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!
These are a must make for me for my holiday cookie tins! Some of my other must makes for the holidays are Cranberry Orange Cookies, White Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers, and Italian Sugar Cookies.
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!
Ingredients For Crockpot Candy
- White Almond Bark – this is a white melting chocolate that’s typically used for making almond bark. You can find it in the baking aisle of all large grocery stores, with the chocolate chips.
- German Chocolate Bar – this is a sweet baking chocolate that you can find in the baking aisle with the chocolate chips.
- Semisweet Chocolate Chips
- Dry Roasted Peanuts – I use salted because I like the sweet and salty flavor. If you don’t even sweet and salty, use unsalted peanuts.
How To Make Crockpot Candy
- Combine. Add white almond bark, German chocolate bar, semisweet chocolate chips, and peanuts to slow cooker
- Cook. Let cook on low for 1 hour without messing with it
- Stir. After an hour, stir to combine everything
- Cook. Allow to cook for another hour, stirring every 15 minutes
- Finish. Drop spoonfuls of the candy onto wax paper and allow to cool completely
What Size Crockpot Do I Need for Crockpot Candy?
I use a 6 quart slow cooker for this recipe. I don’t recommend using anything much smaller than that but an 8 quart will work fine.
How Long Is It Good For?
Crockpot Candy is good for several weeks in the fridge. Make sure to store Crockpot Candy in an airtight container to keep it good for as long as possible.
I like mine room temperature so I recommend letting it sit on the counter for 10 – 15 minutes before serving. You can also serve it right from the fridge if you prefer!
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.
Almond bark available in most of 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.
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 freezer ziploc 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.
Variations
- I really like to make crockpot candy with pecans or cashews! It is a lot more expensive to make it that way but it’s also more addictive!
- Change up the sprinkle colors based on the time of year or holidays! Halloween, Easter, Valentine’s Day!
More Crockpot Dessert Recipes
- Crockpot Crunchy Drop Cookies
- Slow Cooker Almond Joy Chocolate Clusters
- Slow Cooker Caramel Apple Crumble
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Crockpot Candy
Crockpot Candy is a must make for the holiday season! It's like chocolate covered peanuts but better! Only 4 ingredients and perfect for cookie tins!
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.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
50Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 233Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 149mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 4gSugar: 6gProtein: 8g
Laurel Frank says
Looks like my favorite candy Peanut Clusters. Thank you for the recipe.
Mary says
What can I use to make it like a nut goodie? What is that cream colored stuff in the middle of nut goodies?
Kathy says
Can You freeze this candy?
Gloria says
Carol put alcohol in the like a letter or something
Laura Meacham says
Toffee bits added at the last before you spoon it out! That would be yum!
Jennifer Keith says
My other makes this and it has a nice milk chocolate flavor. Is there anyway to make it a dark chocolate flavor? And I am going to try to caramel block and I am also going to try sprinkling sea salt on top.
Carmela says
Does this need to be stored in the refrigerator?
Peggy says
I asked previously about raisins………..any idea about how much to use?
24 oz or more???
Thanks
Kaylee says
I just made it with Craisins yesterday. I think I ended up using about three or four cups (that’s approximate since I just sorta dumped it), and it was super yummy! I added a few more Craisins after I’d stirred it, since it didn’t look lumpy enough. I just added a few more until it looked like the top picture on the article. Hope that helps!
Gladys Blume says
I use white chocolate with pistachios
Kathy Wimberley says
I make mine in the microwave. I put almond bark, chocolate chips and German chocolate in a large bowl and microwave for two minutes and stir. Then I microwave me minute more. I stir it well and if everything is melted and blessed I add the peanuts and drop on wax paper and let cool completely. That’s all there is to it!
terri says
Is there a difference between almond bark and the white candy melts by Wilton?
amanda says
Nope, same thing. :)
Tammy says
When you say low (regarding the crockpot) what is the actual temperature of your crock pot’s low? I am looking for a crock pot that has a low temperature of 100 degrees. Any suggestions?
Karen says
My husband likes making these with all white chocolate. Almond bark, white bakers chocolate bar ,white chips!
Jessica says
I bet the white chocolate ones would be good with a coconut instead of almond flavor or coconut flakes instead of peanuts.
Peggy says
I would like to use raisins. Would you recommend 24 oz of raisins, in place of the peanuts?
Thank you for this wonderful recipe. Can’t wait to add it to my Christmas collection, and give as gifts.
Becky says
You said you did a half recipe so is this for a full recipe or half recipe?
amanda says
That’s the full recipe.
Sydney Kirk says
I cannot wait to try this for Christmas. I think all the adults are getting a can of these. Q: How do u think Caramell added to this receipt would do?
amanda says
I haven’t tried it so I can’t be sure. Someone in my comments suggested putting a caramel square on the wax paper and then dropping the chocolate mixture on top so that the caramel is kind of in the center – that sounds really good!
S says
Made with cashews and the caramel in the center would be pretty much a Turtle candy :)
Judy Smith says
I would think the caramel would keep the almond bark from setting up to a firm stage——caramel might make the pieces stick together. It’s an idea, though, and just might work fine. I’m just thinking of the excess sugar in the caramel.
Xristine says
Can drizzle caramel over once set ????
Melanie says
Has anyone tried it with something besides peanuts? We have someone with a peanut allergy in our family…
amanda says
I’ve done it with pecans and several readers say they’ve used cashews. :)
jelinda cleggett says
maybe you could try sun flower seeds, and some very fine crushed flax seed chia mix
Phyllis says
Made mine with chopped pecans and it is great.
Linda sullivan says
Do you use the same amount of pecans as you would peanuts
Suzanne says
Melanie, You may want to check to see if the allergic person has allergies to other nuts, including tree nuts. The almond bark itself may cause a reaction. My granddaughter went to the ER because of a reaction to washing her hands with honey-almond soap at a restaurant!
Barb says
I have a similar recipe called haystacks it takes melted butterscotch chips and a can of chowmein noodles you can add nuts or not to them. I like them without too, the noodles still stay crunchy! They are delicious, you could use semi sweet, or sweet choc instead of butterscotch. Another thing you could use in place of nuts is pretzel sticks, broken up! Hope this helps!
Janet says
Recipe sounds good…here is mine
Melt 1/2 of cho. Almond bake
Add heaping T. Of peanut butter….mix well
Add about 3/4 of 16 oz. jar of peanuts
Mix well and dip on wax paper
Mary B says
How long to your cook yours
Janet says
On low heat melt chocolate almond bark…it don’t take long
Helen says
How high do I put the slow cooker please,
amanda says
On low. :)
Karen Roston says
I finished making the crock pot candy this morning and it is cooled but not set up?? I measured the ingredients to a “t”…any input?
Alicia says
Karen, did you receive a response on what to do to get it to set? Mine has not set yet either.
Debbie says
Mine want set either what did I do wrong…
Susan says
I put mine on the fridge. I also added extra peanuts.
Doris Teel says
I can’t get mine to set up and I used the exact ingredients and cooked it exactly!
d says
Did you use regular peanuts instead of dry roasted? The oils on the regular peanuts will cause these not to set up.
Nancy says
I have been making this for 3 yrs and i followed everything except ibonly used 1 pound of the almond bark and it set fine. This year i decided to actually ise the 2 lbs and it doesnt seem to be setting as well. In future i will go back to using just 1 lb of almond bark
Clara Dove says
Granite countertops take heat out of food but also allows butter to soften quickly, therefore you may find placing the wax paper onto a cookie sheet turned over may halp the candy setup without refrigerating it all.
Evelyn says
Hope you don’t think this is a dumb question, but do you spray the crock with Pam before putting everything in it?
amanda says
Definitely not a dumb question! Nope, no need to spray it. :)