Crock Pot Cranberry Pecan Stuffing is a light and moist stuffing made in the slow cooker loaded with rich flavor and texture from cranberries, golden raisins, pecans and leeks. While your turkey is baking away in the oven, allow yourself the ease of preparing your stuffing in your Crock Pot. It is so easy, all you have to do is mix it up, set it and forget it!
I love preparing holiday meals for my family. Whether I am hosting them at my house or more typically taking over the cooking at my mom’s, it is something I enjoy. The problem I had last Thanksgiving, was that I ran out of oven space for all of my side dishes! I took a tip from my friend, Julie, the Crock Pot queen, and decided to put my Crock Pot to good use for the holiday. I also like to change things up and add a bit of variety to the old standby’s such as stuffing. Instead of the boring old celery and onion, I decided to go a sweeter route with cranberries and pecans. This stuffing is the perfect compliment to your Thanksgiving bird this year!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
November 5, 2014 at 9:44 amWOW. That friend of yours sounds BRILLIANT! That friend of yours would also like an invite to Thanksgiving this year if this is on the menu… just saying!
Danielle | Krafted Koch says
November 5, 2014 at 11:36 pmI do have a pretty brilliant friend! 😉
Kristel says
November 24, 2014 at 9:22 pmHi! Thanks for sharing this recipe! I was wondering if the ground mustard goes in along with the salt and pepper? Kristel
Danielle | Krafted Koch says
November 24, 2014 at 10:15 pmYup, that gets mixed right in with everything else.
Courtney says
November 25, 2014 at 11:24 pmHi! This looks delicious…I’d like to make it the day before Thanksgiving and then bring it to my in-laws the next day…would I just spoon it into a casserole dish and then warm it up in the oven when I get there? What temp would you suggest? Thanks!
Danielle | Krafted Koch says
November 25, 2014 at 11:32 pmHi Courtney, I wouldn’t bake it ahead the day before (it won’t be as light and fluffy), but you could assemble it and have it ready to cook in the crock pot or oven the next day. If you don’t have a crock pot bake it for 40 minutes at 350 in a 9×13 pan.
Courtney says
November 26, 2014 at 5:55 pmOkay, thanks so much, Danielle. I’m sure it will be a hit. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Cat says
December 2, 2014 at 8:20 amI could only find a 14oz bag of Arnold stuffing so how should I adjust the ingredients?
Danielle | Krafted Koch says
December 2, 2014 at 8:44 amIncrease your broth to 3.5 cups and toss a few extra cranberries in. This should even things out with the additional stuffing. Hope you enjoy!
Shari says
November 11, 2015 at 12:04 pmWould there be any problem in doubling this recipe?
Danielle Green says
November 11, 2015 at 12:07 pmHi Shari, this recipe should double just fine. You might just want to add a little bit more cooking time for such a large batch.
Heather says
November 16, 2015 at 10:40 pmHello, wondering what brand made the sage and onion stuffing?
Danielle Green says
November 16, 2015 at 10:52 pmHi Heather, the stuffing mix I got was from Pepperidge Farms..
Pamela Martin says
November 22, 2015 at 10:11 pmDo you cover and not stir for the duration of cooking?
Danielle Green says
November 22, 2015 at 10:15 pmYes Pamela, just cover it and let it cook! 🙂
Shannon says
November 23, 2015 at 11:48 pmThis is excellent stuffing! I used Trader Joe’s cornbread stuffing and it was great. This is my go-to recipe. And I love that it’s made in the crock pot!
Danielle Green says
November 24, 2015 at 8:14 amThanks Shannon, I love the idea of using cornbread!
carol robson says
March 28, 2016 at 12:41 pmHow the heck do I get this recipe….???????
Abby Manuela says
April 5, 2019 at 4:08 pmNeed the revipe
carol robson says
March 28, 2016 at 12:39 pmHowthe heck do get this recipe…..
Danielle Green says
March 28, 2016 at 12:45 pmhttps://www.thecreativebite.com/crock-pot-cranberry-pecan-stuffing/2 Let me know if you still can’t see it!
Lisa says
October 6, 2016 at 4:19 pmI’d love to make this……a friend is allergic to gluten can this be made with a gluten free mix?
Danielle Green says
October 6, 2016 at 4:23 pmI have never used a gluten-free stuffing mix so I can’t say confidently that it would work. My guess is that it would, but I would check the back of the gluten-free stuffing mix and see if the instructions are similar for liquids and baking. I hope it works out for you!
Lisa says
October 6, 2016 at 5:11 pmwow thanks for the quick reply! going to go check out our local grocery tomorrow as they have a pretty good gluten free section. I will post back if it turns out or not.
Donna B says
December 24, 2016 at 4:12 pm3 cups of broth ? I have a crock potfull of mushy goo. Just dumped it on a cookie sheet and stuck it in the oven,I’m hoping for a Christmas miracle, since I’m headed to family party in an hour.it will be embarrassing to show up with nothing 😦.Not to mention the expense.
Danielle Green says
December 28, 2016 at 10:30 amAre you certain you used the right size bag of stuffing or perhaps your Crock Pot cooks very low? I have made this several times along with others who have had great success with it turning out great.
Monique Henderson says
August 28, 2017 at 11:47 amHello Danielle,
I’m wondering if the stuffing can be made with bread dried out at home, rather than a packaged mix? If so, are there spices that you would recommend? Thanks for your time.
Danielle Green says
August 30, 2017 at 1:04 pmYou would need to add additional spices seeing the bagged mix has lots of flavor added in. Apart from that, I don’t think it should be an issue.
Yumvilla says
October 21, 2017 at 3:47 amI love that it’s made in the crock pot! thanks you!
Migi says
November 24, 2017 at 7:58 amDelicious and so easy!! I used all of my pecans making pies, so I substituted walnuts! Everyone loved it!!
PAM says
November 25, 2017 at 3:17 pmI made this for thanksgiving and it was delicious and very easy. I was wondering if next time I make it, could I use fresh cranberries instead of dried? Thank you.
Danielle Green says
November 27, 2017 at 12:25 pmIt will add a little more moisture to the stuffing, but otherwise I don’t see why not.
Cathey Eastman says
October 11, 2018 at 4:18 pmMy grandkids have nut allergies. What could I substitute?
Danielle Green says
October 13, 2018 at 8:35 amI would just omit the nuts and it would still be good.
Beth says
November 16, 2018 at 10:52 amWater chestnuts would be good if you need to substitute the nuts.
Traci Corsones says
November 4, 2018 at 11:31 amI like to put sausage in my stuffing, I would cook and throw in the same? Or add at the end before serving?
Traci Corsones says
November 4, 2018 at 11:33 amI like to add sausage to my stuffing, would I add after I cook or at the end before serving? I do as much as I can in the crock pot!
Danielle Green says
November 6, 2018 at 5:31 pmI would add the cooked sausage to the Crock Pot before cooking.
Breanna Hawk says
November 8, 2018 at 5:42 pmI cant find this particular kind of stuffing. Does it happen to be pepperidge farm? They have a country style or an herb seasoned variety.
Erica says
November 18, 2018 at 10:09 pmCan you use apples in this recipe?
Danielle Green says
November 19, 2018 at 10:29 pmI’ve never tried it with apples but I think it would be a good addition.
Bianca says
November 21, 2018 at 1:16 pmI can’t find the sage and onion stuffing at my local grocery store. Can I just use sage stuffing?
Danielle Green says
November 21, 2018 at 6:01 pmYes!
Alyssa G. says
November 24, 2018 at 3:48 amI made this for Thanksgiving this year and it really good, much better than I was expecting. One thing I changed was not using cubed stuffing, partly because I couldn’t find it in 12 oz, but also because I don’t love stuffing cubed lol. I also couldn’t find leek so we did green onion. I am definitely going to try and find leeks when I make it again.