Easy Slow Cooker Peanut Clusters (Crockpot Candy)
Make simple, delicious chocolate peanut clusters using your slow cooker. This recipe is perfect for edible gifts and requires minimal effort.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 1 hr
- Total Time: 1 hr 10 min
- Yield: About 3 dozen clusters 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 (12 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips
- 1 (16 ounce) jar creamy peanut butter
- 1 (10 ounce) bag salted peanuts
Instructions
- Combine the semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, and peanut butter in the insert of a small slow cooker.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes until the mixture is smooth.
- Remove the slow cooker insert from the base. Stir in the salted peanuts until they are evenly coated.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of the mixture onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Let the clusters set completely at room temperature for several hours, or place them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to speed up setting.
- Once firm, package the peanut clusters for gifting.
Notes
- For a different flavor, substitute white chocolate chips for one of the chocolate chip varieties.
- If you want a smoother texture, you can use crunchy peanuts instead of salted peanuts.
- Line small candy cups with foil or paper liners before dropping the mixture into them for easy serving at potlucks.
- This candy keeps well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cluster
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 5mg