Grape Jelly BBQ Meatballs - 3 Ingredient Meatball Appetizer!

grape jelly

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: apple jelly

Fruit preserves provide a similar sweetness with less sugar.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Ketchup can be used as a base for a quick sauce.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner while ground pork is often less expensive.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats add fiber and can be a healthier binder.

Start with a crock pot liner.

Add barbecue sauce to the crock pot.

Squeeze enough to get all the barbecue sauce out of the jar.

Add grape jelly (20 oz jar) to the barbecue sauce.

Stir the barbecue sauce and grape jelly together to mix.

Add previously cooked meatballs to the sauce mixture.

Cover the crock pot.

Set the crock pot to slow cook on low for 4 hours.

If using frozen meatballs, set to high for 2 hours instead.

Check that the sauce is hot and bubbly, indicating everything is heated through.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens