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    Home » Recipes » American

    Slow Cooker Grape Jelly and Mustard Meatballs

    Published: Dec 10, 2016 · Modified: Oct 4, 2022 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 17 Comments

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    These scrumptious Slow Cooker Grape Jelly and Mustard Meatballs are a hit at any party. The sauce is made with 2 simple ingredients to create the most amazing appetizer!

    It’s the time of year for parties with friends and family. Easy appetizers like these Meatballs in Ketchup and Jelly Sauce and this Layered Taco Dip or are always on my list since I would much rather be joining in the fun than slaving in the kitchen.

    Slow Cooker Saucy Meatballs

    These Grape Jelly Meatballs were always one of my favorites growing up. My mother used to make this recipe for her Holiday office party every year and I would beg for her to bring me home a plateful.

    This is such a classic recipe that you must try! The sauce is created simply by combining equal parts grape jelly and yellow mustard. That’s it! It tastes so much fancier than it is!

    To make it even more super simple, I used frozen meatballs.  You can also find gluten free varieties if you need to as well.

    Slow Cooker Saucy Meatballs3

    How to Make Grape Jelly Meatballs in a Crockpot

    Simply add the frozen meatballs or cooked homemade meatballs to your slow cooker.

    frozen meatballs in a white crockpot

    Then mix 1 cup of Grape Jelly and 1 cup of Yellow Mustard together in a small saucepan.

    Heat until jelly has melted and sauce is thoroughly combined.

    Pour the sauce over the meatballs.

    Cook for 3-4 hours on High. (If using unfrozen meatballs, you can decrease the cooking time to 2 hours)

    If you are having a party or taking them to a party, keep setting setting on warm in the slow cooker and serve with toothpicks.

    a pile of saucy meatballs on a plate with a toothpick in one
    a glass plate with saucy cocktail meatballs
    white bowl full of grape jelly meatballs

    Slow Cooker Grape Jelly and Mustard Meatballs

    These scrumptious Slow Cooker Grape Jelly and Mustard Meatballs are a hit at any party. The sauce is made with 2 simple ingredients to create the most amazing appetizer!
    5 from 4 votes
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    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 3 hours hours
    Total Time: 3 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 291kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 2 lb meatballs
    • 1 cup grape jelly
    • 1 cup yellow mustard

    Instructions

    • Add the frozen meatballs or cooked homemade meatballs to your slow cooker.
    • Then mix 1 cup of Grape Jelly and 1 cup of Yellow Mustard together in a small saucepan.
    • Heat until jelly has melted and sauce is thoroughly combined.
    • Pour the sauce over the meatballs.
    • Cook for 3-4 hours on High. (If using unfrozen meatballs, you can decrease the cooking time to 2 hours)
    • If you are having a party or taking them to a party, keep setting setting on warm in the slow cooker and serve with toothpicks.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 287mg | Potassium: 267mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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    Comments

    1. Sarah

      December 02, 2022 at 2:25 pm

      5 stars
      It’s very good! Although I made a mistake, I just sorta tossed in the globs of grape jelly and squirted a bunch of mustard in without noticing the part about doing that part in a sauce pan, in the end it all heated up and melted just fine, just had to stir a bit more than probably intended lol, I remember my mom following this recipe quite a few years back for a tasty Christmas morning breakfast and really wanted to make it again, so I dug through her archive of favourited recipes and found this gem once more!

      Reply
    2. Colleen

      January 27, 2015 at 4:45 pm

      Can you make a meal out of these?

      Reply
      • Sherri

        January 27, 2015 at 7:33 pm

        I certainly have 🙂

        Reply
    3. Stephanie

      January 03, 2015 at 6:17 pm

      I can’t wait to try these!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!

      Reply
    4. Andrea Fogleman

      January 01, 2015 at 4:58 pm

      I’ve had grape jelly and chili sauce on meatballs but not mustard. I will have to try this. Sounds awesome. Thanks for linking up to Scraptastic Saturdays. I’m featuring this post this Saturday.

      Reply
    5. Jerri

      January 01, 2015 at 6:41 am

      I’ve always been curious to try the “grape jelly meatballs.” Yours look so yummy! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites. I’m featuring you this week!

      Reply
    6. Miz Helen

      December 30, 2014 at 3:09 pm

      Great Meatballs and so simple. Thanks for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you soon!
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    7. Miz Helen

      December 30, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      Thanks so much for sharing this awesome recipe with our special edition of Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are enjoying your holidays and look forward to seeing you soon!
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    8. Lori Hart

      December 30, 2014 at 10:47 am

      Congratulations!! Your recipe has been featured at Tickle My Tastebuds on my blog, Lori’s Culinary Creations. Hop on over and grab a feature button and link up your latest culinary creations. Congrats again.
      Link- http://bit.ly/1vphHp4
      Lori

      Reply
    9. swathi

      December 29, 2014 at 1:03 pm

      Delicious meat balls, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning.

      Reply
    10. Kimberly

      December 29, 2014 at 11:11 am

      Hello cute lady! I bet these little gems made a lot of people happy! Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being a part of our party. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Lou Lou Girls

      Reply
    11. Joy @ Joy Love Food

      December 27, 2014 at 7:47 am

      These look delicious! Love making meatballs in the slow cooker. I’ve done grape jelly and chili sauce before, but have never used mustard, will have to give it a try. Visiting from Inspiration Spotlight 🙂

      Reply
    12. Teri@The Freshman Cook

      December 26, 2014 at 10:23 pm

      This sounds like a great idea for New Years Eve! Yum! I would love if you would stop by and share this at Celebrate It! It’s a blog party where we celebrate all the big and small moments that make up everyday life.
      http://thefreshmancook.blogspot.com/2014/12/celebrate-it-blog-party-23.html

      Reply
    13. Brittany @ Fun on a Budget Blog

      December 26, 2014 at 1:16 pm

      You had me at 3 ingredients!! I will be making these for my next get together 🙂

      Reply
    14. Sarah @ Sarah's Kitchen

      December 23, 2014 at 8:56 am

      Oh yumm these look good!

      Reply
    15. Jess

      December 22, 2014 at 10:40 pm

      This is one of my favs! YUMMY!

      Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!

      Reply
    16. Cathy

      December 22, 2014 at 9:46 pm

      Love this, jelly and mustard, I would never have guessed! This is great for my New Years Eve party! 🙂
      Cathy

      Reply
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