The Best Snacks You Can Make in the Slow Cooker

By Mary Shannon Wells

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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.

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Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip

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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip

Making your favorite game-day dip just got so much easier.

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Triple-Chocolate-Covered Peanut Clusters

Recipe: Triple-Chocolate-Covered Peanut Clusters

These bite-sized treats are delicious to enjoy and adorable to gift for the holidays.

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Hot-Sauce-and-Honey Chicken Dip

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Recipe: Hot-Sauce-and-Honey Chicken Dip

There are countless uses for store-bought rotisserie chicken—here’s your new favorite.

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Chipotle-Barbecue Meatballs

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Recipe: Chipotle-Barbecue Meatballs

This five-ingredient recipe is the easiest appetizer to make, and meatballs freeze beautifully.

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Corn and Jalapeño Dip

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Recipe: Corn and Jalapeño Dip

Sweet corn and spicy jalapeño are a match made in dip heaven.

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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. Another slow-cooker spread to try—our Strawberry-Blueberry Jam.