Slow Cooker Bone Broth

Ingredients for Slow Cooker Bone Broth on a baking sheet

Winter, as we all sadly know, is cold and flu season. So this year, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to do everything I can to keep those germs at bay, both from me and from my family. That means washing our hands often, exercising, and eating right.

Unfortunately, that last one can be tricky in the wintertime, when all the fresh produce on supermarket shelves is bedraggled and super expensive. And besides, who wants to eat salad on a freezing cold night? What you really want at this time of year is a nice hot soup.

Bone Broth made in the crockpot served in a small dish

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Luckily, there’s one kind of soup that’s actually a great health-booster: bone broth. If you haven’t heard about this stuff already, it’s basically like a stock, but instead of cooking it for just a few hours, you give it a really long, slow simmering to pull all the healthy minerals out of the bones.

If you Google bone broth, you’ll find it’s chock-full of protein, minerals, and all kinds of other nutrients your body needs. It’s not a magic cure or anything, but it’s definitely nourishing. And, if you’ve already come down with a case of the sniffles, it’s incredibly soothing.

 Keto bone broth ingredients in a crockpot

The key to making bone broth is to cook the bones for a really long time, so this recipe is ideal for the slow cooker. Just pile everything in, cover it with water, and leave it for a good ten hours…or even longer. And whatever you do, don’t leave out the apple cider vinegar – it helps to draw the minerals out of the bones.

(printable recipe at bottom of post)

Keto Slow Cooker Bone Broth

Ingredients:
2 carrots, peeled
2 celery stalks
1 medium onion, cut in half
1 parsnip, cut in half
3-4 lbs of beef bones
2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider vinegar
3-4 cloves garlic
1 bay leaf
water
1 teaspoon of salt

  1. Place everything in a crockpot except for salt and fill it with water until it just covers the ingredients. Season with salt ( you can do more or less than the recommended 1 tsp). Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours. I recommend 10, so this is a perfect one to make overnight or while you are at work all day.Vegetables and bone in a crockpot with water and seasonings
  2. Strain the broth through either a strainer or cheesecloth.Healthy crockpot broth served in a small white bowl
  3. Since bone broth can be quite fatty, I like to cool mine in the fridge overnight. Once cool, it will usually have a layer of fat on top. This is a good indication of a good broth. Remove most of the fat with a spoon and discard.showing fat layer on top of broth
  4. Bone broth can be keep in fridge for about a week or it can be frozen for about 4 months.spoon scooping up bone broth

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5 from 2 votes

Slow Cooker Keto Bone Broth

Author Corey Valley
This Slow Cooker Bone Broth is a great health-booster. If you haven’t heard about it already, it’s basically like a stock but with tons of healthy minerals.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 hours
Total Time 10 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 2 carrots peeled
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 medium onion cut in half
  • 1 parsnip cut in half
  • 3-4 lbs of beef bones
  • 2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider vinegar
  • 3-4 cloves garlic
  • 1 bay leaf
  • water
  • 1 teaspoon of salt

Instructions

  • Place everything in a crockpot except for salt and fill it with water until it just covers the ingredients. Season with salt ( you can do more or less than the recommended 1 tsp). Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours. I recommend 10, so this is a perfect one to make overnight or while you are at work all day.
  • Strain the broth through either a strainer or cheesecloth.
  • Since bone broth can be quite fatty, I like to cool mine in the fridge overnight. Once cool, it will usually have a layer of fat on top. This is a good indication of a good broth. Remove most of the fat with a spoon and discard.
  • Bone broth can be keep in fridge for about a week or it can be frozen for about 4 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 25g | Sodium: 311mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2665IU | Vitamin C: 5.9mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1.6mg

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11 Comments

  1. Good afternoon,
    I just want to know if i can take something else than beef bones? And do you buy yr beef bones at the grocery store or do you ask it at your butcher? Excuse my enflish 🙂
    Merci!

    1. I have only used beef bones. Yes, ask your butcher for them. My store has them packaged in the butcher section as well.

  2. Can your bone broth be pressure canned like standard homemade beef,chicken, and vegetable broth?

  3. What size crockpot do you use for this amount of bones and veggies?

    1. I used a 5qt crockpot 🙂

  4. 5 stars
    Thanks for sharing your recipe, I’d love to make this one, once I have the time. But since I’m too busy, I tried Au Bon Broth and wow. It’s tasty and delicious. It’s organic too. I know I got a good one because I felt almost instantly the change in my body after drinking it.

  5. Just a question, for the onion do you keep the outside peel on it? Also if I’m not able to use parsnip is there something else you recommend?

    1. You can keep the peal on Megan if you are able to clean it well. Can you find turnips?

      1. 5 stars
        Hi!

        I just wanted to let you know that I made this a few nights ago and it was great, I did use a turnip. 🙂

  6. Do you take out everything and and serve only the broth?