Put frozen raw phyllo dough sheets in the slow cooker and 3 other ingredients to get a treat so tasty your friends will be begging for more!

Every Arbor Day, when the trees are just leafing out along the fence line, I like to make a simple little dessert that doesn’t keep me tied to the oven. This slow cooker phyllo treat is as easy as laying frozen raw phyllo dough sheets in the bottom of the crock, then adding just three pantry staples to turn it into something sweet, buttery, and a little bit special.

It reminds me of the church potluck bars we used to make in the Midwest—nothing fancy, just honest ingredients and a