Below is a collection of my favorite slow cooker, Instant Pot & air fryer holiday recipes. Using an appliance for your holiday cooking will help take the fuss and stress out of the holiday season.

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Why Use Slow Cooker, Instant Pot, or Air Fryer?
There are a few benefits of using a slow cooker, electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot), or air fryer for the holiday season cooking.
- Free up your oven! I know some people have more than one oven in their house, but I only have one. When I’m cooking a holiday dinner, this can be troublesome because I like my guests to eat hot (ok warm) food.
- Save time! The cook time for my Instant Pot Baked Apples recipe is 5 minutes (it will take approximately 15 minutes to pressurize) butin the oven it would take almost 30.
- Convert every recipe! I can’t think of a recipe that one would normally make for Thanksgiving that can’t be made in either a slow cooker, Instant Pot, or air fryer.
Do you use an appliance for the holidays? If so, let me know in the comments!
Beverages
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Mulled Apple Cider (Paleo, Vegan)
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Pumpkin Spiced Latte (Paleo, Vegan)
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Hot Chocolate (Low-Carb, Paleo, Vegan)
Appetizers
Air Fryer Crab Stuffed Mushrooms (Low-Carb, Keto)
Air Fryer or Baked Potato Skins
Creole Shrimp Au Gratin (Low-Carb, Keto)
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings (Low-Carb, Paleo)
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Cranberry BBQ Cocktail Sausages
Soup Starters
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup (Paleo, Whole30)
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot French Onion Soup (L0w-Carb, Keto)
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Butternut Squash & Pear Soup (Paleo, Whole30)
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Potato Leek Soup (Paleo, Whole30)
Side Dishes – Carbs
Slow Cooker NO BOIL Mac & Cheese
Slow Cooker NO BOIL Mashed Potatoes
Slow Cooker Harvest Vegetables
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Hasselback Sweet Potatoes (Paleo, Vegan, Whole30)
Slow Cooker Chipotle Honey Mashed Sweet Potatoes (Paleo)
Sides – Veggies
Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole w/Cauliflower Sauce
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Asparagus
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce w/Pears & Ginger
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Greens w/Ham Hocks
Main Dishes
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Turkey Breast
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Whole Turkey
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Rotisserie Turkey Legs (Low-Carb, Paleo, Whole30)
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Brisket (Low-Carb, Paleo, Whole30)
Slow Cooker Brisket In Tomato Sauce (Low-Carb, Paleo, Whole30)
Desserts
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Baked Apples (Vegan, Paleo)
Slow Cooker Tapioca Pudding (Vegan)
Slow Cooker Apples & Honey Bread Pudding
Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Apple Bake (Vegan, Paleo)
Which Brands To Buy?
Below are affiliate links to my favorite brands of air fryers, slow cookers, and electric pressure cookers (Instant Pot). These days, I’m down to 1 air fryer. I use it almost daily and the basket hasn’t started to peel on my yet. It’s a tad on the expensive side but it’s worth it in my opinion. I only have one-size of electric pressure cookers and that’s a 6-quart. All my recipes are written for a 6-quart pressure cooker. When it comes to slow cooker….I have a lot. Pretty much every single size. What you see listed here are the ones I personally use.
Air Fryer
Electric Pressure Cooker
- Instant Pot 6-Quart Lux 6-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker
- Instant Pot 6-Quart DUO Plus 9-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure
- Elechomes 6-Quart 9-in-1 Crock Pot Multi-use Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker
Slow Cooker
- Hamilton Beach 6-Quart Set & Forget Digital Programmable Slow Cooker With Temperature Probe
- Crock-Pot 6-Quart Countdown Programmable Oval Slow Cooker with Stove-Top Browning
- Hamilton Beach 6-Quart Set & Forget Digital Programmable Slow Cooker With Temperature Probe
- Crock-Pot 6-Quart Countdown Programmable Oval Slow Cooker with Stove-Top Browning
- Cuisinart 3-1/2-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker
- Crock-Pot 3.5-Quart Casserole Crock Manual Slow Cooker
- Crockpot 2.5-Quart Mini Casserole
- Crock-Pot 2-Quart Manual Slow Cooker
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