Crockpot Candy is a must make for the holiday season! It’s like chocolate covered peanuts but better! Only 4 ingredients and made completely in the slow cooker. It makes a ton so it is perfect for cookie tins or holiday parties!
This is my ultimate, most favorite recipe ever.
If I had to pick a signature recipe, this would be it.
And it’s not even mine.
My best friend Megan and her mom gave me this recipe years and years ago.
They make it every Christmas and every Christmas I would beg her to bring me some. I honestly had no idea it was so easy until she showed up at my house with all the ingredients on year and threw it all in the slow cooker.
Now I make at least 2 batches every holiday season to fill Christmas cookie tins and send as teacher gifts. It is so delicious, practically addictive, everyone loves it, and everyone you gift it to will be asking for the recipe!
I also love to fill Christmas cookie tins with my Cranberry Orange Cookies, Eggnog Fudge, and Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies.
How to Make Crockpot Candy
It is just 4 simple ingredients and the slow cooker does everything for you.
It is seriously addictive and starting in about July of every year, I start saying “Omg I can’t wait for crockpot candy” to everyone in my life.
Crockpot Candy is made with white almond bark, a German chocolate bar, and semisweet chocolate chips. That all gets melted in the crockpot with dry roasted peanuts.
You do need to stay close to home while making Crockpot Candy because it needs a few good stirs to make sure the almond bark and chocolate are melting evenly but those stirs are the only real work you do!
And then once it’s done, you drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper and let the candy set up.
The recipe only calls for peanuts but I’ve been known to do half peanuts and half pecans when I feel like being fancy. You can really use any nut you like. Cashews, pumpkin seeds, whatever!
Also, I halved the batch and got a ton (as you can see from the picture below) so if you make a full batch, be ready to eat a lot of peanuts!
What Is Almond Bark?
Okay, so it’s technically it’s not even called almond bark! It’s a candy coating (either vanilla or chocolate) but the packages usually have “Make Your Own ALMOND BARK!” on the front so everyone just calls it almond bark.
There are no almonds or nuts of any kind. It is a chocolaty candy coating that melts really easily and produces a glossy, beautiful candy. It also sets up really quickly so you don’t have candy sitting on your counter for hours and hours.
It is available in all the grocery stores near me (plus Walmart and Super Target) year round in the baking aisle right near the chocolate chips. During the holiday season, most stores will have huge baking displays where you can find almond bark as well. Or you can always order almond bark online.
If, for some reason, you can’t find it, the candy melts you find in the craft store work similarly.
What is a German Chocolate Bar?
You know that rich delicious German chocolate cake taste that you know and love? It gets it’s signature taste from German chocolate! It’s a dark baking chocolate that is slightly sweeter than semisweet chocolate.
And fun fact! It didn’t get it’s name from Germany! It was developed by a man named Sam German in the 1850’s and that’s how it came to be known as German chocolate.
It is made by Baker’s and will be right next to all the other Baker’s baking chocolate in the baking aisle of pretty much any grocery store. If you can’t find it, you can use semisweet and won’t be able to tell much of a different at all. Or you can always order a German chocolate bar online.
Help! My Crockpot Candy Isn’t Setting Up!
I have never had this problem but I have had readers say their Crockpot Candy takes forever to set up.
The amount of almond bark used in the recipe should make it set up pretty quickly, especially if your house isn’t super hot, but if you are having problems, transfer them to your refrigerator for a few minutes and they should set up very fast.
Can You Freeze Crockpot Candy?
Yes! If you are looking to get a jump start on your holiday baking, you can freeze it in an airtight ziptop bag, making sure to remove as much of the air as possible.
Just let it thaw in the refrigerator or on the counter before serving.
More Crockpot Dessert Recipes
- Crockpot Crunchy Drop Cookies
- Slow Cooker Almond Joy Chocolate Clusters
- Crockpot Caramel Apple Crumble
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Crockpot Candy
Ingredients
- 2 pound white almond bark
- 4 ounces German chocolate bar
- 12 ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips
- 24 ounces dry roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Add white almond bark, German chocolate bar, semisweet chocolate chips, and peanuts to slow cooker. Let cook on low for 1 hour without messing with it. After an hour, stir to combine everything. Allow to cook for another hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Drop spoonfuls of the candy onto wax paper and allow to cool completely.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
50Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 233 Total Fat: 19g Saturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 14g Cholesterol: 1mg Sodium: 149mg Carbohydrates: 12g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 4g Sugar: 6g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 8g
Sets up faster in fridge
I just made a batch of this today. And for some reason it is not getting hard. The candy is so soft you have to use a spoon to pick it up. Not sure why??
I put mine in freezer for about 10 minutes. It sets up and stays that way. I use semi sweet chocolate and it is delicious. I make it once or twice a year
Do you put German chocolate bar in it?
I’m Jane Mendenhall I just got done making this candy 4 hours ago and it wont set up it is still soft, what did I do wrong I followed your directions, please let me know.
So was it ever decided why some people’s candy didn’t set up?
If so, how do I prevent that from happening.
Has anyone used regular salted peanuts instead of dry roast? Did it come out ok?
And, was it decided that it is best to put the nuts in first?
I use half salted peanuts and half unsalted peanuts. Just the right amount of salt that way. I put the peanuts on the bottom crock pot on low for 90mins to 2 hours. Then stir it only once. The candy sets up nicely. I keep mine in the refrigerator to keep it nice and solid
I was wondering how the fat and sugar is removed from this recipe?
wonder if you could use coconut instead of nuts?
I use the bark that you melt, and coconut does very well. Lena
Last year I made a couple kinds of candy this way. I followed the directions completely. Once I was ready to take out of the crock pot, I had the wax paper to put it on, and it hardened in no time. i never had to put it in the freezer, until I was ready to store it away, until I gave it out to family/friends.
This looks so delicious! Was wondering if you could make this in the microwave. Would b much faster.
Does anyone know if these freeze? Any idea how long they will keep in a tin? We have a bake sale coming up and these would be great but I can’t obviously bake everything at the last minute. We also have a huge Christmas event coming up and these would be great in the seniors gift bags too but again, they need to be make earlier and stored. So.. any information in regards to storing (tin/freezer?) and for how long would be greatly appreciated.
I have made these in the micro wave and on stove top. They are very simple and very tasty. I have frozen them for later gifts and they are great
Just finished making this candy. It is delicious, but i also had a problem with them setting up. I wont go into detail, it was ugly, but i finally got most of them into the freezer. As soon as i got the wax paper off of the counter though, i noticed them beginning to harden. Next time i will place the wax paper on cookie sheets that i cooled in the freezer or fridge.
Maybe a heavier paper like freezer paper would do better
BETTER THAN PEARSON’S NUT GOODIES. TOOK THESE TO CHRISTMAS FAMILY GETTOGETHER. THEY DIDN’T LAST TIL DINNER.
I have made these twice and it’s so easy and delicious. I have had no problem with the candy setting up. I use cookie sheets under the wax paper. I use the salted cocktail peanuts. Thank you! For sharing.
Thank you,never made these yet,do you have to use German chocolate?
Can I double this recipe?
Could you use pecans. Instead
Put them in muffin cups much easier and better for giving out at Christmas time
That’s what I do also…the metal lined cups the best
How long can I store in air tight glass container?
Do you close the lid or leave uncovered?
Can I use Chocolate Almond Bark instead?
Made these and they are delicious. Can I freeze these til 22 or 23??
I’ve made this a couple of times and it always turns out well, I’ve also added raisins to it which is a combination I really like!
I have made these several times and my grandkids all love them. I added broken up small pretzels and we all loved them.
My grocery store only had 20 oz packages of the almond bark so it looks like I am about 8 oz shy of 2 lbs, does anyone know if that would matter or not?