Slow Cooker Tangy Hawaiian Meatballs
These tangy Crockpot Hawaiian Meatballs are made in the slow cooker for ease and convenience. Enjoy alone as a perfect appetizer, or served on a bed of rice for a delicious meal on busy weeknights.
If you need another appetizer recipe, try these Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms!
It’s always good to have some easy appetizer recipes on hand, especially this time of year. There’s plenty of entertaining coming up!
It’s even better when an appetizer recipe such as this one, can also easily be the star in a main dish by the addition of rice. Same goes for our Chicken Parmesan Meatballs Recipe.
This Slow Cooker Tangy Hawaiian Meatballs recipe was first made about 8 years ago, and since I’ve made this many times over. We’ve even fallen in love with these Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pork Chops because we loved the taste so much.
Our whole family loves the tangy sauce and I especially love that this is an easy recipe.
I recently updated the photos and added an easy step-by-step video for you! Watch how to make slow cooker hawaiian meatballs recipe below.
Ingredients Required
This meatball appetizer recipe could not be simpler. Here are the simple ingredients you’ll need. The full recipe is below in the printable recipe card found at the bottom of the post.
- precooked frozen meatballs
- can of pineapple chunks
- brown sugar
- cornstarch
- cayenne pepper
- white vinegar
- soy sauce
How to make Slow Cooker Meatballs
In a medium bowl, mix reserved pineapple juice from the can, brown sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, cayenne pepper and soy sauce. Mix and set aside.
Place meatballs into the crock pot and top with pineapple chunks and pour sauce on top.
Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until heated through. For a thicker sauce, take off slow cooker lid and cook for another 30 minutes on high.
What to Serve with Hawaiian Meatballs
Serve this hawaiian meatball recipe warm, alone or over white rice (or cauliflower rice for a low carb option).
Sometimes I sprinkle sesame seeds on top or chopped green onions as garnish.
Sometimes when I’m deciding on what to serve with pineapple meatballs, I think of complimentary flavors like: spicy coleslaw, buttered noodles, or roasted green beans.
Storage
Store pineapple meatballs leftovers in an airtight container or cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Can you use your own meatballs for this recipe?
You can make your own homemade meatballs for this recipe or use pre-cooked meatballs from the grocery store, like I have many times.
You can use any type of meatballs from beef to turkey meatballs.
The nice thing about using pre-made is that they are also cooked, so once heated, you can enjoy.
Making tender slow cooker hawaiian meatballs is not an all-day process, even though it’s a crockpot recipe.
Recipe Tips
You’ll love that hawaiian flavor. Next you’ll want to try our Baked Hawaiian Chicken.
If you love to try different meatball recipes, you simply have to make our Buffalo Chicken Meatballs. Serve these as both an appetizer or main as well!
yet if you want to make dry Baked Chicken Meatballs and serve with other dipping sauces, try our recipe. It’s simply the best tasting chicken meatball recipe ever!
Another great snack idea is good old appetizer dip recipes, and I have plenty of those too. This one is a great appetizer that we have served for guests many times in the past years.
I’ve found most are a fan of meatballs, so it’s an ultimate appetizer recipe to please the masses.
I’m here to keep you stocked on all the greatest so that your entertaining is a hit.
More Appetizer Recipes
- Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites
- Easy Baked Chicken Meatballs
- Hot Cheesy Crab Dip
- Best French Onion Meatballs
Enjoy this Slow Cooker Tangy Hawaiian Meatballs recipe as well as my other slow cooker recipes! If you need another crown pleasing appetizer, try our Jalapeno Poppers.
Enjoy this delicious recipe like we have for many years, whether it’s a main course for an easy weeknight dinner or a perfect appetizer.
For a similar recipe try our Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham!
If you’ve tried this Easy Crockpot Hawaiian Meatballs or any other recipe on my blog please let me know how it went in the comments below. I love hearing from you. Finally, consider leaving a 🌟 star rating while you’re here. Thanks!
Slow Cooker Hawaiian Meatballs
Ingredients
- 2 lb precooked frozen meatballs
- 1 can Pineapple Chunks (reserve the juice)
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 3 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 2/3 cup White Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix reserved pineapple juice from the can, brown sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, cayenne pepper and soy sauce.
- Place meatballs in crock pot and top with drained pineapple chunks.
- Pour mixture over meatballs and pineapple.
- Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until heated through. For a thicker sauce, take off slow cooker lid and cook for another 30 minutes on high.
- Serve warm
I have made these many times, requested at every party we host. DELICIOUS! I have never tried but would it be ok to prep the sauce the night before cooking?
Absolutely! 🙂
This sounds like an easy and delicious supper dish. Thank you so much for this recipe.
I made these for a surprise 60th birthday Luau party and they were awesome
I’ve made this added with the meatballs the cocktail wieners to ! Great for appetizer!!
What size can of pineapple chunks?
I use the larger one, but the smaller will do as well.
This looks delicious, but what size can pineapple chunks do you use?
You can use either actually, but I mostly buy the larger can.
These meatballs will be a big hit in our home! Thanks for the delicious ,yet easy to make recipe.
This Slow Cooker Tangy Hawaiian Meatballs sounds so easy and delicious that it will probably become a staple at our home. Thank you so much for the reciipe.s
I love the sound of these meatballs.I am pretty sure we will love them when I make them with the pineapple in them,They just sound delicious and perfect for a bed of rice.Thank you.
I have been looking for a sweet and sour meatball recipe for the slow cooker and I think this one is perfect.I love that there is pineapple in it too.
Sounds delicious. This will be a nice change and I love using my slow cooker. Thanks for sharing!
Using frozen meatballs is a huge time-saver, making this recipe one of the easiest meals to prepare. I’m a huge fan of tangy sweet/sour recipes like this. Slow cookers are a mom’s life preserver!
Ok, so now I am hungry and this I must make…;)
These sound delicious! My family is going to love them.
I’ve been looking for a good meatball recipe as an appetizer for the holidays… I’m going to give this one a try.
I have a potluck coming up and this would be the perfect recipe!
I have always liked Hawaiian Meatballs and it is a go to recipe during the week as everyone loves them.
This is the perfect recipe for today…I am looking for a comfort dish using hamburger.
These look great – I am always looking for new meatballs ideas!
My family is going to love these, thanks for sharing 🙂
Wow these look amazing. Defiantly going to make these this weekend . Thanks for the great recipe 🙂
What an awesome recipe for a busy mom!! We love sweet and sour meatballs and this can be whipped together in a matter of minutes.Thank you so much for this delicious recipe.
This sounds like a very good recipe.Now another way of making meatballs for the family
These meatballs sound like the perfect appetizer for a party. Thanks.
These look delicious! Def bookmarking thanks!
Oh my Goodness…..This Looks and Sounds Amazing!!!! Being a Mommy to 10, I am Always looking for New Ways to offer my Children! This is a going to be a must try! Now I can’t wait!!!! Tomorrow maybe??? Thank you so much or posting!!!!!! Can’t wait!!!!
This dish looks so appealing and delicious. Busy Mom – always running….never tried frozen meatballs but tempted to try. Mealtime can be a headache at times…like today….chuckle. Great blogsite – love the content/recipes.
Eva Mitton-Urban
I love using the slow cooker for dinner ,these meatballs look so so good…
there’s nothing better than sweet meatballs like this recipe, have rice n veggy stir fry on the side, or pour over top, done deal.
Wow, these look great… can’t wait to try them
I love food and these meatballs look so delicious.I love that they are easy to make for the family in the slow cooker too.Thanks for sharing this with us.
I saw this picture and said…out loud…OMG!! I need to make these…I love meatballs and this recipe looks far too easy 🙂
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You’re incredible! Thank you!
These are perfect. I can’t wait to try these on a busy day and come home to these simmering in the slow cooker!
Hi, I was So excited to make this, but it was a fail… for me. I followed the recipe to a T, only I doubled it. There is no glaze on the meatballs, whatsoever. There is a juicy mixture in the crackpot. The meatballs still taste great, but look like plain only brownish meatballs out of the bag 🙁
This also happened to me. Not sure what I should do to fix it. I was going to make them
For my daughter’s Moana themed birthday party but I’m glad I tried it this weekend first.
Hmmm, so very odd! I’m going to make these this weekend {it’s been so long since I did!}, and see what could be the issue.
Ever since I made this recipe for a baby shower it has been requested by many friends and family for parties and Sunday dinner. Everyone liked it and the sauce tasted delicious. People kept coming back for more. It is cheap and easy to make. I pair it with rice. Thanks for sharing!
Looks delicious 🙂
These looks yummy.
I have made these for years, always a hit at every party and function, a must try for everyone sooo yummy!
sounds delish!
my aunt always made these for us then I started to make them I have not made these in about 15 years Time to start again now that I have a recipe again here
These would be devoured in my house!! Love a reason to bust out the slow cooker too lol
i am all the sudden starving! LOL Totally bookmarking these
My sister annually makes sweet and sour meatballs each Christmas – they are HUGE. And again New Years resolution – trim down. These meatballs look the right size, easy and very appealing. To 2014 and to smaller meatballs 000ooooo.
Eva Mitton-Urban
This looks so easy to make!
Sounds yummy, I love slow cooker recipes.
mmm these look so good and not that hard to make. I love my slowcooker and am always looking for new things to make. Bookmarking this now! Thanks.
These look amazing, will add to my grocery list for next week =) Haven’t made meatballs in a looong time
My Mum used to make these from scratch for her bridge club and I could remember going down inthe morning to see if there were any left so we could cadge them off her. Even good cold!
These’s Look and Sound Delicious! Thank you so much for sharing. I will be giving this a try this weekend for the Big Game coming up! I know these’s are going to be a Hit! Thank you so much again
i have been looking for a new meatball recipe and this looks so good,thanks for sharing
i’m going to make these this week!! thank you so much for sharing!
My husband loves meatballs. I’ll have to try making these for him.
I am using this for tonight’s dinner lets hope its as good as it looks.
Ohhh my…Why must you tease me with your mouth watering meatballs?! HAHA
They look amazing. I am going to have to try these soon…Maybe for my New Years Eve appetizers 🙂 Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year!
This sounds delicious, putting it on my weekend list!
This looks delicious! craving now lol
These look amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I made these tonight, and they were sooo good! I didn’t have cayenne pepper, so I used a few red pepper flakes instead, and they were delicious! I can’t wait to have a party so I can serve them to other people!
I have been looking for a new way to do meatballs for my family =) This sounds amazng easy and def a must try =) Thank you so much for sharing =) Can’t wait now to try them =) <3
omg these look amazing ! i think i will try these this weekend!
Omg these look so tasty! This week I’m making them!
We love meatballs.
these look delicious , thank you for sharing your recipe . I always have the worst luck with meatballs
Searching for great Christmas H’Ors D’Oeuvres…glad I stopped here. ty
These look great
Oooh yummy! I am definitely going to try this recipe!
These look so good! I guess I know what’s for dinner tomorrow!
This looks SO great! I’ve been looking for a recipe that was a little different and this is perfect. I have a potluck coming up at work and I think I’ll make this. I think it’ll be prefect. Thanks for the share!
these meatballs sound yummy. I will be trying them real soon.
This sounds great for a pot luck
this is my sort of food, thanks for sharing the recipe with us, it sounds delicious. I’ll definitely be trying this out, maybe this weekend.
these look amazing thanks for posting
mmmm pineapples and meatballs… never thought about that! thanks for the receipe!
mmm that looks freaking amazing, over a bed of rice I bet it’s phenomenal!!! I pinned it so I can take a stab at it later .. thank you!
These sound delicious!!
Meat balls are such a comfort food. I forgot how much I love a sweet and sour type recipe. Thank you for sharing.
I may actually have to make this.. thank you!
Going to make these tonight, although I will have to take it easy on the cayenne pepper, hope it’s still as good
what an amazing recipe thanks so much for posting
making these this weekend
these look amazing!
Going to make these!
no slow cooker but cooking in a skillet would do I think – looks like a lot of sugar and so I might have a bit of a problem with the husband who doesn’t like his food sweet
These look really good and I love the fact they’re done in the slow cooker, great for the summer.
Sounds delicious and quick and easy using frozen meatballs.
These look great for a party! Everyone loves meatballs!
I actually tried these on the weekend and they were a big hit thanks so much
Gosh these look good – just bought some Hamburger Helper – indecisive girl – guess it’s back to Sobeys to pick up extra ingredients. Thanks for sharing.
Oh man this looks so good and would be a big hit at our place Im sure!!! Sharing and bookmarking!!!
These look awesome and it is great that they can be made in a slow cooker. I’m so making these!
I would be proud to serve these meatballs to my family and friends.
These meatballs look and sound amazing! I would love to make them right now! Tomorrow for sure! Thanks for the recipe!
we will have to try them with turkey and chicken with the #breakupwithbeef movement happening
slow cooker and meatballs perfect combo! yum
These look really good. Will have to give these a try.
Love this. going to try making this tonight. Thanks for such great recepie ideas 🙂
Oh ! This one is just wath I nead for my little Samyra: we just have to say ‘ananas or pineapple’ to make her sit down and wait.
They look good! I wonder how they would taste with ground turkey
I have browsed your recipes all evening. There are many that I have printed and this is one I am going to make tomorrow. The next day it is going to the Bacon wrapped chicken. Thanks for the recipes. I love ease and taste.
These look so good! I love that you can cook them in the slow cooker!
These sound really yummy!
Oh these meatballs look so good! I never would have thought to add pineapples to meatballs. I love using my slowcooker and will try this one…thank you!
So going to try this
That sounds good. A nice twist on a classic.
yummy! Definitely going to try this. Thanks for sharing!
The dish looks so good and delicious. My mouth started watering 🙂 Lovely 🙂
These look and sounds so good! I had to pin them so I could try them later!
My mouth is watering! I’m headed for the kitchen.
Sounds delicious! We use our slow cookers at our New Year fondue!
I love meatballs and this recipe sounds delicious and super easy. Definitely going to try it, thanks!
The recipe looks great. Wonderful shot of finished product too!
Those look so yummy. I love having meatballs for family gatherings. They are always the first to get eaten.
This meatballs look great! nice dish for New Year’s Eve too! thanks for sharing and Happy Healthy New Year 🙂
OhmyHECK – this photo makes me SOOOO hungry!! Pinned this, and so adding it to my New Years party food menu 🙂
Those look so good! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Yum! That sounds good!