These Crockpot bacon jam little smokies are as delicious as they sound! With smoky sausage, sweet-and-savory bacon jam, and grape jelly, this dish is full of flavor but not work!
We’re both modern ladies with busy families, so we’re all about Crockpot and slow cooker recipes. After we had kids, it was easy to see why our mom loved them so much!
From Mississippi pot roast bites for dinner to feeding a crowd with sweet and savory Crockpot meatballs and little smokies, there’s nothing that a slow cooker can’t make tastier and easier.
Speaking of little smokies, we’ve added a new smoky, sweet appetizer to our slow cooker rotation. This recipe combines those smoky sausages with bacon jam and grape jelly, and it’s just as delicious as it sounds!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- VERY Limited Ingredients: You’ll only need 3 simple ingredients to make this recipe.
- So Easy: Just put everything in the Crockpot, stir, and come back in a few hours!
- Complex Flavor: This is an appetizer with tons of sweet, smoky, salty complexity.
- Customizable: You can easily adjust this recipe to make it your own.
- Versatile: This is the perfect appetizer for just about any occasion.
- Great for Prep: These bites are freezer-friendly, so you can make extra for future events.
Key Ingredients
You’ll find a full list of ingredients and their exact amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Lil’ Smokies: They’re smoky, meaty, salty, and delicious.
- Bacon Jam: Bacon jam immediately adds a complex blend of sweet and savory flavors.
- Grape Jelly: Grape jelly adds sweetness and a flavor that pairs perfectly with the other ingredients.
Variations
- Lil Smokies: You can use any small smoked sausage or even sliced, full-sized smoked sausage.
- Grape Jelly: Grape jelly is the classic jelly, but you can use any fruity jelly to change up the flavor. Preserves will also work.
- Bacon Jam: H-E-B Better Than Good Original Bacon Jam is what we use, but you can use any brand or even homemade.
- Spicy: Add red pepper flakes or red chili peppers for a kick of heat.
- BBQ Sauce: You can use BBQ sauce in place of bacon jam and add chopped, cooked bacon.
How to Make Crockpot Bacon Jam Little Smokies
Step 1: Add all the ingredients and stir.
Step 2: Cover and cook on low or high until cooked through and hot, and the flavors have melded.
Expert Tips
- While you can cook this on low or high, we prefer low if possible.
- If you go with a full-sized smoked sausage, cut it into ½-inch slices.
Crockpot Bacon Jam Little Smokies FAQs
Little smokies are already fully cooked, but they’ll be piping hot throughout after 2 to 3 hours.
These are perfect with your other favorite finger foods. They also make a great meal with sides like cornbread, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, potato salad, coleslaw, or baked beans.
Refrigerate these for up to 4 days in an airtight container. For longer storage, freeze them for up to 3 months in an airtight, freezer-safe container.
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Crockpot Bacon Jam Little Smokies
Ingredients
- 24 ounce Lil’ smokies, drained
- 18 ounce grape jelly, half the jar
- 9 ounce bacon jam, I used H-E-B Better Than Good Original Bacon Jam
Instructions
- In a 3-4 quart crockpot, add lil’ smokies, grape jelly, and bacon jam. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or low for 3-4 hours.
Notes
- While you can cook this on low or high, we prefer low if possible.
- If you go with a full-sized smoked sausage, cut it into ½-inch slices.
This is such a classic! I never have a party without a recipe like this, and I love your version.
This is the single best use of bacon jam I’ve seen. I really liked these.
I made these bacon jam little smokies in the crockpot, and they were a total hit. The sweet and savory jam glaze is absolutely addictive. I’m glad I made a double batch!
These are so delicious and fun! Such a great combo of sweet and savory…these always go so fast!
Tried them today and they came out great. The bacon jam adds so much flavor.
These Bacon Jam Little Smokies were really good! Perfect for snacking!