Slow Cooker Apple Cider Meatballs Recipe
Short on time? This meatballs recipe only requires 5 ingredients that you just throw in a crock pot! Easy, right?!
Servings: 16
Calories: 146kcal
Equipment
- Slow cooker
- Skewers
- Food picks optional for skewering
Ingredients
- 30-50 frozen meatballs approximately 2 bags frozen
- 2 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup Grade A maple syrup
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 dash salt for seasoning
- 1 dash pepper for seasoning
- 3 chopped apples optional for skewering onto the meatballs
Instructions
- Combine the meatballs, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, brown sugar and chopped apples (optional) into a slow cooker.
- Cover the crockpot and cook over medium heat for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours or on high for 2-3 hours, until the meatballs are cooked through.
- Reduce heat to low to keep warm and to let the meatballs soak up additional juices.
- Skewer the meatballs with an apple chunk and drizzle with additional brown sugar to taste or serve them straight from the slow cooker to keep warm as well.
Notes
Serves 12-16 as an appetizer.
Nutrition
Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg