OK, girls! This is a good one, recipe that is! You’ll want to save this one.
I first shared this recipe 6 years ago, it doesn’t seem possible it’s been that long (sweet Aunt Mary is no longer with us), but mom and I made it back then at her house and I made it again this year at my house, so I’m sharing it all over again and added new pics too!
If you haven’t tried crockpot Chocolate Chocolate Candy before, you are going to love how easy and tasty it is. This was a first for our family and our late Aunt Mary brought it to our Thanksgiving spread 6 years ago. I only got one of them that day, but we brought home the recipe to try for ourselves. Aunt Mary said it was so easy and she was telling the truth. It is!
Here’s a disclaimer: This recipe has really taken off on Pinterest and since I originally posted it, I’ve gotten comments that many of you have tried it and the peanuts burned badly and ruined the whole batch. I am not sure how to remedy this, because all crockpots burn at different temps. I’ve heard older crockpots work fine, but newer ones may be too hot. So please be aware that even on low your candy can burn and be ruined. I’m so sorry for those of you who have had problems with it! Check your crockpot watts before your start this, I’ve read that 275 watts will work fine, but any hotter and you may have problems. Thanks!
Note: I made it this year in my crockpot which is probalby 10 years old and it worked just perfectly in it. I decided not to put all the peanuts on the bottom, but I layered it with white chocolate on the bottom with peanuts poured on top and the rest added as well. It all melts together anyway, so I don’t think it really matters how you layer it. Do not stir for 3 hours! Full recipe at the bottom of the post!
What is not to love about cooking in the crockpot. I just never imagined we’d be making candy in the thing. Four ingredients is all you need for this. The vanilla candy coating is sometimes challenging to find, I usually find it at our Kroger.
I did a little Googling and found out that this recipe is from Trisha Yearwood’s cookbook, Home Cooking with Tricia Yearwood. She’s a good Southern girl from Georgia too!
The recipe says to layer the peanuts first but with some people saying the peanuts burned, I decided to just layer it all together. I started with some of the vanilla candy on the bottom, then poured in the peanuts. Dry roasted salted peanuts. Someone in the comments mentioned just adding it all together and letting it cook on low, so that’s what I did this time. It worked great! I added one of the vanilla packages on the bottom and one on top.
After about 3 hours, it’s all soft and melted, on the top and bottom. I did have a few of my chocolate chips burn on the side, but nothing major.
This is the way mom and I did it a few years ago in her crockpot and the layer looked like this, according to the recipe. Do what you think is best for your crockpot!
Per the recipe: Layer Almond bark. You might have to cram it in there to get it all in place, but that is fine too.
Lay out plenty of small cupcake liners.
Fill them up, let them cool and prepare to WOW your friends! These are great gifts for neighbors and friends. It really is a great recipe to share with friends and family.
I will totally warn you, they are addicting.
Here’s mine this year in the crockpot after melting it all for 3 hours and stirring all ingredients together.
I used a small spoon to spoon them out in the small cupcake liners. I bought a pack of 100 small cupcake liners and filled about 85 to 90 of them.
They will cool in a couple of hours and then store them away to eat! Your family will love these!
Crockpot Chocolate Candy
2 lbs (36 oz) salted dry-roasted peanuts
4 oz (4 squares) German’s sweet chocolate
1 12-oz package semisweet chocolate chips (about 2 cups)
2½ lbs white almond bark
- Put the peanuts in the bottom of a 4-quart slow-cooker. Layer the chocolate over the peanuts, beginning with the sweet chocolate, followed by the chocolate chips, and then the almond bark. Set the temperature on low and cook for 3 hours. Do not stir the mixture.
- After 3 hours, stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until smooth. Drop the candy into cupcake pan liners, using about 2 tablespoons per liner. Allow the candy to cool completely before removing the cupcake liners. Makes 30 to 40 pieces.
If you can’t find almond bark, substitute white chocolate chips.
(Ours made more than that, more like 75 –80 pieces. I think it depends on how much you put in the liner.)
Read more: Recipes from Trisha Yearwood – Crock-Pot Chocolate Candy – Redbook
Beth says
I’m late to read the blog today. Your Birthday was over 25 minutes ago! I hope you had a wonderful day. Hey, someone commented that 55 means free tea at Chick-Fil-A. What a great deal! 🙂 I’m right behind you at 51. Thanks for the recipe…it’s another one of those that will go straight to my hips…but, it will be totally worth it i’m sure.
Beth
stacey says
Happy Birthday! I am right behind you on the 55 train. Any day we wake up on this side of the grass is a good day.
Heidi - Heart and Home says
Hi Rhoda,
I just wanted to wish you a belated Happy Birthday!
Thank you for always being a bright spot in my day, for having an enviably sunny outlook and attitude, for sharing your great ideas, and for being there, day after day, with something interesting and relevant to say. I appreciate you and I wish you all the best for a healthy, happy and terrific year!
xo
Heidi
Judy @ A Meek Perspective says
A sweet lady at church makes this candy, too. It is wonderful! Thanks for the recipe. Hope you had a super birthday!
Judy 🙂
LinhC says
Thanks for the great recipe. I love using my crock pot.
Happy Belated Birthday!
Lynn Rechsteiner says
Enjoyed meeting you at my home, Ellwood, during the tour. Love you site, going to make some of the crock pot candy today….looks yummy. Look forward to sharing time with you.
Kathy B. says
Rhoda, girl, I ended up having one burnt mess on my hands with this candy. Aagghh! Just wanted to let everyone know that if you have a crockpot that burns too high, you might end up with the same mess. My peanuts got scorched. Seems I’ve heard before that newer crockpot burn hotter then older models. I did a little Googling and read on some post that if your crockpot is UNDER 275 watts, you will be okay with this recipe…..look on the bottom of the pot for the wattage.
I haven’t given up cause the little bite I took of the candy with no scorched peanuts in it was yummy! I am going to try again. I have two crockpots, but they are both higher wattage then 275. Maybe Santa will bring me a new crockpot…..or maybe I’ll go to Wally World today and buy one. HA!
Happy VERY belated Birthday to you, Rhoda. I got you beat by one year. I turned 56 in October. Tell “Mom and Dad” I said “HI” again, please, and Merry Christmas to you all!
Rhoda says
Hi, Kathy, so sorry you had problems with the recipe!! That is a bummer. I never even thought about crockpot watts. I have heard that newer ones are hotter, but I sure wouldn’t have thought it would have done that to the candy. I hope you can try it again and have it work out better. We sure have enjoyed it!!
THanks for the well wishes to my family. Merry Christmas to you too!!
Jane H. says
Mine burned a little bit too (with a newer crockpot) but it makes so much I still had enough to give out and my co-workers loved them. Mine didn’t turn out shiny like yours though. And idea why?
Rhoda says
Jane, the candy was still gooey when those pics were taken, so it looks shiny. Once it hardens, it is not quite as shiny as that. Glad it turned out in spite of burning some. We also thought that lining your newer crockpot with one of those liners might work well too to keep the peanuts from burning. So, I hope you all will try it again if you have a hotter burning crockpot.
Dorothy Pepper says
Hi Rhoda,
A friend posted a link to your blog on FB and this Candy looks so delicious and easy, I want to post a link to it on my blog. I hope that’s okay with you!
Dorothy
Jodi says
Hi! Im trying this recipe right this very minute! I cant wait. Thank you for sharing:) I have linked this post to my post today. I also shared a super simple Almond Roca recipe you might enjoy. Love your blog. Merry Christmas!
Jodi
Ginny7 says
I fell in love with the looks of that recipe and shared it with some of my regular bloggers..I can’t wait to make it, it looks so promising :o) thanks for sharing.
Fabs says
I just wanted to let everyone know that I made this yesterday and it turned out great! I ran out of mini cupcake liners so had to use regular ones to finish up. This makes a ton of candy! It is definitely one to make every year.
Dorothy says
Happy Birthday…I’m turning 58 this month and as far as I’m concerned we are over 50 and fabulous!
Thanks for the candy recipe..I found and repined it on Pinterest…can’t wait to try it!
Zoe says
These crockpot candies look amazing and love anything in the crockpot. However, I made a batch today and they didn’t turn out, in fact they burned. I followed the directions exactly, not sure what happened. I layered the peanuts on bottom, then the sweet chocolate, semisweet chocolate and white chocolate morsels (couldn’t find almond bark). I set it on low for three hours, I just stopped the crockpot 30 min early because I could smell it burning. I tried stirring anyway, but the chocolate isn’t even melted all the way. Maybe my crockpot is too hot?
Rhoda says
Hi, Zoe, sorry you had problems with yours! If you read up in the comments, others had the same thing happen & I suspect it’s hotter crockpots that are newer. I’ve heard the wattage is hotter now, so my mom’s crockpot must have been the older wattage. Not sure how to fix that problem, except to find an older crockpot and give it a try. They sure are good!
Eve says
Rhoda,
Happy Birthday, enjoy you evening out.
I live off the grid, and don’t have a crock pot anymore
what would you suggest using stove top method, this looks really yummy.
Rhoda says
Hi, Eve, you could try roasting the peanuts in the oven first and then melting the chocolate on the stovetop and mixing them together, I just don’t know how that method would work, but I don’t see why it won’t. It’s a really good recipe.
Kimberly says
I made this with a variation. So yummy. I used roasted pecans instead of peanuts and added a bag of toffee bits between the chocolate chips and almond bark. People loved it!
Fran says
Hi what size cupcake liners, there are the tiny ones also .
Rhoda says
They were small, maybe mini cupcake size.
Kati says
I made it the first time with no issues. The second and third time, they both burned. I think it was because I used my newer crockpot. I even used a liner and reduced the time to two hrs. The fourth time, I went back to my old one, and I had no trouble. Great recipe!
Jennifer says
Can this be made with dark chocolate? I don’t know how it would turn out but I like dark chocolate better than milk. But I still think they would be amazing! 🙂 Thanks for the recipe, I can’t wait to try this recipe this holiday.
Rhoda says
HI, Jennifer, I’m not sure if milk and dark melt the same, but you could sure try it and see. They are delish!
Laura says
Happy Birthday to a beautiful person. Love your singing and enjoy your TV show & you sharing your great recipes.I can’t wait to make this Crock Pot Candy. Enjoy your birthday. You are still at a great age !!
Rhoda says
Hi, Laura, that is Tricia you are talking about since this is from her cookbook.