Craving a sweet treat without the hassle of baking? Look no further than crock-pot candy! This delightful confection is incredibly easy to make, requiring minimal effort and yielding delicious results. With just a few simple ingredients and a slow cooker, you can create a variety of delectable candy recipes that are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. From classic peanut brittle to rich chocolate fudge and chewy caramel goodness, the possibilities are endless. Dive into the world of crock-pot candy and discover a treasure trove of irresistible treats that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
CROCK POT CANDY
Make and share this Crock Pot Candy recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Elizabeth Fullerton
Categories Candy
Time 2h5m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put peanuts in bottom of crock pot; add other ingredients.
- Cook on low setting for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Place rounded spoonfuls onto wax paper and allow to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504.7, Fat 43, SaturatedFat 6, Sodium 544.3, Carbohydrate 19.4, Fiber 7.1, Sugar 3, Protein 19.1
CROCK-POT CHOCOLATE FRITO CANDY
Interesting candy recipe from A Year of Slow Cooking. Just think this uses LEFTOVER Fritos for a sweet instead of a savory entree. I once had chocolate covered potato chips and thought they were super so think this would be good too. (Big thinker here.) She claims that Fritos are gluten free-surprises me. I realize that you can buy gluten free pretzels. I am not labeling this gluten free unless someone with the knowledge informs me it is appropriate. If you want to try this in the microwave instead that is fine with me. I doubt that this recipe would work in a crock pot bigger than 4 quart-am suspicious that it would burn.
Provided by WiGal
Categories Candy
Time 2h10m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put the Fritos and the pretzels in a large Ziploc and smash until crumby; set aside.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Put the butter, chocolate chips, peanut butter, and brown sugar, into your crockpot and set on high for 1-2 hours or until everything is really melty and you can mix it well. (Hers took 1 hour, 15 minutes to melt nicely in a 6 quart crock pot. Remember the size of crock pot determines the length of cooking time in crock pot cooking.).
- Stir in pretzels and Frito pieces.
- Using oven mits (use them! The crock is hot! Do not get burned.) dump the hot candy out onto your lined cookie sheet and spread out with a wooden spoon.
- Sprinkle the peanut pieces on top.
- Put the pan in the refrigerator for about an hour, or until candy has set completely.
- Break into pieces.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 459.2, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 12.1, Cholesterol 24.4, Sodium 704.5, Carbohydrate 68.8, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 30.5, Protein 6.2
HOLIDAY CROCK POT CANDY
This recipe was given in one of my recipe swaps and I've been making a batch every Christmas season. Makes a lot! Enough for family and 1 or 2 gift trays.
Provided by Julie Bs Hive
Categories Candy
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 lbs
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- I whirl my peanuts in the food processor just to grind them a bit but if you prefer just go ahead and use them as is.
- Pour peanuts into a large crock-pot; add chips and vanilla or almond bark. Cover and turn setting on low. Now get busy with something else for an hour or so. When you come back, stir mixture with a large spoon making sure all the peanuts are well coated.
- Using whatever size spoon is appropriate for you, (I use a small cooking scoop and it just fills the mini muffin cake liners) spoon out on a cookie sheet and let harden.
- Keep crock-pot on, no big rush, this is a generous recipe and you will have plenty. When sufficiently hard place in festive containers.
- Don't expect it to last very long because each piece is filled with a wonderful taste of chocolate and is chock full of peanuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3879.4, Fat 309.8, SaturatedFat 67, Cholesterol 11.9, Sodium 3351.5, Carbohydrate 218.8, Fiber 47.2, Sugar 113.3, Protein 122.9
CROCK POT CANDY ("MR. BUD CANDY")
Yummy candy from the crock pot? Doesn't get much better than that! It's never been easier to indulge your sweet tooth... and I couldn't be happier about it.
Provided by Donna Brown
Categories Chocolate
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Put ingredients into a 4 or 5-quart crockpot in EXACT order as listed. Cover and cook on LOWEST setting [on your appliance] for 3 hours. DO NOT remove lid! Turn off and allow to cool slightly. Mixture will not be melted but will be soft. Mix thoroughly and drop by teaspoon size cookie dropper or a teaspoon onto wax paper. Let cool thoroughly. Makes approximately 150 - 170 pieces, depending, of course, on how large you make the pieces. NOTE: This candy is made best by following the recipe to the letter. Make other variations and changes at your own risk, [for example, using pecans or almonds in place of peanuts; white chocolate chips instead of almond bark, etc.] as this is the voice of experience speaking. Please take into consideration that it may alter the quality of the finished product. Thank you and LOL! **NOTE: There seems to be discrepencies in the terms crockpot and slow cooker. This recipe is for a crockpot which, when on low, will only melt the ingredients. A slow cooker will get hotter and start to cook the ingredients, thus resulting in an inferior product. Please be aware of what kind of appliance you have. It seems the older "crockpot" works best. There have been some who have burned their ingredients because their appliance is too hot. The makers and manufacturers of these appliances seem to interchange the description of their appliances calling slow cookers crockpots. It seems that Rival owns the name crockpot, therefore, others can't use the name crockpot, they are slow cookers. It's very confusing, but slow cookers, indeed, cook hotter, which could result in burning of this recipe. There are many discussions and explanations of this subject within the comments.
- 2. ***NOTE I've been asked to add this note. If your crockpot appliance is below 275 watts, you should not have any problem with the candy burning if you follow the ingredients and the directions, however, all crockpots are different, so please pay attention to your cooking process. Look on the bottom of your appliance to see the wattage. The new crockpots get hotter than the older crockpots and the slow cookers get even hotter.
- 3. DISCLAIMER: I have not made 1/2 a recipe, used peanut butter chips, mint chips, almonds, pecans, coconut or any other ingredients other than what the recipe calls for,(except for caramel and it was a disaster and I threw it away), I have not made it in the microwave nor have I made it on top of the stove, as this is a crockpot recipe, therefore, if you want to use any other ingredients or make it any other way, please do so, but it may not have the same consistency, texture, taste, nor gloss that this one has and the end results may not be the quality you are hoping for.
CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUTS- CROCK POT CANDY
A friend gave me this recipe years ago. I make it every Christmas. It freezes very well. I found a similar one but this one had two additional ingredients.
Provided by vestspeechteacher
Categories Nuts
Time 3h5m
Yield 100 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut chocolate into smaller pieces and add all ingredients including peanuts to crock pot. Turn on low and cook one hour with lid on. Do Not Stir. Turn off heat, remove lid, stir every 15 minutes for two hours. Drop with a melon baller onto wax or parchment paper. Let set until hardens. Store in covered container. Will freeze well in sealed bags. Makes over 100 pieces.
CROCK POT CANDY
A Christmas favorite, as well as Easter. Taste like a gold brick egg.
Provided by Iris Bonanno
Categories Candies
Time 2h15m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Break up bark and put all ingredients in crockpot. Cook on low for 1 hour, stir well and cook another hour. Stir well and drop by teaspoon onto wax paper. Makes about 125 pieces.
- 2. Optional: raisins, stir in after cooking. Can use any nuts you prefer
CROCK POT CANDY
These are so easy and good...great for the holidays..I found this recipe out of "Redbook"
Provided by Cassie *
Categories Other Snacks
Time 3h15m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- 1. 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.
- 2. 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.
- 3. Note: Do not confuse a crock pot with a slow cooker, a slow cooker heats, and cooks faster than the crock-pot..
1/2 RECIPE OF CROCK POT CANDY ("MR. BUD CANDY")
These are the Crock Pot Candy ("Mr. Bud Candy") I made by halving the recipe and cooking in a 3 qt. Rival Crock Pot. I was so excited I was dreaming about it last night! I followed the recipe to a T, very hard for me to do, especially not lifting the lid, lucky I have a clear cover. There seemed to be a lot of chocolate left...
Provided by Sue Mucha
Categories Other Snacks
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Break or cut the baking chocolate and white chocolate into pieces as scored.
- 2. Add ingredients in the order given into a 3 qt. Rival Crock Pot.
- 3. Cover and set Crock Pot to low. Cook w/out lifing cover for 3 hours. I checked it every half hour just to make sure it wasn't getting brown around the edges. It will start to melt around the edges but will keep its form for the most part.
- 4. Turn off and remove crock to a hot pad. Stir with a sturdy wooden spoon.
- 5. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper lined pans. I used a sheet cake pan and its cover and one smaller cookie sheet. Let cool. Store in covered container in a cool place.
MS. MARSHA'S CROCK POT CANDY
This recipe came from a very sweet woman I know. My family absolutely loves these little candies and they could hardly be easier. The hardest part is spooning the candy on to the paper to cool, that and not eating them all be for they set. Please note only use DRY utensils when making chocolates, water can ruin your candies. You may need to put the candy in to the fridge for a little while to get it to set if it is very warm in your house the day that you make them. For example, last time I made them I was also baking bread that day, the kitchen was too warm for the candies so I had to very carefully cut my parchment to manageable sizes so that my candy could be placed in the fridge. If it is more than 72 in your kitchen you may want to plan on chilling them in the fridge and that means making sure you can safetly make it from your crock pot to your fridge or a really cool place in your house without dropping all your goodies on the floor. I use what I consider to be an average sized family crockpot for my candy I believe it holds about 3 quarts. I have successfully halved the recipe and used a smaller crock pot, the candy will only take around 1 hour and 45 minutes for the half batch to melt.
Provided by Turkeys Mom
Categories Candy
Time 2h45m
Yield 200 candies, 50 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Chop German chocolate and vanilla bark in to small pieces so that they will melt more quickly.
- Layer ingredients in crock pot as listed above.
- Cook on low for 2 hours and 15 minutes.
- DO NOT OPEN THE LID! Candy may not appear to be melting, but when you stir it at the end of the 2 hours and 15 minutes it will be.
- Be sure to use a VERY DRY spoon to vigorously stir the candy when the time is up. Even a drop of water can ruin the batch.
- Spoon combined candy on to wax or parchment paper with a teaspoon to cool.
- Once set put finished candies in to airtight containers for storage, if they last that long.
- Makes approximately 200 pieces.
Tips:
- Use a slow cooker with a lid that fits tightly. This will help to prevent the candy from drying out.
- Do not overcook the candy. It should be cooked until it reaches a temperature of 300 degrees Fahrenheit (149 degrees Celsius). If it is overcooked, it will become hard and brittle.
- Let the candy cool completely before cutting it. This will help to prevent it from sticking to the knife.
- Store the candy in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. It will keep for up to 2 weeks.
Conclusion:
Crock pot candy is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. It is a great way to use up leftover sugar and corn syrup, and it can be made with a variety of different flavors and colors. With a little creativity, you can create a candy that is sure to please everyone.
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