooker make dessert! This Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake is easy and perfectly delicious for fall!

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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake
If you think slow cookers are just for pot roast or soup … think again! You can easily make this Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake! Maybe you have heard of Chocolate Lave Cake – I decided to give it a seasonal spin with plenty of pumpkin and spice! The best part – it’s as easy as mixing a few a few ingredients to get this amazing Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake as the result!

You can use any spice cake mix you like, this brand just happens to be the only one I could find in my store that day. I found the Nestle Pumpkin Spice morsels at Walmart – and they are seasonal, so don’t wait too long to grab a bag or two! I found the Pumpkin Spice Jello pudding mix at Walmart also – and it’s seasonal too! Both products were on the big baking display in the main aisle (action alley), not the regular baking aisle.

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For this recipe, I used the Hamilton Beach Programmable Stay or Go Slow Cooker, 6-Quart. Hamilton Beach knows how important it is for families to share meals together and a slow cooker makes preparing it stress-free and hands-off. The more active our families get, the more indispensable our slow cooker becomes.
Whether you’re hosting a party or simply making dinner on a hectic weeknight, a slow cooker gives you amazing ways to cook with convenience and simplicity. The Hamilton Beach Programmable Stay or Go Slow Cooker, 6-Quart is perfect for the cook who is busy all day but wants a home-cooked meal at night! As you can see from this post, it works great for dessert too! Having a slow cooker is the answer when you want dinner or dessert without a lot of fuss! And with this slow cooker, technology takes a big leap forward from the outdated slow cookers found in yesterday’s kitchens.
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Just an FYI, after the cooking time, this cake may appear raw in the middle – but I assure you, it is the “lava” part of this cake. Just scoop some into a bowl and top it off with a scoop of vanilla or cinnamon ice cream – that’s when it goes from good to amazing! Try to control your enthusiasm as you relish each bite! I couldn’t help but think how great this would be for Thanksgiving – and all season long!


Have you ever tried making dessert in the slow cooker? I would love for you to leave me a comment letting me know!
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Other recipes you may enjoy
- No-Bake Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake
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- Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies
- Pumpkin Cupcakes With Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Frosting

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 box spice cake mix, 15.25 – 18 ounce
- 1 ⅔ cups water
- 3 eggs
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 2 cups cold milk
- 1 package instant pumpkin spice pudding mix, 3.4 ounce
- 1 ½ cups pumpkin spice morsels, 10 ounce
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker crock with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, eggs, and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Transfer to prepared slow cooker crock.
- In another bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Spoon over cake batter; sprinkle with pumpkin spice morsels. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the cake portion comes out with moist crumbs. Serve warm.
Notes
- This technique works for any flavor of cake you’d like to make. Try swapping out all of the pumpkin for chocolate!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.





I would love to make a Buffalo Chicken Lasagna recipe I have, but would also love to try this recipe! It looks so delicious. Thank you!
I seriously think I need to try this dessert! I have not make one in the slow cooker before but now I just need to try!
I have never tried using a slow cooker for dessert but I need to now! Your lava cake looks amazing and needs to be on my menu this week!!
I would make a a big batch of pasta sauce, since it's still too hot to be cooking it on the stove here!
Found you from the What's Cooking, Love? Link party. This looks so good!
This looks delicious!
I LOVE my crockpot! I make banana bread in it & I always receive amazing comments 🙂 It stays so moist, even after a few days, though it doesn't usually last that long. We have 5 kiddos so I would love to have a great crock pot….thank you so much for the chance!
Pork Roast, and then I seen the receipe for the dump cake. I have used a crock pot to make homemade apple butter. Thank you
Chocolate lava cake!
I'll need to put a soup in this—or perhaps, a roast. It's cold and comfort foods are on the menu.