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Crockpot Caramelized Onions

July 19, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 11 Comments

Crockpot Caramelized Onions

As you know, my crockpot’s days may be numbered. I have been trying to test it in many different ways to see if it is worth having around and these caramelized onions may have saved the appliance from taking a trip to the thrift store!

Crockpot Caramelized Onions

I was a total skeptic that it was even possible to caramelize onions in a crockpot until I discovered this Island Vittles’ post. I have never done a very good job of caramelizing them on a stovetop (I have no idea why) so if I could make them in a slow cooker this would go a long way to proving the appliance’s existence in my kitchen.

Into the slow cooker I put 5 thinly sliced small onions, added 2 tbsp of butter, drizzled with olive oil and added some salt, pepper and thyme springs. I set the crockpot to low and after a few hours checked on it and stirred with a wooden spoon.

Crockpot Caramelized Onions

After five hours, shockingly, they had reduced perfectly and even browned! I honestly could not believe it. No work on my part and no heating up my kitchen while the onions took forever to brown on the stovetop. I was thoroughly impressed.

Crockpot Caramelized Onions

I put these on my soft tacos but had so much I froze the rest. I thawed them out and put them on our homemade pizza last night and they were fabulous. Honestly, I may just cook caramelized onions this way from now on.

Not only does this make life easier, it was a great way to use up some old onions that might have ended up in the compost. A tasty inexpensive garnish that will now be practically effortless to make in my slow cooker.

That said, my crockpot may be a bad-weather inducer. Every time I have brought it out the temperature has plunged and the sun has disappeared. I may have to suspend testing its worth until our staycation is over.

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  1. Cathy Webster (Olliffe) says

    July 19, 2011 at 11:49 am

    Carmelized onions in a crockpot! Who’da thunk it? And they look delish.

    Reply
  2. Debra She Who Seeks says

    July 19, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    Brilliant! Carmelized onions on a pizza — yum!

    P.S. Love your new photo icon. Great shot of you and Reg!

    Reply
  3. AvaDJ says

    July 19, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    So your cutie Crock Pot redeemed itself after all lol. This is a great foodie secret the world needs to know about, thanks for spreading the word. They must have smelled heavenly and tasted amazing.

    Reply
  4. Island Vittles says

    July 19, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    I`m so glad you loved them as much as we do around here! And thanks for the link…Theresa

    Reply
  5. Zedral Z says

    July 19, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    I am definitely trying this! What a great idea. I want to see if it’s possible to make onion soup in the crock pot after caramelizing the onions. Yum.

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  6. Suzie Ridler says

    July 19, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    I know, it’s genius isn’t it Cathy?!

    Thanks Debra! I really love that photo too. 🙂

    Ava, yes, my sweet little crockpot is doing its best to stay in my kitchen and this time I gotta say, bravo!

    Theresa, thank you for the inspiration and yes, love them!

    Zedral, I was wondering the same thing, it probably would make the best French Onion Soup in the world!

    Reply
  7. Kevin says

    August 11, 2011 at 10:32 am

    I am going to have to try the crockpot method of caramelizing onions!

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  8. Anonymous says

    September 15, 2016 at 5:34 am

    I made these recently and was so impressed with the result. Amazing !!!!!!

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    • Suzie the Foodie says

      September 16, 2016 at 5:41 am

      Wonderful! I am so happy to hear they were a success. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Anonymous says

    January 23, 2018 at 6:11 pm

    Regarding the instant pot attempt you need to also use slow cooker setting not pressure cooking to get the browness you want!! Good luck

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    • Suzie the Foodie says

      January 24, 2018 at 2:25 am

      I was hoping to achieve it faster via pressure cooking but you’re right, I could use the slow cooker setting, thanks for that! I will give it a shot.

      Reply

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