This 3-hour slow cooker honey peach chipotle meatballs are an easy sweet and spicy appetizer that's both gluten-free and paleo-friendly.  Grab some honey, peaches, and spices and dig in!

Try our other ridiculously tasty meatball recipes: Apple Cider Meatballs, Cranberry BBQ Meatballs, Sesame Ginger Paleo Turkey Meatballs, and Chimichurri Meatballs!

This post was originally published on September 17th, 2016 and last updated on February 23, 2020.

I was asked to bring my maple bacon bourbon popcorn to a good girlfriend's birthday party last night and of course I was excited to make the easy treat.

It makes my house smell of bacon and fall goodness plus it's just plain delicious.

And then I dropped the whole bin of freshly-made popcorn all over my driveway while on my way to the party.  

I said some curse words.

BUT!  I also had secretly been brewing up a batch of slow cooker honey peach chipotle meatballs to bring to the shindig because I loooooove making food for others to try.  

I need all the opinions before putting any recipes on BHHY.

I don't think I have ever held on to something so tightly walking that slow cooker up those front steps of my friend's house.  

I was NOT going to drop those delicious balls!  

I was not showing up to the party empty handed.  

And I was not going to let the neighborhood dogs who were following me too closely with their noses working overtime to even get an idea of those meatballs spilling for them to scarf.

As all fairy tales go, the meatballs made it to the party and were a huge hit.  

Everyone fell in love with them and everyone lived happily ever after.

Best Honey Meatballs:

These meatballs are simply fantastic!

Not only are they incredibly easy to throw together, but they taste amazing too!

They are a little bit garlicky, and a touch sweet and peachy!  

They are warm and gooey, and perfect for parties year-round!

Chipotle Meatball Ingredients:

• Gluten-free or paleo meatballs**: frozen or fresh
• Honey
• Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce*: diced
• Peach preserves*: or peach jelly or jam
• Minced garlic

These meaty wonders are dropped in the crockpot for 3 hours and let to cook without any supervision.  These well-behaved bites could not be any more simple and easy to make, I love it!

How to make these meatballs:

1. Line a slow cooker with a slow cooker liner.
2. In a medium mixing bowl combine the honey, peppers in sauce, peach preserves, and garlic together and stir well.
3. Place the meatballs in the bottom of the cooker and then drizzle the sauce over top. Stir to coat and cook on low for 3-4 hours** or until fully cooked. Enjoy!

**The time in the slow cooker is based on using frozen GF meatballs. If you are using room-temperature cooked meatballs or freshly cooked meatballs, you can adjust the time to about 30-60 minutes or until the sauce is warm and gooey.

How to make your Honey Peach Chipotle Meatballs paleo:

• Substitute the GF meatballs by making easy paleo meatballs in just a couple of simple steps with some simple ingredients.
• Substitute the peppers in adobo sauce with 2 tablespoon tomato paste and ¼ teaspoon chili powder.
• Substitute the peach preserves with 1 cup pureed fresh peaches.