Crockpot Christmas Crack
This Crockpot Christmas Crack (also known as peanut clusters or crockpot candy) is the ultimate no-bake holiday treat. Simply dump peanuts and chocolate into a slow cooker, melt, stir, and scoop. It makes a huge batch with almost no effort—perfect for gifting.
Equipment
- slow cooker (4-quart or larger)
- Wooden spoon or silicone spatula
- wax paper or parchment paper
- Cookie scoop
Ingredients
- 16 oz salted dry roasted peanuts
- 16 oz unsalted dry roasted peanuts
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 12 oz milk chocolate chips
- 10 oz peanut butter chips (optional)
- 24 oz white almond bark (vanilla candy coating), broken into squares
- holiday sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Place a clean kitchen towel or paper towels under the slow cooker lid to catch condensation (optional but recommended).
- Add both jars of peanuts to the bottom of a 4-quart (or larger) slow cooker.
- Layer the semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, and peanut butter chips evenly over the peanuts.
- Place the white almond bark pieces on top of the chocolate layers.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 1 hour without opening the lid.
- Remove lid and stir thoroughly until completely smooth and glossy. If needed, cook an additional 15–30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
- Scoop tablespoon-sized clusters onto wax paper, parchment paper, or into mini cupcake liners. Add sprinkles immediately if using.
- Allow clusters to set at room temperature for 1–2 hours until firm.
Notes
Always layer peanuts on the bottom to protect the chocolate from scorching. Using white almond bark (not white chocolate chips) is essential for proper setting at room temperature.