Easy Crockpot Grits + VIDEO

Easy crockpot grits is a fuss-free way for making perfect grits every time. Grits are a classic Southern recipe that are meant to made properly. Sit back and let your slow cooker do the work with this set-it-and-forget-it recipe. Instructions to make this easy grits recipe quickly in the Instant Pot are also included. 

Ingredients For Crockpot Grits

• Grits
• Milk
• Water
• Butter
• Salt
• Pepper
• Cheese (optional)

How To Make Easy Crockpot Grits

Slow Cooker

1. Spray slow cooker generously with cooking spray. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
2. Cook HIGH 2-3 or LOW 4-6.
3. Stir before serving.

Instant Pot

1. Spray the pressure cooker generously with cooking spray. Stir in grits, milk, water, salt, pepper, and butter.
2. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook for 10 minutes, When done cooking, natural release 15 minutes then quick release remaining pressure.
3. Stir in cheese.

What Are Grits?

Originating from Native American communities, grits are widely known these days as being a southern food. Grits are made from dent corn which is a less sweet than the corn you would normally eat as corn-on-the-cob. After they’re dried and ground down, grits are cooked with a liquid like milk or water until they resemble a creamy texture. Grits are a staple food in the Southern cooking and are commonly served for breakfast.

What Type Of Grits Should You Use?

There are 3 main types of grits: stone-ground grits, quick grits, and instant grits. The main difference between stone-ground grits & quick grits are how much they are granulated. Stone-grits are not ground as much as quick grits which results in them having a cook time that’s twice as long. A lot of people will tell you that you have to use stone-ground grits in the slow cooker. I do not find this to be true. While I prefer stone-ground grits, I make this recipe using quick grits fairly frequently and it always works out just fine. I follow the grits/liquid ratio of 1/2 cup of grits = 2 cups of liquid. Since the recipe uses 1 1/2 cups of grits that means 6 cups of liquid. 

Adding Cheese

As you can see in the pics, you can easily make these cheese grits by adding the cheese directly to the slow cooker or Instant Pot along with the rest of the ingredients. This is of course optional. If you don’t want to add cheese, simply omit them. If you omit the cheese, you don’t need to make any modifications to the recipe.

How To Serve Grits

Once the grits are done cooking, you can eat them as-is but most people add some sort of topping. What do grits taste like? To me, they’re a little bland to be honest. Hence it’s common to load grits up with ingredients like butter, bacon, cheese. While I do no, some people even sugar in their grits. I do not. Of course you can go a bit further – shrimp & grits is a popular combo.

FAQs & Tips

• Grits will thicken as they cool. For thinner grits, add more liquid. I suggest you do so after it’s done cooking. You may need to reheat leftover grits with milk or water to make them creamy again.
• For the liquid I use a combination of water and milk. You can get use all milk, all water, water and heavy cream, etc.
• Store leftover grits in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
• I used a  3.5-quart slow cooker for this recipe.

Breakfast Recipes 

• Shrimp & Grits

• Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal

• Bacon Avocado Breakfast Casserole

• Irish Dublin Coddle

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Easy crockpot grits is a fuss-free way for making perfect grits every time. Grits are a classic Southern recipe that are meant to made properly. Sit back and let your slow cooker do the work with this set-it-and-forget-it recipe. Instructions to make this easy grits recipe quickly in the Instant Pot are also included.

• Author: Shannon Epstein
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 3 hours
• Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
• Yield: 6-8 servings 1x

Ingredients

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• 1 1/2 cups grits
• 3 cups milk of your choice
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons butter (or ghee)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)

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Instructions

Slow Cooker

1. Spray slow cooker generously with cooking spray. Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir to mix well.
2. Cook HIGH 2-3 or LOW 4-6.
3. Stir before serving.

Instant Pot

1. Spray the pressure cooker generously with cooking spray. Stir in grits, milk, water, salt, pepper, and butter.
2. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook for 10 minutes, When done cooking, natural release 15 minutes then quick release remaining pressure.
3. Stir in cheese.

Notes

 

 

Nutrition

• Serving Size:
• Calories: 291
• Sugar: 0.4 g
• Sodium: 630 mg
• Fat: 13.3 g
• Saturated Fat: 6.6 g
• Carbohydrates: 34 g
• Fiber: 0.7 g
• Protein: 9.5 g
• Cholesterol: 32 mg

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