Slow Cooker Nuts and Bolts Recipe (2024)

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ThisSlow Cooker Nuts and Bolts Recipeis perfect for when you don’t have the oven available for two or three hours to bake up a bath of nuts and bolts! Now, this recipe is smaller than my usual batch of Nuts and Bolts, but this is also perfect for kids to make as well! My son made himself this very batch in the photos because he wanted to have some as a snack for school. If you are wanting a large batch for a big party, you would have to make a few batches as this is half of my normal batch. That said, my normal batch of Nuts and Bolts is large and in charge! This is perfect for school lunches and snacks for the family during the week.

Spicy, DeliciousSlow Cooker Nuts and Bolts Recipe

There has to be a happy medium between the ho-hum recipes out there – man, you should see how little butter some of the other recipes for homemade nuts and bolts use! Sacrilege!- and the store-bought bags. Iactually don’t even likethe store-bought bags of bits and bites or nuts and bolts. It has to be homemade nuts and bolts or nothing!

Why isn’t this called Chex Mix?

We call this slow cooker Nuts and Bolts because we don’t get all of the different varieties of Chex mix that the original recipe calls for. We get Rice Chex and that’s IT! I’m Canadian so we make Nuts and Bolts, not Chex Mix. We are making Homemade Nuts and Bolts and Canadians use far different cereals than my American friends do. Homemade nuts and bolts are far different here in Canada, as the mix that I grew up with also included Shreddies. We always had Shreddies in our homemade nuts and bolts however I don’t include them because those buggers always cut my mouth. Every time!!

And by we made them, I meant that my son made these slow cooker nuts and bolts.

Which Crockpot should I use to Make Slow Cooker Nuts & Bolts?

For making slow cooker nuts and bolts you are going to need a LARGE crockpot so we recommend a 6-8 quart oval shaped crockpot (slow cooker) such as the one pictured below. While this recipe will certainly work in other styles, this one affords the right amount of space for just the right amount of food. This is a large capacity crockpot at 8 quarts – if you are serious about slow cooking then this baby is affordable, has amazing reviews and is beautiful!

You can easily find this crockpot on Amazonhereif you currently don’t own one and would like to purchase it.

Our top 3 Crockpot accessories that are worth the money

1. Reynolds Slow Cooker Liners (Pack of 8)
2. Non-Stick Roasting Rack for Oval 6×9 Crockpots
3. Meat Shredding Claws for Pulled Pork, etc.

Tips for Making Great Slow Cooker Nuts and Bolts

• You have to get rid of moisture, moisture is your enemy when it comes to making nuts and bolts. If your slow cooker doesn’t have a hole in the lid ( and not many do) you are going to have to use paper towel underneath your lid. The paper towel will absorb all of the moisture in the mixture, helping to dry out the pieces from the sauce.
• You have to stir it so that it doesn’t burn. We found that it is more important to remember this than it is when you make nuts and bolts in the oven.
• You can add in some hot sauce for a spicy kick!
• Add in some peanuts as well if you like, we tend to not include them.

Happy slow cooking!

Love,

Mike and Karlynn

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