Comments on: Grape Jelly Meatballs

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:43:44 +0000

In reply to Christine Serfass. I don't even like extra sugar but, Christine, that sounds awesome! The horse radish (is that supposed to be one word?) will be a great extra kick when I make these tomorrow. Thanks!

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:43:53 +0000

In reply to Maggie. Yes, that will work fine!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:49:44 +0000

can I use grape jam instead of grape jelly ?

By: Christine Serfass

Christine Serfass — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:26:22 +0000

I’ve been making this recipe for easily 20+ years; it is plenty good as written & is always a hit with young & old alike. However if making for my husband & the boys for “game night” (Go Steelers!) I add the following:

1 jar cocktail sauce
brown sugar
Franks hot sauce

By: Cyndee Sharpe

Cyndee Sharpe — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:24:43 +0000

also try cranberry sauce with Angus meatballs…..big hit

By: Tad

Tad — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:09:55 +0000

This has been a family favorite for longer than I can remember. I dad used to make the meatballs, but getting a bag of frozen is so much easier now.

By: Pauline

Pauline — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:14:46 +0000

Have made numerous times. Great for pot lucks.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:33:41 +0000

I used to make this back in the 90’s with katsup and diced onions. Everyone loved it at parties. So good.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:42:25 +0000

Worth noting: If you don’t want the full blast of spice that the Sriracha/Thai Chili sauces bring, but you think you might want to try a ‘little’ bit of spice, you can always proportionally split it with the regular chili sauce (for example: 6 oz of regular, 6 oz of the Sriracha type; you can adjust up/down as you see fit between the 2, so long as you end up with 12 oz of chili sauce)

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 06:47:38 +0000

In reply to Larissa Kurucx. Yes, you can cook frozen cooked meatballs in the slow cooker. No need to precook.

By: Larissa Kurucx

Larissa Kurucx — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 02:56:13 +0000

Can you cook frozen browned meatballs in a crock pot. Should they be fully cooked

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:23:34 +0000

“DO NOT use sriracha hot chili sauce or sweet Thai chili sauce unless you want it to be VERY spicy.” – My one associate team lead at work would probably try this actually. She LOVES spicy LOL!

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 14:04:53 +0000

In reply to Jo-Ann hammond. I would brown them first and do about the same amount of time. Be gentle when you stir them.

By: Jo-Ann hammond

Jo-Ann hammond — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 03:46:22 +0000

We don’t have frozen cooked meatballs here can I use uncooked ……or should I brown them off first? Timings please….I now have some grape jelly! Excited to try

By: Candy Knutson

Candy Knutson — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 04:49:03 +0000

My family has been making these with homemade meatballs for at least 3 generations.We make them for party appetizers. You can use another kind of jelly if you don’t have grape.I’ve even used orange marmalade with a few drops of soy sauce.They are always a crowd pleaser and just as good with little smokies.

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 22:25:31 +0000

In reply to Cherl. I would do 5 hours on low or 4 hours on high if I was doubling this.

By: Cherl

Cherl — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:50:38 +0000

If I’m doubling the recipe or making a little bit more, does that increase the cooking time?

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:50:01 +0000

In reply to Joelene. It depends on how many meatballs are in your bag. I would account for about 4 meatballs per person.

By: Joelene

Joelene — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:31:01 +0000

What is the serving size ?

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 03:51:55 +0000

In reply to MSoko. Yes, these meatballs freeze well.