Crock Pot baked potatoes are an easy and delicious way to enjoy baked potatoes without ever turning on the oven.
With no pre-boiling necessary, these easy slow-cooked potatoes are sure to become a favorite dinner or bbq side dish crock pot recipe.
Crock Pots are not just for main course meals. Crock Pots can be used to make many side dish recipes.
In the case of baked potatoes this handy appliance makes it so easy to make baked potatoes anytime of the year and will keep the house cool during the summer months when no one wants to turn the oven on and heat up the house.
We love to serve these easy baked potatoes with Easy Crock Pot Pulled Pork during the summer bbq season.
Best Baked Potatoes
I know I can't be the only person who bakes potatoes with a slice of sweet onion wrapped in aluminum foil.
Years ago one of my husband's friends introduced me to the idea. Only he would bake the potatoes in the coals of a fire pit.
Adding a thin slice of sweet onion inside the foil will infuse the potato with just a hint of sweet onion flavor.
I prefer Vidalia Onions but you can use any type of onion you like.
I am partial to Vidalia Onions having lived in Vidalia, Georgia for four years.
P.S if it isn't an official Vidalia Onion it is not a real sweet onion.
If you don't like onions feel free to leave the onion out but you don't know what you're missing.
How to make Crock Pot Baked Potatoes
Making Crock Pot Baked Potatoes is a very easy way to make baked potatoes without heating up the house.
To make baked potatoes in the crock pot wrapped in foil, you will need a square of aluminum foil for each potato, butter, salt, ground pepper and a slice of onion for each baking potato.
Ingredients
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- medium Russet baking potatoes
- large sweet onion
- salted butter
- baked potato seasonings: salt and ground black pepper
- water
Directions
Prep: Wash and scrub the potatoes under cold water. Prick each potato all the way around each potato. Peel and slice the onion.
Pull off a large sheet of aluminum foil that is big enough to wrap around the potato about 1 ½ times. You will need one piece of aluminum foil for each potato.
- Step 1: Lay one piece of aluminum down on a flat surface. Place ½ tablespoon of butter in the center of the aluminum foil. Place a potato down on the butter.
- Step 2: Place a slice of onion on top of the potato. Put a ½ tablespoon of butter on top of the onion slice.
Season each potatoes with salt and pepper.
- Step 3: Pull the aluminum foil up around the potato. Tuck the aluminum in tightly around each end of the potato. Twist each end of the aluminum and fold it over the potato tightly.
Set each potato aside with the seam at the top of the potato as you wrap it. Repeat with remaining potatoes.
- Step 4: Add ½ cup of water to the bottom of the crock pot. After all of the potatoes are wrapped in aluminum foil place them in your crock pot with the aluminum seam at the top.
- Step 5: Cook on high for 3 hours. Check the potatoes by squeezing them. Do not pierce the potatoes with a fork. All of the melted butter will leak out if you do.
Flip the potatoes over and continue to slow cook until the potatoes are fork tender.
Crock Pot Baked Potato Tip
After about 4 hours (for large potatoes, 3 hours for medium potatoes) remove a potato, unwrap and poke with a fork to see if it is cooked through to the center. If not rewrap and return to the crock pot and cook for another hour.
Cooking time will depend on the size of the crock pot, how large the potatoes are and how many you have in the crock pot.
My 5 large potatoes were done at about 5 ½ hours. Smaller potatoes will cook quicker.
Serve immediately or turn the crock pot on warm until ready to serve.
To serve peel the foil at the seam away from the potato. Cut the potato down the center and fluff with a fork. Push the cooked onion into the fluffed potato. Top the potatoes with your favorite baked potato toppings.
Baked Potato Topping Suggestions
Baked potato toppings are a personal choice. Some people enjoy the fluffy cooked potato with melted butter, salt and pepper. Others enjoy a loaded baked potato with all of the toppings.
- butter
- sour cream
- shredded cheese
- bacon bits
- chives
- Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
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Turn these easy baked potatoes into Broccoli Cheese Baked Potatoes with just a few adjustments to the recipe.
Crock Pot Baked Potatoes FAQS
It will take about 5 to 6 hours for medium to large potatoes to soften in a crock pot. You should cook them until they are fork tender.
Foil does not help baked potatoes cook faster. Foil will help keep the potato skin tender and trap the flavor of butter, onion and any seasonings you might use when baking them.
Adding a small amount of water to the bottom of the crock pot when you are making baked potatoes will keep the bottom of the slow cooker from burning. This is especially helpful when you wrap the potatoes in aluminum foil with butter and seasonings.
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Expert Recipe Tips
- baking potatoes: Russet potatoes have the best flavor and fluffy texture.
- best slow cooker size for potatoes: an oval crock pot works best when baking potatoes in a crock pot. There is more room to arrange the potatoes in the larger wider slow cooker.
- adding flavor to crock pot baked potatoes: A thin slice of onion adds a delicious flavor to baked potatoes.
- wrapping with aluminum: tightly wrap each potato with aluminum foil to keep the butter from leaking.
- Adding water to the crock pot: When making baked potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil with butter, seasonings and an onion adding a small amount of water to the bottom will prevent any butter from burning that might leak from the aluminum.
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Crock Pot Baked Potatoes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 medium Russet baking potatoes
- 1 large sweet onion (I prefer Vidalia Onions)
- 5 Tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon salt (per potato)
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper (per potato)
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Prick each potato with a fork.
- Wrap each potato in a piece of aluminum foil with a slice of onion, butter, salt and pepper. Tightly roll the each potato up in the aluminum foil, tucking the edges as you go.
- Set aside and repeat with the remaining potatoes.
- Layer the potatoes in the bottom of your crock pot. You can stack them if need be.
- Pour a ½ cup water into the bottom of the crock pot.
- Cook potatoes on high for 5 to 6 hours or until fork tender.
- Rotate the potatoes half way through the cooking if you have stacked them. For a single layer turn the potatoes at the half way mark.
- Turn the crock pot on to the warm setting to keep the potatoes hot while serving.
- Serve hot with your favorite baked potato toppings.
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Recipe Expert Tips
- baking potatoes: Russet potatoes have the best flavor and fluffy texture.
- best slow cooker size for potatoes: an oval crock pot works best when baking potatoes in a crock pot. There is more room to arrange the potatoes in the larger wider slow cooker.
- adding flavor to crock pot baked potatoes: A thin slice of onion adds a delicious flavor to baked potatoes.
- wrapping with aluminum: tightly wrap each potato with aluminum foil to keep the butter from leaking.
- Adding water to the crock pot: When making baked potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil with butter, seasonings and an onion adding a small amount of water to the bottom will prevent any butter from burning that might leak from the aluminum.
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Amanda
Oh that's such a great way to cook the potatoes! I've never tried it before, but I definitely will be soon 😀 Thank you for linking up to Friday Favorites and have a great weekend!! 😀
Arlene Mobley
Amanda Thank you!
Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect
Huh. I've never heard of this! I will definitely be trying it the next time I make baked potatoes!! Thanks for linking up to Works for Me Wednesday!
Arlene Mobley
Mary
You must try it when you get a chance! Thanks for stopping by!
Julie Wood
I made the potatoes like this on Sunday and they are the best tasting potatoes I have ever eaten! I also made the Crock Pot Meat loaf and we had such a delicious dinner! Thanks for the recipes.
Arlene Mobley
Julie
That is wonderful! I am so glad you enjoyed the recipes.
Teehouser
I have heard of potatoes in the crockpot before. Can't wait to try with the onion. Thanks for the idea.
Steve
Surely the main point of having a baked potato is having a crunchy skin ? Don't see how you will achieve that in a slow cooker. I bake spuds in tinfoil trays inside my woodburner which avoids having to turn the oven on.
Arlene Mobley
Steve
Some people enjoy the convenience of cooking in a crock pot enough to give up a crunchy potato skin. Thanks for stopping by!
Julie Wood
Do you know how many times I want to make baked potatoes, but do not want to turn on the oven just for that! I love this recipe. I am going to start making my potatoes like this. You are a genius. Thanks for this awesome recipe. Can not wait to try it! I have a 6 quart crock pot so that means I will make 6 potatoes!
Arlene Mobley
Julie
Thank you so much. A crock pot is a life saver! No need to heat the kitchen up for any meal or side dish. Enjoy!