Crockpot Candy is made with two kinds of chocolate, almond bark, peanuts, and peanut butter chips, all melted and blended together in a slow cooker. Try my Buttercream Candies for another sweet treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Crockpot Candy Ingredients
Peanuts: I used both salted and unsalted peanuts in the recipe. You could definitely get by using all salted or all unsalted, whatever your preference. Folks often add whatever nut they prefer, such as cashews. (Love that!)
German Chocolate: German chocolate adds even more sweetness to the candies. If you can’t find German chocolate, simply use semi-sweet chocolate in its place.
Almond Bark: Almond bark is also known as vanilla-flavored candy coating. It is made from vegetable fats instead of cocoa which is why it is not white chocolate. And, it doesn’t even contain any almonds in it…the name came from its use for covering nuts.
What is the Best Slow Cooker to Use?
I use and recommend a 6-quart Crock Pot because it’s large enough for big batches of candy and also works for stews and roasts. It has digital timer settings so I don’t have to keep checking it, and it is reasonably priced at around $66 on Amazon. Or, Hamilton Beach has a great manual slow cooker (without the timer settings) that sells for around $30 at Walmart.
Can I Make Crockpot Candy on the Stovetop?
Yes! Add all of the chocolate into a large, heavy-based pot over low heat. Cook while stirring occasionally until melted and smooth (about 15 minutes). Turn off the heat, then let cool for 5 minutes. Add in the peanuts and stir.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dollop spoonfuls of the mixture onto the lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until fully set.
How to Store Crockpot Candy
Be sure to let them harden at room temperature before storing. Or, to speed up the process, you can place them in the refrigerator to set.
Store them in an airtight container, in the refrigerator, for up to a month. I like to place them into an airtight container and use wax or parchment paper between the layers.
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Crockpot Candy
Equipment
- Slow cooker I use this Crock-Pot!
- Large baking sheet These ones from Nordic Ware work great!
- Parchment paper This is the brand I use
Ingredients
- 1 jar (16 ounces) salted peanuts
- 1 jar (16 ounces) unsalted peanuts
- 1 bag (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 bar (8 ounces) German chocolate baking bar
- ⅓ cup (79 g) peanut butter chips
- 2 packages (24 ounces each) white almond bark
- sprinkles, for garnish (optional)
- sea salt, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a crockpot, add salted peanuts, unsalted peanuts, semi-sweet chocolate chips, German chocolate, peanut butter chips, and almond bark.
- Place the lid on the crockpot and set it to low heat.
- After the ingredients have started to melt, stir once. Cook for 1-2 hours.
- Remove lid. Stir ingredients well.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a spoon or cookie scoop, dollop heaping tablespoons of the mixture onto the lined baking sheet.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until fully set.
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I think I’m going to try this as Haystack with noodles instead of nuts.
Let me know if it works. Great idea!
What size crockpot? Mine is 4 quarts..
Can I use dark chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet?
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Husband can’t have nuts. Could you use broken pretzels instead?
Yes
What can I use if I can’t find German chocolate baking bar
Use whatever chocolate you have.
Is the German baking bar the semi-sweet one? I have seen sweet, unsweetened, and semi-sweet and wasn’t sure which one to use.
It’s a dark chocolate.
Thanks for the quick reply. I guess I will go with Baker’s brand German’s sweet chocolate bar? Am I understanding correctly? Sorry to be so dense.
I Googled this just to be sure and it is in fact Baker’s German sweet chocolate. I can find all the others in the grocery stores near me, but not this one. I’m going to substitute milk chocolate as my search says this is the closest to it. You can find it on Amazon but it is very expensive, about $10 a bar in the US and $60 here in Canada!
I can’t find peanut butter chips can I use regular peanut butter instead?
Sure.
Can i cut this recipe in half without any problem?
Yes, but total cooking time may be less.
can I use Pistachios instead of peanuts?
Sure