Crock Pot BBQ Cocktail Sausage (Printable)

Mini smoked sausages in sweet apricot jam and tangy barbecue sauce. Perfect party appetizer for game day gatherings.

# Required Ingredients:

→ Sausages

01 - 2 pounds cocktail smoked sausages

→ Sauce

02 - 1 cup barbecue sauce
03 - 1 cup apricot jam or preserves
04 - 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
05 - 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
06 - 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
07 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

# Directions:

01 - In a medium bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, apricot jam, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper until smooth and fully combined.
02 - Place cocktail sausages in the slow cooker.
03 - Pour sauce mixture over sausages and stir to ensure even coating.
04 - Cover and cook on LOW for 2 hours, stirring halfway through cooking, until sausages are heated through and sauce is bubbling.
05 - Transfer to serving dish or serve warm directly from slow cooker with toothpicks.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • Five ingredients create a sauce that tastes like you labored over it for hours.
  • The slow cooker does all the work while you focus on everything else.
  • Everyone from kids to grandparents reaches for seconds without hesitation.
  • Cleanup is almost nonexistent, which matters more than people admit.
02 -
  • Stir halfway through cooking or the sausages on the bottom will hog all the sauce and the ones on top will look sad and dry.
  • Do not skip the apple cider vinegar because it is the only thing preventing this from tasting like a sugar bomb.
  • If your crock pot runs hot, check at 90 minutes to avoid the sauce scorching on the edges.
03 -
  • Line your slow cooker with a liner bag for the easiest cleanup of your life, especially with sticky sauces like this.
  • Double the recipe if you are feeding a crowd because these vanish faster than you think, and no one ever complains about leftovers.
  • Serve these with a side of crusty bread or buttery crackers to soak up the extra sauce at the bottom of the bowl.
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