Peanuts, chocolate, and almond bark are melted together in the slow cooker and then dropped into clusters in this Crock-Pot Peanut Cluster Candy.
Candy made in the Slow Cooker
Well, we are about half-way between Valentine’s Day and Easter, so it seems like a good time to share a chocolate recipe. You don’t mind, do you? Didn’t think so. This candy is not necessarily low-FODMAP. Nor is it natural or good for you, but not everything can be.
What this candy is, is very delicious and very easy to make. If you like chocolate and peanuts, then this candy is for you. If you are looking for a recipe to take to a pot luck, bake sale, or just to take in to work as a treat, then this candy is for you. It makes a ton! What else can I say, this candy is just fun. I found the recipe on Food.com: Crock Pot Candy.
Directions
How to Make Crock Pot Candy:
- Place ingredients in slow cooker
Start out with a crockpot. Put the peanuts in the bottom. Top with the chocolate chips, white almond bark and German chocolate. I forgot to buy German chocolate, so I threw in some Hershey kisses instead. Work with what you got!
- Cook on low
Next turn on the crock pot to low and let the chocolate melt. This takes about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. It will look like this when it’s done. Don’t worry, it just needs a good stir.
- Give it a good stir
Once you stir it, it will look like this. Starting to look better, isn’t it? In fact, I dare you to not take a spoonful to sample it!
- Drop onto wax paper
Now, line cookie sheets with waxed paper and drop the mixture by the spoonful onto the waxed paper. I used a cookie scoop for this and it made it unimaginably easy. I recommend one like this Oxo Good Grips Small Cookie Scoop. (Affiliate link: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) I don’t know what I ever did before cookie scoops!
- Let cool
Let the candy cool until the chocolate hardens. You can either do this on your kitchen counter or in the fridge, if you are in a hurry. And who isn’t in a hurry to get this scrumptious candy done?
I took this Crock-Pot Peanut Cluster Candy into work and my co-workers loved it. It’s the perfect combination of salty and sweet, which makes it incredibly addicting. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
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Crock-Pot Peanut Cluster Candy
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz. container container dry roasted, salted peanuts
- 1 16 oz. container dry roasted, unsalted peanuts
- 1 12 oz. bag bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 oz. German chocolate (or any other chocolate you have hanging around)
- 32 oz. white almond bark
Instructions
- Pour peanuts into the bottom of a crock pot. Put chocolate chips, German chocolate and almond bark on top.
- Cook on low, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until chocolate is melted. Stir well.
- Drop by the tablespoon onto waxed-paper-lined cookie sheets.
- Let cool at room temperature or in the fridge until chocolate has hardened. Enjoy!
adapted from Food.com: Crock Pot Candy
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I’m wondering if there is another way to make this candy besides using a crock pot? Mine gets too hot, even on “warm” and burns the chocolate. Any ideas, anyone out there?
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I make these every year for my family. They can’t wait for them. I wonder if they can be frozen? I had to delay our Christmas so wanted to freeze then.