hey, my girlfriend has been just raving about these the past couple weeks so i decided to look the recipe up and give them a whirl, apparently her mother made them all the time when she was a kid, and they're just delicious.

well they're cooking now and i can't wait!

This is always a huge hit at our parties!! My kids love them to as a easy snack after school! :)

you can change the chili sauce to a bottle of BBQ sauce and you can change the meatballs to cut up kielbasa

I couldn't find a recipe for sweet meatballs till now!!! Thanks so much of course they were a hit with the family get together!!!

Thank you all for the great recipes, I will try it right now. Exciting!!

They rock.... I am making them this weekend for daughters baby shower! Got 6 lbs at Sam's. Also making at least 60 deviled eggs, chips n dip, shrimp cocktail, quiche, gonna be a nice party!

Try out my style to the recipe if you'd like another kick.

We kept to the sweetness of it and went with...

Italian meatballs
1 bottle Sweet baby rays BBQ Sauce.
1/2 Bottle grape jelly 1/2 bottle blackberry jelly (1 of each for bigger batches)
2 table spoons Frenches Honey mustard
1 can sauerkraut. (2 for bigger batches)

Throw in slow cooker for 3 hours. They are absolutely fantastic and the sourkraut adds texture where needed. My family loves it when i add egg noodles to the recipe as well. Just throw in 1 bag egg noodles the last 30 minutes into the crock pot. Now you have a meal!

This is AWESOME!!!! and so easy. I made it with Frozen Italian Meatballs.

Another Variation is to use salsa instead of chili sauce, and serve with rice. Good stuff!

My family has been making these for as long as I can remember using fresh made or frozen meatballs depending on circumstances, but always cooked before adding to mixture. The only thing we do different is we dissolve a handful of ginger snaps in the sauce mix before we add the meatballs. It thickens the sauce and adds another more depth to the flavor.

Try using orange or apricot marmalade in place of the grape jam. Also very good!

Try using cranberry sauce instead of grape jelly!

I also like wrapping bacon around my meatballs too with this jelly recipe

I've also made this recipe for years, but i add a tbsp of green tabasco sauce to give it some spice, haven't tried mustard but i'm making them for a halloween party so i'll give it a whirl. Try cooking the meatballs in the oven though, makes them crisper and i think for some reason cooking it in the oven adds flavor. I cook in the crock pot for 3 hours on low/medium before serving...always a hit

I love the grape jelly meatballs