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vegan grape jelly cocktail meatballs baked in a dish

Vegan Grape Jelly Cocktail Meatballs

★★★★★

5 from 1 review
  • Author: Verna Rindler
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 35-40 Meatballs
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

These sweet and tangy Vegan Grape Jelly Cocktail Meatballs always fit in at parties! The homemade vegan Beyond Meat meatballs are coated in a grape jelly sauce before they’re finished in the oven or slow cooker.

Ingredients

For meatballs:

  • 2 - 12 oz packages vegan ground beef, I use either impossible or beyond meat

  • 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs*

  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened plant milk or water

  • 1 tablespoon vegan worcestershire sauce

  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons onion powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic (powder)

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • Pinch of black pepper

Sauce:

  • 1 cup bbq sauce*

  • 1 cup grape jelly (I use Welch’s)

  • 1/3 cup brine from a jar of hot & spicy pickled banana peppers (or mild)

  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch* 

For serving (optional)

  • Sliced green onions

  • Rice, potatoes or noodles

  • veggies

Instructions

  1. Mix the breadcrumbs and milk or water in a small bowl and set aside.

  2. Add the rest of the meatball ingredients to a large mixing bowl, add in the panko mixture and mix everything together until well combined.

  3. Form into meatballs 1 inch or so (1 to 1 and 1/2 tablespoons). I use a small cookie scoop to measure. Should get around 35-40 meatballs. Place them in an even layer in the casserole dish, they will be a little squished, that’s ok! Bake for 15 minutes. 

  4. Remove from the oven whisk the sauce ingredients together in a bowl, pour over the meatballs, return to the 425° oven and bake for 25 minutes. 

  5. Serve as cocktail meatballs with toothpicks or as an entree topped with green onions and served with veggies and rice, potatoes or noodles! If wanting the crockpot version or using frozen meatballs see the notes section.

Notes

For crockpot grape jelly meatballs: place the fully cooked vegan meatballs in your slow cooker with sauce and cook for 1-2 hours on high or 3-4 hours on low (until the sauce is hot and bubbling a little)

To use frozen vegan meatballs: cook meatballs according to package instructions and follow from step 5 or use crockpot directions.

Bbq sauce: I quite often use Bulls Eye Bbq Sauce - Bold original. I love it!

Cornstarch: For a thinner sauce (serving as an entree) omit the cornstarch

Panko: Only use regular or gluten free panko breadcrumbs not regular breadcrumbs as meatballs will be too soft and bready.

  • Prep Time: 15 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 Minutes
  • Category: Snacks & Sides
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American, Canadian

Keywords: vegan grape jelly meatballs, vegan cocktail meatballs, vegan grape jelly bbq meatballs

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