Crock Pot Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns

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Diana Rattray
Diana Rattray
Diana Rattray
Southern-cuisine expert and cookbook author Diana Rattray has created more than 5,000 recipes and articles in her 20 years as a food writer.
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Updated on 06/29/21
Crock pot caramel sticky buns recipe

​The Spruce / Julia Hartbeck

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 3 hrs
Total: 3 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8 to 12 servings
Yield: 8 to 12 buns

Crockpot caramel sticky buns are rolled in butter and then in spiced brown sugar and nuts. The rolls are baked to perfection in the slow cooker.

We used 8 of our frozen make-ahead biscuits, thawed and cut in half horizontally, layered in a 3-quart cooker (pictured). A baking dish in a larger oval or round cooker would make it easier to get the biscuits out in one piece. You could also use small homemade biscuits or about 1 pound of thawed bread dough, cut in 16 to 20 pieces.

These buns make a tasty breakfast or snack. Refrigerator biscuits and the slow cooker make them super easy!

Ingredients

  • 2 (7- to 8-ounce) tubes refrigerated biscuits

  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts

  • 6 tablespoons melted butter

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Ingredients for crockpot caramel pecan sticky buns
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  2. Generously butter a 3 to 4-quart slow cooker insert or a casserole or baking dish which will fit in a larger slow cooker.

    Crockpot
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  3. Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts.

    Mix brown sugar and chopped nuts
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  4. Dip each refrigerator biscuit in melted butter to coat, then in the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nut mixture.

    Dip cookie in dough
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  5. Layer in the prepared slow cooker crockery insert or baking dish.

    Layer in buns
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  6. Sprinkle any remaining brown sugar mixture over the top.

    Sprinkle brown sugar on
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  7. Cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the biscuits, are baked. We took ours out after about 1 hour and 45 minutes. They were done, but slow cooker temperatures can vary. 

    Cook buns on high
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
244 Calories
14g Fat
29g Carbs
3g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8 to 12
Amount per serving
Calories 244
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g 17%
Saturated Fat 5g 27%
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 268mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 29g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 0mg 1%
Calcium 104mg 8%
Iron 1mg 7%
Potassium 73mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)