Crock Pot BBQ Cocktail Sausage (Printable)

Mini smoked sausages in sweet tangy barbecue sauce with apricot jam. Perfect party appetizer or game-day snack.

# What You Need:

→ Sausages

01 - 2 lbs 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 mixing bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, apricot jam, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper until smooth and well combined.
02 - Place the cocktail smoked sausages in the slow cooker.
03 - Pour the sauce mixture over the sausages and stir to coat evenly throughout.
04 - Cover and cook on LOW for 2 hours, stirring halfway through, until sausages are heated through and the sauce is bubbling.
05 - Serve warm with toothpicks directly from the crock pot or transfer to a serving dish.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • It cooks itself while you do literally anything else, and people always think you worked way harder than you did.
  • The sweet and tangy sauce gets sticky and caramelized in a way that makes it impossible to eat just one.
02 -
  • Stir halfway through cooking or the sausages on top will not get coated properly and the sauce on the bottom can get too thick.
  • Do not cook these on HIGH because the sauce can separate and get grainy instead of smooth and glossy.
03 -
  • Use a slow cooker liner for the easiest cleanup you will ever experience, because that sticky sauce can be stubborn.
  • If the sauce looks too thin after cooking, leave the lid off for the last 15 minutes and it will thicken up perfectly.
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