Crock Pot BBQ Cocktail Sausage (Printable version)

Mini smoked sausages in sweet-tangy BBQ sauce with apricot jam. Perfect party appetizer ready in 2 hours.

# Needed ingredients:

→ Sausages

01 - 2 lbs cocktail smoked sausages

→ Sauce

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

# How to make it:

01 - In a medium bowl, whisk together barbecue sauce, apricot jam, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper until smooth.
02 - Place the cocktail sausages in the crock pot.
03 - Pour the sauce mixture over the sausages and stir to coat evenly.
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 advice:

01 -
  • It frees you up completely because the crock pot does all the work while you handle everything else.
  • The apricot jam creates this sticky glaze that makes people ask what your secret ingredient is.
  • You can keep them warm for hours without worrying about drying out or burning.
  • Even picky eaters who claim they dont like sweet and savory together end up going back for more.
02 -
  • Stir halfway through or the top layer of sausages will stay pale while the bottom ones get all the color and flavor.
  • Dont cook these on HIGH thinking itll save time because the sauce can break and turn grainy instead of staying silky.
  • If your jam has big fruit chunks, mash them with a fork before mixing or theyll stay stubbornly whole in the sauce.
03 -
  • Make the sauce the night before and store it in the fridge so you can just dump everything in the crock pot the day of and walk away.
  • Use a slow cooker liner for the easiest cleanup of your life, especially with that sticky sauce that loves to cling to ceramic.
  • Double the recipe if youre feeding a crowd because running out of these is the only real disaster that can happen.
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