Slow Cooker Nuts and Bolts. A very easy recipe and so flexible, you can adjust it according to your taste, and add different seasonings and ingredients. Lots of suggestions in the recipe for you to enjoy! This recipe is so popular and perfect for your slow cooker, multi cooker / Instantpot too!
This is a great recipe for over the holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas time when you may have a crowd coming over and want to make up a few snacks to serve with a drink or two. You can make it kid-friendly, or even make up a few batches with different seasonings.
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This delicious recipe has been generously shared by one of our Lovefoodies supporters, Michele Stuart. Here, Michele has made her Slow Cooker Nuts & Bolts. It's a very easy recipe and so flexible, you can adjust according to your taste, and add different seasonings and ingredients.
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Below the ingredients, you will find a variety of suggestions of what to add, so go as wild as your imagination will allow! You'll find that most of the ingredients and flavor suggestions listed below will probably be in your store cupboard already and if not, improvise and add things you love the most!
Recipe by Michele Stuart
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1) Prep Time
2) Cook Time
3) Yield
4) Ingredients
5) Suggestions for ingredients
6) Instructions
7) Recipe Card
8) Slow Cooker Nuts and Bolts
9) Delicious Nut Recipes and other snacks
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Yield
8 Quart Crock pot
Ingredients
6 cups Cereal
4 cups Crunchy treats
2 ½ cups Nuts & seeds
3 cups cheerios
¼ cups melted butter
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Seasoning
Suggestions for ingredients
- Cereals: Shredded wheat square, crispy corn and rice cereal shreddies, rice squares
- Crunchy Treats: pretzels, cheese square crackers, corn chips, Chowmein noodles, Bagel Chips, gold fish
- Nuts and Seeds: Almonds, peanuts, cashews, mixed nuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
- Seasonings: garlic powder, onion powder and sea salt or taco mix, ranch powder dressing
Instructions
1. Spray or light oil the pot in the slow cooker
2. Put all the cereals, crunchy treats and nuts in a big slow cooker
3. Melt butter and add Worcestershire Sauce, spices and pour over the cereals and mix well
4. Cook for 1 ½ hours on high uncovered, stir every 30 mins to combine
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Recipe Card
Slow Cooker Nuts and Bolts
Yield: 8 Quarts
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Slow Cooker Nuts & Bolts. A very easy recipe and so flexible, you can adjust according to your taste, and add different seasonings and ingredients. Lots of suggestions in the recipe for you to enjoy!
Ingredients
- 6 cups Cereal
- 4 cups Crunchy treats
- 2 ½ cups Nuts & seeds
- 3 cups cheerios
- ¼ cups melted butter
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- Seasoning
Instructions
- Spray or light oil the pot in the slow cooker
- Put all the cereals, crunchy treats and nuts in a big slow cooker
- Melt butter and add Worcestershire Sauce, spices and pour over the cereals and mix well
- Cook for 1 ½ hours on high uncovered, stir every 30 mins to combine
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 116Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 175mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 2gSugar: 1gProtein: 3g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
Delicious Nut Recipes and other snacks
Here's a selection of delicious nut recipes and other snacks which are great for parties, holidays and making for gift packages
Walnut Butter Cookies
Walnut Butter Cookies.
These walnut butter cookies are similar to French Sable cookies, crumbly, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth little cookies. Delicious served beside your morning tea or coffee.
Mini Almond Pastries
Mini Almond Pastries.
These Mini Almond Pastries have a deliciously smooth, sweet, almond paste filling and are wrapped in crispy, light puff pastry. Quick and easy to make, and perfect for a tea time treat.
Coffee Walnut Sandwich Cake
Coffee Walnut Sandwich Cake.
The best coffee and walnut cake, a classic British afternoon tea cake, layers of soft and fluffy coffee cake with chopped walnuts throughout, adds a great flavor and texture, frosted with coffee cream cheese frosting. A pure delight to eat!
Chocolate Pecan Cookies
Chocolate Pecan Cookies are filled with pecans and chocolate, crispy on the outside and chewy inside, easy cookie recipe and perfect with a glass of milk or cup of tea! Also great for gifts!
Famous New Orleans Pecan Pralines
Famous New Orleans Pecan Pralines. A great Southern, New Orleans institution! Delicious buttery brown sugar candy type cookie in one, made of pecans, butter, sugar, and milk. Great for Christmas time too!
Pecan Caramel Monkey Bread
Pecan Caramel Monkey Bread, Easy recipe for how to make it. Sticky caramel-coated pieces of bread with a sprinkling of chocolate chips & pecan nuts baked in a bundt pan. A great pull-apart bread recipe using store-bought biscuits.
Soft and Creamy Peanut Butter Cookies
Soft and Creamy Peanut Butter Cookies, decadent cookies with a peanut butter cookie dough and then filled with creamy peanut butter, a perfect cookie for PB fans!
Pecan and Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
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Easy Honey Baklava
Baklava is a Middle Eastern classic sweet treat, filled with a variety of nuts, honey, citrus, and spices, between layers of crunchy phyllo pastry. Ideal for serving at parties, or to have as a snack. An easy and simple recipe for the best baklava!
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Coffee Walnut Cake
Coffee Walnut Cake is a deliciously easy soft and fluffy cake recipe. Recipe also for a lovely vanilla coffee frosting. A nice cake for the holidays!
Honey Roasted Nuts
Honey Roasted Nuts, a delicious easy snack, perfect for parties and gifts too! Seasoned with honey and cinnamon and a pinch of salt.
Coconut and Cranberry Granola
Coconut and Cranberry Granola. A really flexible recipe allowing you to choose the ingredients you love the most! Make up as lovely gifts or prepare for your own eating. It's an easy recipe and will store nicely so you can make ahead.
Caramel Coated Nuts
Caramel Coated Nuts! These nuts are absolutely delicious on their own as a snack, or you can use them in cakes, desserts, apple pies, the sky's the limit! Easy to make and flexible for you to choose your favorite nuts.
Honey Glazed Walnuts
Honey Glazed Walnuts. A very simple and flexible recipe allowing you to choose your nuts and seasonings to suit! Only takes a few minutes to make too!
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Easy Homemade Pecan Honey Granola
An easy recipe for how to make your own homemade granola. A mix of honey, nuts, and fruit make this a great start to your day. Delicious served for breakfast with yogurt and fresh fruit
Chocolate Clusters
Chocolate Clusters! These little chocolate bites are quick and easy to make. You can also add raisins, your favorite nuts, cranberries, whatever you like! You choose!
Nanny Pat's Maple Walnut Fudge
Nanny Pat's Popular Maple Walnut Fudge. Great for gifts or all for yourself!
Salted Caramel Cashew Nut Popcorn
Salted Caramel Cashew Nut Popcorn, a delicious snack and all made from scratch!
White Chocolate Cashew Brownies
White Chocolate Cashew Brownies. A delicious brownie recipe with great flavors. Really easy recipe too!
Maple Roasted Pecans
Maple Roasted Pecans Very quick and easy snack and so addictive! Once you start, you can't stop so be sure to make plenty
Coconut Oat Bites
Peanut Butter and Coconut Oat Bites are tasty snacks, packed with peanut butter, coconut, oats, cookies and walnuts! Really easy to make using regular pantry ingredients.
Toffee Nut Bars
Toffee Nut Bars. Easy to make and of course DELICIOUS! This is a real age - old family favorite with delicious coconut and black walnuts, what a great combo!
Chocolate Nut Fudge
Nanny's Chocolate Nut Fudge. A tried and true family recipe and great for gifts! Use a cookie cutter to make pretty shapes too!
Microwave Peanut Brittle
Microwave Peanut Brittle. A super easy and fuss free recipe. Perfect for the holidays and great for making ahead. Give as gifts or have all to yourself!
Easy Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Easy Chocolate Peanut Clusters! These little chocolate bites are quick and easy to make. You can also add raisins, your favorite nuts, cranberries, whatever you like! You choose!
Grandma's War Time Peanut Drop Cookies
Grandma's War Time Peanut Drop Cookies is an amazing vintage cookie recipe and still extremely popular today! Great for parties and holidays or just simply with a nice cool glass of milk or cup of coffee!
Homemade Italian Cream Cake
Italian Cream Cake is a delicious tender made from scratch cake bursting with coconut, vanilla, and pecans, with cream cheese frosting. A perfect celebration cake
