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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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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Patricia says, “Such an easy and tasty recipe. I made them for a work potluck and there wasn’t one single one left!”
Melissa says, “This is so easy and customizable! We also added dried cranberries to some of the candy. There are endless possibilities!”
Brian says, “This is a great easy recipe for even the non cooks/bakers like me. Was really easy and with perfect results.”