Easy Crockpot Candy Crack Recipe | Peanut & Chocolate

If you’re looking for a super easy candy recipe, this crockpot candy crack recipe is delicious!! This slow cooker chocolate candy makes a big batch and is perfect for movie nights, bake sales, or holiday parties!

The original recipe was crockpot Christmas crack with holiday sprinkles, but you can always customize it with festive sprinkles or leave them off all together! The easy recipe calls for a  mix of German, semi-sweet, and white almond bark chocolate along with pretzels & peanuts — making it the perfect sweet and salty treat to curb a sweet tooth!

How Do You Make Crockpot Candy Crack?

You’ll need a large crockpot, as well as, a few cookie sheets or mini-cupcake liners to spoon the mixture into.

Everything else you can pick up on the baking aisle at your local grocery store.

Ingredients:

• 16 oz jar (1 pound jar) of salted dry-roasted peanuts
• 2 cups mini pretzels
• 3 cups rice Chex
• 4 oz German’s Sweet Chocolate
• 12 oz bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Two 24oz packages of white chocolate almond bark / vanilla candy coating
• Festive sprinkles (pastels for Easter, black and orange for Halloween, or red, green and white sprinkles for Christmas)

How to Make Crockpot Candy Crack

Tips for Making Christmas Crockpot Candy Crack

• Don’t skimp on chocolate! You really want to use high-quality chocolate for this recipe. It’s worth it!
• You need to use white chocolate almond bark versus white chocolate chips. The bark helps the crockpot candy crack set and look delicious. White chocolate chips would not work the same way and may even burn in the crockpot.
• Have a dry kitchen towel over the crockpot and then put the lid on top of the towel. This will help with the water condensation and leave you with smoother chocolate!
• Use parchment paper or wax paper on the cookie sheets to drop the candy into clusters on. The people will make it easier to remove from the sheet.
• If you’re in a hurry and have the room, you can place the baking sheets in the refrigerator to help them cool faster – otherwise letting them cool at room temperature is great!

Creating Your Own Christmas Crockpot Candy Crack

This recipe is perfect year-round, but we love to make it as our Christmas crockpot candy crack!

You can also always add in extra treats to this easy candy recipe if you wanted! 

Other Chocolate Crockpot Candy Additions:

• chopped walnuts
• chopped pecans
• chopped hazelnuts
• peppermint chips
• toffee bits
• Nutella
• sea salt
• Rice Krispies cereal
• milk chocolate chips versus semi-sweet
• Holiday sprinkles

Crockpot Christmas Candy Questions

We love this simple recipe because it’s one of the easiest treats to make and store! You can even freeze it!

Can you make this Crock Pot Candy without peanuts?

Yes! You can swap out the peanuts for another type of nut, pretzels, cereal, or anything else you enjoy!

Can I make crockpot chocolate candy with pecans?

You can use pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, or peanuts for this crockpot candy recipe.

How do I store crockpot candy?

The crock-pot Christmas crack candy is fine at room temperature during a party, but the leftover pieces should be stored in an airtight container after. 

We also like to pack this homemade candy up in cellophane bags with ribbon for a holiday party or as last-minute gifts during the holiday season! 

Can you freeze crockpot candy?

This crockpot candy recipe is freezer-friendly! You’ll want to let the candy cool and then place in airtight, freezer-safe bags.

When you’re ready to enjoy it again, just let it sit out at room temperature for a few hours.

Along with our crock-pot Christmas crack, you may also enjoy:

• 21+ Christmas Movie Night Snacks Paired with Movies
• Elf Inspired Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board
• Christmas Snack Mixes
• Christmas Brunch Ideas

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Yield: 40

Easy Crockpot Candy Crack

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes

If you're looking for a super easy candy recipe, this crockpot candy crack recipe is delicious!! This slow cooker chocolate candy makes a big batch and is perfect for movie nights, bake sales, or holiday parties!

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Ingredients

• 16 oz jar (1 pound jar) of salted dry-roasted peanuts
• 2 cups mini pretzels
• 3 cups rice Chex
• 4 oz German's Sweet Chocolate
• 12 oz bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Two 24oz packages of white chocolate almond bark
• Sprinkles for a festive look

Instructions

1. Place the peanuts, mini pretzels, Rice Chex in the bottom of a 4-quart crockpot. 
2. Layer the chocolate over the mixture. You'll want to start with the German's Sweet Chocolate, then the semi-sweet chocolate chips, and the chocolate almond bark last.
3. Cook all of this on LOW for 1.5 hours.
4. After the 1.5 hours (or less), stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until it's smooth. 
5. Drop a spoonful of the mixture either into a mini cupcake liner or on a baking sheet that is lined with parchment paper.
6. Give the crockpot candy crack plenty of time to cool. You need to wait until it's completely cool before trying to remove it from the cupcake liners or cookie sheet.

Notes

You do NOT want to stir this mixture. If you do, wait around for the midway mark, and know that it will also cook faster so keep that in mind.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

40

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 254Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 28mgCarbohydrates: 18gNet Carbohydrates: 13gFiber: 5gSugar: 8gProtein: 7g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.