Crockpot Christmas Crack: An Easy Slow Cooker Holiday Candy

 

Crockpot Christmas Crack is an easy homemade holiday candy loaded with crunchy salted peanuts, rich semisweet chocolate, creamy peanut butter chips, and a smooth white candy coating. Made right in your slow cooker, this festive treat requires very little hands-on effort and is perfect for Christmas parties, cookie trays, and homemade holiday gifts.

With just a few simple ingredients, you can make delicious chocolate-peanut clusters decorated with red and green sprinkles. Let the slow cooker do most of the work, then scoop, decorate, and allow the candy to set.

Ingredients You'll Need

2 pounds white almond bark, broken into pieces

12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

10 ounces peanut butter chips

32 ounces dry-roasted salted peanuts

1/2 cup red and green Christmas sprinkles, optional

What Is Almond Bark?

Despite its name, almond bark does not necessarily contain almonds. It is a confectionery coating designed to melt smoothly and set firmly, making it useful for homemade candy.

White almond bark helps bind the chocolate and peanuts together, creating clusters that are easy to handle once cooled. Suitable white candy-melting wafers may also work when prepared according to their package directions.

For the best results, choose a coating intended for candy making rather than assuming that every white chocolate product will melt and set in exactly the same way.

Helpful Tools

You won't need much equipment to prepare this easy Christmas candy.

A slow cooker, preferably 4–6 quarts or larger

A heat-safe spoon or silicone spatula

Baking sheets or trays

Parchment paper or suitable wax paper

A cookie scoop or two spoons

An airtight storage container

Holiday tins or treat bags for gifting

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