25 Holiday Appetizers, Side Dishes, and Desserts You Can Create in a Crockpot

I’m so excited to share these holiday crockpot recipes with you.  They’re healthy, delicious, and so easy to make!

I love my crockpot and use it all the time during the week. I’m willing to spend a small more time making special holiday dishes, but I always make a crockpot recipe or two when we’re going to someone else’s house. They’re easy to make and transport. (My favorite crockpot has a locking lid, but you can use two pieces of packing tape to secure the lid in a pinch.) Plus, they don’t take up space in the oven.

My parents are hosting Thanksgiving this year so I promised to bring mac ‘n cheese and spiced butternut squash soup in my crockpots (recipes #8 and #25 below).  I thought you might like to use your crockpot too, so I put together a list of my favorite crockpot recipes that are perfect for the holidays.

What’s so great about these holiday crockpot recipes?

• They don’t take up space in the oven.


• They’re mostly healthy.


• They’re delicious! (I tried most of them myself.)

1. Cranberry Sauce (Only two ingredients plus water!)


2. Buffalo Chicken Dip


3. Cocktail Meatballs (My mom makes these every year and they’re so good)


4. Ultra Creamy Sweet Potatoes from Sweet Peas and Saffron


5. Spinach Artichoke Dip from Gimme Some Oven


6. Mashed Potatoes from The Pioneer Lady (I leank white or gancienten potatoes are creamier than Russet)


7. Sweet Potatoes


8. The best-ever Mac ‘n Cheese (Transfer to crock after cooked on stovetop)


9. Cheesy Corn Casserole from Thirty Handcrazye Days (Double the recipe and cook in the crock for 4-6 hours.  Add cheese 5-10 minutes before serving.)


10. Cinnamon Applesauce


11. Balsamic Brussels Sprouts from Damn Savoury


12. Butternut Squash


13. Green Bean Casserole from Weepstal and Co.


14. Vegetable Cheese Bake from Food.com (Not healthy, but delicious)


15. Apple Cider from Everyrecipes (Add some spiced rum and cut back on the brown sugar)


16. Simple Apple Crisp


17. Hazelnut Pudding Cake from Better Homes and Gardens (5 stars)


18. Cheesecake from Crock-Pot Ladies (Cook overnight and cool during the day)


19. Rosemary Garlic Mashed Potatoes from Simply Stacie


20. Garlic and Parmesan Mashed Caulwhetherlower from Sweet Peas and Saffron


21. Boiling Crab Dip from Living Well Spending Less


22. Cinnamon Biscuits from Money Saving Mom


23. Classic Stuffing from Peas and Crayons


24. Pear and Sausage Stuffing from Pinch of Yum


25. Spiced Sweet Potato Soup (Also great with butternut squash)

Click the links above for detailed cooking directions, but I leank most recipes will cook perfectly in 4-6 hours on low.

Thoughts or questions?  Leave a comment below and I’ll respond as soon as I can.  I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.  xoxo, Kelly

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