Crockpot Candy
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I love candy making at holiday time to enjoy with family or give as gifts, and this 5-ingredient Crockpot Candy is one of my favorites. Featuring dry-roasted peanuts, a few different chocolates, and toffee bits, it’s a terrific sweet and salty treat great for any occasion. It’s ridiculously easy, produces a lot, and is so delicious!
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I find making candy in the crockpot is super simple, ideal for even the novice candy maker. The slow cooking melts the chocolate perfectly, so the flavors blend well. This crockpot candy is a simple recipe that makes large amounts of chocolate peanut clusters.
White and dark chocolate, butterscotch chips, and toffee bits are melted in the crockpot over dry roasted nuts, then spoonfuls are transferred to a baking sheet to harden into cluster candy. It’s the ultimate combination for an indulgent treat.
For a festive holiday twist, I like to top these chocolate peanut clusters with red and green sprinkles, but you can use sea salt or other sprinkles to switch them up for other holidays and occasions.
Recipe Tips and Variations
- Candy melts, melting wafers, or almond bark is essential. You can use either Wilton candy melts, Ghirardelli melting wafers, or CANDIQUIK Almond bark, but do not replace it with regular chocolate chips. The candy melts are essential for creating the perfect texture and also ensures the chocolate sets and hardens to create the candy.
- Dry roasted peanuts. You could use 1 jar of salted and 1 jar of unsalted, or honey roasted. Or use your favorite type of nuts. I recommend a salted nut to help balance the sweetness of the chocolate. If you don’t have salted nuts, add ½ tsp salt.
- Don’t get any water in the chocolate. Be careful when removing the crockpot lid, not to allow any water condensation that develops to drip down into the chocolate. Water and chocolate are not friends!
- Fancy them up. Top with colored sprinkles or crushed candy canes for a festive touch.
- The crockpot is the best option. You can melt the ingredients in a microwave or double-boiler and then add the peanuts, but it’s not ideal for such a large amount of chocolate because it can easily burn. For big batches, a slow cooker is the best method.
Crockpot Candy
Equipment
- 6-quart Crockpot
Ingredients
- 2 jars (16 oz. each) lightly salted, dry-roasted peanuts, (see note)
- 32 ounces white/vanilla candy coating, (see note)
- 10 ounces dark chocolate chips, semi-sweet also works
- 6 ounces butterscotch chips
- ⅓ cup toffee bits
- festive sprinkles, optional garnish
- sea salt, optional garnish
Instructions
- Coat a 6-quart crockpot with nonstick cooking spray (or use a liner.)
- Add to the crockpot in layers: the peanuts, candy coating, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and toffee bits. DO NOT STIR.
- Cover with the lid and cook on low for 1 hour.
- After an hour, then stir the mixture until the peanuts are completely coated with the melted chocolate. Continue to cook on low, stirring every 15 to 20 minutes for an additional hour. Turn off the crockpot.
- Line a couple large cookie sheets with parchment paper. Using a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop (or spoon), drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the parchment paper, leaving space in-between. Sprinkle with festive sprinkles and sea salt, if using, before the chocolate hardens.
- If you have room in your fridge, chill for about 1 hour until hardened. If not, just let stand on the counter until set, which is perfectly fine, it will just take longer.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
Did you make this? Leave a rating below!How to Make Crockpot Candy Step by Step
Get the crockpot ready: Spray a 6-quart crockpot with nonstick cooking spray.
Add everything to the crockpot: Layer the ingredients: Two 16 oz. jars of salted roasted peanuts, 32 oz. of candy coating, 10 oz. of dark chocolate chips, 6 oz. of butterscotch chips, and ⅓ cup toffee bits. DO NOT STIR!
Cook: Cover the crockpot and cook on low for 1 hour. After an hour, stir well so the peanuts are completely coated with the melted chocolate. Then cook on low for another hour, stirring every 15 to 20 minutes. Turn off the crockpot.
Prep cookie sheets. Line a few large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Shape the candy: Drop tablespoons of the mixture onto the parchment paper. Top with sprinkles and sea salt, if desired, before the chocolate sets.
Chill: If you have room in your fridge, chill for 60 minutes until hardened. If not, just let stand on the counter until set, which will just take longer.
How to Store
One great thing about crockpot candy is that it will last for several weeks in the refrigerator and just slightly less time at room temperature (away from heat or moisture.) Allow the candy to set fully, then transfer it to an airtight container to store, with parchment paper in between layers, if necessary.
What to Serve With Crockpot Candy
I like adding this crockpot candy to my holiday dessert tray along with slices of baklava, a few mini pecan pies, and these fun chocolate acorns.
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I’m just seeing this recipe. I am definitely making this candy for the holidays this year. I’m so excited!
I used mixed cocktail nuts instead of just peanuts. This recipe is so easy and delicious!
I couldn’t find almond bark so I used candy melts which worked since they’re made of essentially the same ingredients great for candy making so the chocolate sets. These were a huge hit on my holiday work party. So easy, thanks!
This is so easy and customizable! We used the chocolate almond bark because we don’t care for the other. We also added dried cranberries to some of the candy. There are endless possibilities! I also put paper towels under the lid of the crockpot to ensure no condensation would get into the chocolate and ruin it. Super easy and we will definitely be making this again.
Great recipe! made just as stated. Huge hit! thanks Amy!
MAKE IT!! You won’t regret it! Can’t wait to take it to my family gathering. Thank you Amy!
Just wanted to say I just made this for the three year in a row. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Merry Christmas
Such an easy and tasty recipe. I made them for a work potluck and there wasn’t one single one left!
This is a great recipe! So easy to make. I made it last year with the peanuts and this year with a nut mix. Still comes out perfect.
So easy and good! Next time I will try it with chocolate bark instead of white, I’m a dark chocolate lover, these are more milk chocolate.
Absolutely delicious! I made these for our Thanksgiving gathering and they were a huge hit! Crockpot candy is so easy to make too. Yes, we added the festive sprinkles for fun!
Made this recipe and it’s a HUGE hit! I’ve been making it in batches for a week now! Thanks!
So yummy and easy. I will be making this again soon.
So excited to make this! Can I use a crockpot liner/bag or does that mess with the melting?
A crockpot liner is fine. Enjoy!
To die for!
This is a great easy recipe for even the non cooks/bakers like me. Was really easy and with perfect results. Thanks for the clear instructions.
For those with a nut allergy do you think substituting pretzels for the nuts would work? Or if you have any other suggestions I would love them. Thank you
Yes, you can try it with pretzels.
Can I add some caramel chips too
Omg these are tasty…not to difficult to make and they set up nicely.
Best Christmas candy ever!!!! LOVE THIS!!
I’m planning to try this recipe very soon. It calls for “toffee bits”. Is this the same as Heath Chocolate English Toffee Bits?
Yep!
This is so yummy!!
Definitely our favorite!!
Delightful candy! Delicious and so easy.
I couldn’t wait to try these! They were so easy to make. Added the chow mein noodles like someone suggested on TikTok. Yum! Also made your chicken tetrazinni 2 nights ago. Big Hit !!
Fantastic
This recipe was so easy and came out perfect! 78 pieces
Recipe was the easiest and so good! I used semi-sweet chocolate instead of dark and added some crushed potato chips at the end.
Great recipe
This looks great!
Excited to try! Could I half the recipe if I don’t need as many candies? Not sure if the time would need to change too.
Thanks in advance!
LOVE this recipe!! I’ve never added toffee bits or butterscotch chips and now I’ll never make these without them.