These party-ready Honey Teriyaki Little Smokies can be made made entirely in your slow cooker or on the stovetop, when you’re pressed for time. Serve them with attractive toothpicks for any occasion when snacks and appetizers are on the menu.

Easy Honey Teriyaki Little Smokies Recipe

I’m often asked, what I do with the food I create for my website. It’s a great question, and the short answer is, I give much of it away. Once I’ve developed a recipe, be it for a Brand or to add to the MSSK recipe index, I often gift the dish to neighbors, friends, family, our local fire station or the teachers at my son’s school. Especially, the desserts. On the day I worked on these honey teriyaki little smokies, I had several recipe “irons in the fire” and our dinner was covered. So, I gifted these to a good friend and her family. While I serve these most often as an appetizer, she made rice and they ate these for dinner to rave reviews. I thought that was brilliant! How to make Crockpot Honey Teriyaki Little Smokies:

Sausages – Three 14 ounce packages of little smokies i.e. Hillshire Farm or similar brand, well drained.
Pineapple – One 20 ounce can pineapple chunks drained, reserve juice.
Teriyaki – One 16 ounce bottle honey teriyaki marinade and sauce i.e. Sweet Baby Rays or KC Masterpiece. You can find this on the condiment aisle near barbecue sauce and marinades.
Chili Sauce – One 12 ounce bottle sweet Asian chili sauce. You can use medium or hot, your preference.
Thickener – Cornstarch.
Garnishes – Sesame seeds and fresh chives for garnishing.

little smokies in a slow cooker with pineapple

How to Make the Best Honey Teriyaki Little Smokies Recipe

Slow cookers are ideal for parties, potlucks and entertaining. This entire dish is cooked and served directly from your slow cooker much like my sweet and spicy kielbasa bites. Little smokies are consummate party food and we love my everything pigs in a blanket and bacon wrapped brown sugar smokies for snacking, too.

Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Honey Teriyaki Little Smokies: Three 14 ounce packages lil’ smokies (i.e. Hillshire Farms or similar) Pineapple chunks, honey teriyaki marinade (i.e. KC Masterpiece) one bottle Asian sweet chili sauce and toasted sesame seeds and fresh chives for garnishing.
Kitchen gadgets you’ll need: A 6 quart slow cooker or similar, a small mixing bowl and a whisk to mix the cornstarch together to thicken the sauce at the end of cooking.
Before you start, cover the slow cooker with a slow cooker liner or spritz the crock with cooking spray for easy cleanup. Either will prevent the sweet sauce from sticking to the sides.
Know your slow cooker and how it performs. Older slow cookers sometimes cook more slowly than more recent models, due to food cooking temperature regulations. Just like ovens, cooking times can vary due to age and from brand to brand.
For a time saver, these smokies can be completely mixed together one day in advance and chilled. Allow the crock to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes or so to warm then place into the slow cooker to simmer while you attend to other things.
Are you a pineapple fan? Add another can to the mix.
See the Cook’s note in the recipe template for stovetop instructions.
Serve these smokies as an appetizer or a main dish over a generous helping of rice.
Store leftover Honey Teriyaki Little Smokies chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

More Southern Style Slow Cooker and Crockpot Recipes to Make

The terms slow cooker and crockpot are used interchangeably, Both refer to a style of cooking foods low and slow. More slow cooking recipes you may also like to make:

You can throwdown a shrimp boil any night of the week with this Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil recipe.
Slow Cooker Party Meatballs simmer in the sauce while you go about your day.
Crockpot Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa Bites are party ready.
Crockpot Chicken and Rice is topped with shredded cheese for a cheesy slow cooker casserole.
Slow Cooker Dr Pepper Baby Back Ribs melt in your mouth.
Crockpot Chili for casual meals and game day snacking.
Crockpot Pulled Chicken Tacos are perfect for a busy Taco Tuesday.

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