Ultra Easy No-Bake Crockpot Peanut Clusters
Create sweet and salty peanut clusters using only four simple ingredients in your slow cooker. This recipe offers approachable elegance for effortless holiday gifting or party treats.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 min
- Yield: About 3 dozen clusters 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 (12 ounce) package peanut butter chips
- 1 (10 ounce) bag dry roasted peanuts
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Lightly grease the inside of a small slow cooker (2-quart size works well).
- Combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and creamy peanut butter in the slow cooker.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes until the mixture is smooth. Do not overcook.
- Remove the slow cooker insert from the heat base. Stir in the dry roasted peanuts until they are evenly coated in the melted chocolate mixture.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of the candy mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Allow the clusters to cool and set completely at room temperature for about 3 hours, or place them in the refrigerator for 1 hour for faster setting.
- Store the finished peanut clusters in an airtight container.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, substitute half of the chocolate chips with milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips.
- If you want a quicker set time, you can line a 9×13 inch pan with parchment paper and spread the mixture evenly, then chill until firm.
- These clusters make excellent homemade gifts when packaged in small cellophane bags tied with ribbon.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cluster
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 5mg