Description
These Crock-Pot Caramelized Onions are an easy and delicious way to make deeply flavorful, sweet, and tender caramelized onions with minimal effort. Perfect as a burger topping, in dips, or to add flavor to any dish, this hands-off recipe uses your slow cooker to do most of the work, requiring just a handful of simple ingredients.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 2 pounds white onions, peeled and sliced thin
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon All Purpose Seasoning Blend
Instructions
- Add Ingredients to Slow Cooker: Place the sliced onions, butter, brown sugar, and all purpose seasoning blend into the slow cooker. Gently toss everything together to ensure the ingredients are evenly distributed and the onion slices are coated with the butter and seasonings.
- Slow Cook: Cover the slow cooker with its lid and cook the mixture on the low setting for 8 hours. This slow and gentle heat transforms the onions into sweet, golden caramelized goodness.
- Monitor Moisture: Check the onions every couple of hours. If you notice there is too much liquid in the slow cooker, slightly vent the lid to allow excess moisture to escape. This step helps the onions caramelize and not simply steam.
- Serve: Once the onions are deeply browned and thoroughly caramelized, they’re ready to serve. Use them immediately as desired.
Notes
- For faster results, you can cook on high for 5-6 hours, though cooking on low yields the best texture and flavor.
- To reduce eye irritation while chopping onions, keep a wet paper towel near your cutting board.
- If you don’t have a crockpot, this method can also be adapted for stove-top cooking.
- These caramelized onions are perfect for topping burgers and can be used in various other dishes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
