Spicy Barbecue Grape Jelly Meatballs are a classic appetizer that’s been kicked up with spicy barbecue sauce for added heat and flavor. You could make homemade meatballs, and/or homemade BBQ sauce – heck you could make homemade grape jelly! Slider rolls or hoagie rolls. About Aimee Aimee is a dessert lover (specifically rice krispie treats ), workout enthusiast, self-taught foodie, and recipe creator. To Serve. The combination of BBQ sauce and grape jelly, although it sounds weird, is PHENOM! The Barbecue Sauce and Grape Jelly Crock Pot Meatballs is a dish that would make a great addition to your family get-together. All of these would be delicious and change the flavor up a little bit. Place meatballs in bowl of a slow cooker and pour bbq sauce, grape jelly, and sriracha over. It is just that easy to make slow cooker grape jelly meatballs! Whether it’s New Year’s Eve (a definite in our family), Father’s Day, graduation parties, family reunions, or even Christmas parties, this … Replace Ketchup With: chili sauce, barbecue sauce. I use this Heinz chili sauce (affiliate link) and you can usually find it near the ketchup and other condiments. We love using BBQ sauce as a great substitute for it. The jelly and chili sauce do something magical when slow cooked with the beef and the resulting sauce is a perfectly sweetened barbecue sauce with just the right kick. https://www.yummly.com/recipes/grape-jelly-brown-sugar-meatballs Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours. It’s true – you could absolutely make this recipe more complicated for yourself. When the fall (or maybe even winter) is upon us, I want to whip out my crockpot and start in to filling favourites. Grape Jelly Meatballs can be an appetizer or served as a complete meal. Combine the Grape Jelly and BBQ sauce in a bowl or in the base of your slow cooker. You can even change that up a bit and use Honey BBQ sauce or another variety but it usually tastes great with meatballs. A perfect game day appetizer or delicious as a meal served with a side of rice and veggies. We like to double the recipe if making this for a fun party and will use 2 bags of frozen meatballs, 32 oz. How many grape meatballs to make for a party? Stir to coat meatballs. Meatballs with grape jelly are sweet saucy perfection! Grape Jelly BBQ Sauce Meatballs. Add meatballs and stir until they are coated with the sauce. Grape Jelly Meatballs are the easiest game day appetizer, served in the crockpot with a delicious sweet and sour sauce! It just feels like crockpot season again to me! Its tangy and sweet, with a little spice – yum, I want more now. Serve over a bed of steaming white rice! I can’t quite put my finger on if it’s because of the cooler nights and a few dashes of snow, or if that daylight savings has caught up with me. Add sauteed peppers and onions to make a sweet and sour meatball dish. Please leave a comment on the blog or share on Instagram and tag @crayonsandcravings For a smaller batch use a family size bag of frozen meatballs (about 25 oz), 18 oz BBQ sauce, 18 oz grape jelly, and 1.5 tsp cayenne pepper. Did you make this recipe? We love grape jelly but you can replace it with: apricot preserves, orange marmalade, canned cranberry sauce, raspberry preserves or hot pepper jelly.