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Close-up of chocolate peanut clusters on a white plate, topped with flakes of sea salt.
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Crockpot Peanut Clusters

Sweet, salty and oh so chocolatey! This is the easiest holiday candy you'll ever make!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
cooling time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 80 pieces
Calories 135kcal
Author Deb Clark

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • Rubber or silicone spatula
  • small cookie scoop or spoon

Ingredients

  • 32 ounces lightly salted peanuts
  • 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 12 ounces milk chocolate chips
  • 12 ounces peanut butter chips
  • 12 ounces white almond bark broken into squares
  • 1-2 tablespoon sea salt for garnish

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Pour the peanuts into the bottom of a crockpot.
    Overhead view of a slow cooker filled with dry roasted peanuts surrounded by bowls of chocolate chips and peanut butter chips.
  • Next, layer the semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, and peanut butter chips. Top with squares of almond bark.
    Crockpot filled with peanuts and peanut butter chips, topped with large chunks of white almond bark before melting.
  • Cook on low for 1 hour, stirring well every 15 minutes to keep the chocolate from scalding at the bottom of the crockpot.
    Melted chocolate and peanuts being stirred together in a slow cooker with a blue spatula.
  • After an hour, or once all the chips and almond bark are completely melted, stir thoroughly one last time to ensure the mixture is well-combined and all the peanuts are coated.
  • Using a small cookie scoop (or a spoon), place small clusters onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
    Cookie scoop dropping spoonfuls of melted chocolate peanut clusters onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Immediately sprinkle each candy with a pinch of sea salt.
  • Allow the peanut clusters to set in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, until the chocolate has fully hardened and set.

Nutrition

Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg
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