Food and Recipes Slow Cooker Recipes The Best Snacks You Can Make in the Slow Cooker By Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon is an Associate Digital Editor and has been on the Southern Living team since 2017. She helps run the brand's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok, where she's happily behind the scenes. When she's not ruffling feathers with an etiquette poll via Instagram Stories, she's writing content for the website and assisting in various print projects like gift guides and home stories. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on April 4, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Laurey W. Glenn Slow cookers are an amazing tool for getting dinner on the table during a busy week (i.e. every week), but these kitchen magicians aren't just for suppertime. From breakfast to dessert, you can make just about anything in your slow cooker, and slow-cooker snack recipes are next in line. Anytime you need a bite, these slow-cooker snacks will be ready for you. With virtually no hands-on time and delicious results, homemade slow-cooker snacks are so much better than store-bought options. Kids and adults will be fans of these recipes, with tons of warm dip recipes and slow-cooker nachos and wings. There are even slow-cooker snack recipes for when you have a sweet tooth. Whether its after-school snacks for the kids, at-home tailgate bites for the adults, or a pre-dinner appetizer for holiday guests, let your slow cooker do the work for you with these easy recipes. 01 of 14 Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip Skyler Burt Recipe: Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip Making your favorite game-day dip just got so much easier. 02 of 14 Chipotle-Barbecue Meatballs Jennifer Davick Recipe: Chipotle-Barbecue Meatballs This five-ingredient recipe is the easiest appetizer to make, and meatballs freeze beautifully. 03 of 14 Corn and Jalapeño Dip Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Corn and Jalapeño Dip Sweet corn and spicy jalapeño are a match made in dip heaven. 04 of 14 Apple Butter Recipe: Apple Butter Slow-cooker apple butter is great to have on hand for biscuits at holiday brunches or cheese plates at holiday parties. You can even tie it with a bow and give as a homemade hostess or neighbor gift. 05 of 14 Slow-Cooker Beef Nachos Laurey W. Glenn Recipe: Slow-Cooker Beef Nachos This crowd-pleaser is a snack for any occasion that kids and adults will enjoy. 06 of 14 Meatball Sliders with Tomato Sauce Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Meatball Sliders with Tomato Sauce The kids will love these meatball sliders, and if you have leftovers, they freeze well for next time. 07 of 14 Baked Pimiento Cheese Dip Photo Jennifer Davick, Prop Stylist: Missie Crawford, Food stylist: Toni Brogan Recipe: Baked Pimiento Cheese Dip Pimiento cheese is delicious served cold, but it makes an indulgent dip when served warm. 08 of 14 Slow-Cooker Chicken Lettuce Cups Alison Miksch Recipe: Slow-Cooker Chicken Lettuce Cups Fresh, healthy, and colorful, these lettuce cups can go from after-school snack to party appetizer. 09 of 14 Crawfish Dip Greg DuPree Recipe: Crawfish Dip Our coastal and creole Southerners know a good crawfish dip requires a little heat. 10 of 14 Pork Carnitas Nachos Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia DeGaris Pursell Recipe: Pork Carnitas Nachos If you have a group of kids coming over or you're hosting an at-home tailgate, these slow-cooker nachos were made for a crowd. 11 of 14 Chicken Enchilada Dip Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia DeGaris Pursell Recipe: Chicken Enchilada Dip This recipe has all the goodness of chicken enchiladas in an easy dip you can make for any occasion (or non-occasion). 12 of 14 Slow-Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Ali Ramee; Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland Recipe: Slow-Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs Let us introduce you to grape jelly—the not-so-secret ingredient that adds sugar to spice in this recipe. 13 of 14 Slow-Cooker Chipotle Brisket Sliders Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Slow-Cooker Chipotle Brisket Sliders For a flavorful snack that's also filling, consider this fan-favorite sliders that are perfect for both a tailgate and after-school snack. 14 of 14 Slow-Cooker Beef Sliders with Pickled Peppers Hector Sanchez Recipe: Slow-Cooker Beef Sliders with Pickled Peppers Another slider dish that's perfect for game days, this pepper-topped creation is just as flavorful as it is colorful. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit