Name: Slow Cooker Honey Buffalo Meatballs Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Meatballs:; 2 lbs Ground Beef; 2 eggs; 22 saltine crackers; ⅓ cup dry onion; ½ cup milk; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp chili powder; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp paprika; ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp black pepper; For Honey Buffalo Sauce; ¼ cup frank’s red hot original sauce; ¼ cup honey; ¼ cup apricot preserves; ¼ cup brown sugar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1½ tbsp cornstarch

slow cooker honey buffalo meatballs recipe

How To Make Slow Cooker Honey Buffalo Meatballs

Buffalo meatballs are slow cooked until juicy and tender in a sweet and spicy sauce. This dish is a great appetizer but also works as a main dish.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Meatballs:

2lbsground beef
2eggs
22saltine crackers,crushed
⅓cupdry onion,minced
½cupmilk
1tbspbrown sugar
1tspgarlic powder
1tsponion powder
1tspchili powder
1tspsalt
½tsppaprika,smoked
½tspground cumin
¼tspblack pepper

For Honey Buffalo Sauce:

¼cupfrank’s red hot original sauce,plus more to taste
¼cuphoney
¼cupapricot preserves
¼cupbrown sugar
2tbspsoy sauce
1½tbspcornstarch

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450F degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Set aside.
In a large bowl, add eggs and gently whisk. Add all remaining Meatball Ingredients and mix until well combined. Roll meat mixture into desired meatball size. Place meatballs onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, add all of the Honey Buffalo Sauce Ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
Line the bottom of a slow cooker with meatballs, drizzle with some Honey Buffalo Sauce, then remaining meatballs followed by the remaining Sauce.
Cover and cook on low heat for 2 hours, gently stirring an hour after cooking. When done, taste and stir in additional hot wings sauce. Keep warm until serving.