Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions

Juicy sweet slow cooker caramelized onions require no hovering over the stove, make your house smell divine, and are freezer friendly!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American, French

Keyword caramelized onions, caramelized onions in slow cooker, crockpot caramelized onions, slow cooker caramelized onions

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings cups

Calories 208kcal

Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

5 small sweet or yellow onions
3 tbsp melted butter or oil
½ tsp sea salt

Instructions

Cut the bottom of each onion, remove the papery outside layer, and then slice the onion into ¼-inch strips. Discard the root top of the onion.
5 small sweet or yellow onions
Toss sliced onions with melted butter and salt in a slow cooker.
5 small sweet or yellow onions, 3 tablespoon melted butter, ½ teaspoon sea salt
Place the lid on and cook for 8-12 hours on low. Stirring the onions about halfway through. If lots of liquid accumulates, you can leave the lid ajar to let the steam out for the last two hours of cooking.
Onions are done when the desired depth of color and flavor has been reached.

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Notes

*Cooking time will vary depending on the size of the onions. Large onions will take longer than small onions due to sheer volume. Five small onions take around 8 hours, where as five really large onions may take closer to 12 hours.

*Note for crockpots with locking lids, I do not recommend locking the lid in place for this recipe. I did this, and it created WAY to much juice that would have normally evaporated.

*Do not cook on high except for the last hour or two, as a low temperature is vital for caramelization.

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