Christmas Crockpot Candy makes it so easy to add delicious chocolate candy to your dessert table. Just a few ingredients for a vegan treat, and make them early for gifts, too.
It's that time of the year when baking gets ramped up for the holidays. Make one of those delicious treats the easy way and use your crockpot!
Chocolate is popular year-round, so you know that it will be a welcome addition at all of your holiday parties. When you sprinkle on holiday colors, the festivities can begin.
There are actually three types of chocolate in my Christmas crockpot candy recipe, and they all work together to create the perfect flavor and texture. I know some folks out there may not be a fan of white chocolate, but it is an important ingredient here as it helps the candy to firm up after being cooked with peanut butter.
Luckily, there are plenty of vegan chocolate options out there to choose from! I like the brand Pascha for all kinds of vegan chocolate chips, while Beyond Good makes delicious chocolate bars that taste great and melt nicely. When it comes to chocolate though, you really can’t go wrong!
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Ingredients and Instructions
There aren't many ingredients and there are two that make the most delicious combination. That's chocolate and peanut butter. This recipe also has peanuts to go along with the peanut butter. It's pretty darn good.
How to Make Crockpot Christmas Candy
- Combine chocolates. Place vegan white chocolate chips or chunks, chopped vegan chocolate bar, and vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips in your slow cooker set to low heat. By piling the chocolate into the bottom of the crockpot like this, they’ll be the closest to the heat source and melt more quickly.
- Add peanuts + peanut butter. Add roasted peanuts and creamy peanut butter on top of the chocolate pieces.
- Cook and stir. Let the mixture cook on low for about 15 minutes, then give it a stir. You should see some of the chocolate at the bottom has begun to melt. Continue cooking for 15-30 minutes or so, stirring every so often, until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Drop and sprinkle. Spoon the candy mixture out of the crockpot and drop it in dollops on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, then top each with a shower of holiday sprinkles! I recommend using a tablespoon measure or a cookie scoop to do this. If you like, you can dollop in small batches--about 5 candies at a time--but you want to be sure not to allow too much time to pass before adding sprinkles as the chocolate needs to be nice and melted for them to stick. Continue dolloping and sprinkling until all of the chocolate mixture has been used up.
- Set and enjoy! Let the candies set fully so that the chocolate hardens completely. You can leave them at room temperature, or you may want to place them in the refrigerator for about an hour to harden. Make sure to leave them on the baking sheet until they are completely firm.. Enjoy your treats or pack them into an airtight container to store.
Candymaker tips
- Pick chocolate that you really like. It's a major player so make sure it's one that tastes good to you.
- Make it beforehand. They are quick and easy to make but you have to give them time to harden. Don't rush yourself at the last minute.
- Line a few baking sheets with parchment paper or waxed paper. This way you can move the candy out of the way while it hardens.
- All you need is a large spoon to scoop out the chocolate to drop onto the parchment paper. They don't have to be perfect. Let them find their own shape.
- If you are adding sprinkles only drop about 5 collops onto the parchment and then cover with sprinkles. This is how the sprinkles will stick to the chocolate.
- Change the sprinkles colors for any holiday! Greens for St. Patrick's Day, Pinks and reds for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day, Blue and white for Chanukah and on and on. Love celebrations!
Why should I use a slow cooker
- It just makes everything so easy. You don't have to stand around watching and stirring.
- It handles a big batch easily.
- Keep it on warm or low while you're making your dollops and sprinkling your sprinkles. It will stay melted and perfect.
FAQ's
Yes, that will still work but the flavor will change and the candies won't be quite as hard unless they are straight out of the refrigerator. They will still be delicious - just different.
Yes, that is the traditional type of peanut used for Christmas crock pot candy but I have had them with cocktail peanuts too. If you use cocktail peanuts rub them between your hands for some of the peanut skins to fall off.
They are fine at room temperature unless your house is too warm. Keep in the coolest part of the room if they are left out. They will actually keep in the refrigerator for weeks.
They usually turn out to be about 1 tablespoon. I say that this recipes makes about 100 candies but make them a little larger if you like.
No! You can switch the nuts out. You can use pretzel pieces, macadamia nuts, almonds pieces and just about any seed you like.
Not for this recipe. You want the extra seasoning that comes with roasted peanuts.
Helpful tools
- A Slow Cooker makes it really easy to make this vegan crockpot candy with no fear of burning any chocolate. A 4 qt. size works well.
- Parchment paper makes it easy to remove your candies and keeps everything clean.
- Gift tins to help spread the cheer.
More holidays treats
- Cookie Dough Truffles are another candy treat where the colors can be changed out to meet the holiday. These are no bake too!
- I've never met anyone who doesn't love classic Snowball Cookies.
- Mulling spices are added to apple juice or wine for a warming and festive drink.
📋 Recipe
Crockpot Christmas Candy
Ingredients
- 1 pound vegan white chocolate (chips, chunks, or chopped blocks)
- 1 pound vegan chocolate bars or squares (one that you love the taste of--not baking chocolate!)
- 2 cups vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 cups roasted peanuts
- 1 cup peanut butter
- Holiday sprinkles, as needed
Instructions
- Place the white chocolate, regular chocolate, and semi-sweet chocolate chips in your slow cooker set to low heat.
- Add roasted peanuts and creamy peanut butter on top of the chocolate pieces.
- Let the mixture cook on low for about 15 minutes, then give it a stir. You should see some of the chocolate at the bottom has begun to melt. Continue cooking for 15-30 minutes or so, stirring every so often, until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Spoon the candy mixture out of the crockpot and drop it in dollops on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, then top each candy with holiday sprinkles. I recommend using a tablespoon measure or a cookie scoop to do this. If you like, you can dollop in small batches--about 5 candies at a time--that way the chocolate is still soft by the time you top it with sprinkles. Continue dolloping and sprinkling until all of the chocolate mixture has been used up.
- Let the candies set fully so that the chocolate hardens completely. You can leave them at room temperature, or you may want to place them in the refrigerator for about an hour to harden. Make sure to keep them on the baking sheet until completely firm. Enjoy your treats or pack them into an airtight container to store.
Ginny McMeans
This is the easiest candy to make while adding a festive flare over the holidays.
Jen
I didn't realize how easy these were to make, especially using a slow cooker. Going to make them today, thanks!
Beth
Perfect for the holiday! My friends and family are going to love this recipe! I can't wait to try this!
LAUREN KELLY
So easy and delicious! Thank you so much, it's hard to find vegan candy!
Dawn
My daughter in law in vegan and it is hard for me to always make sure she gets treats during the holidays. When I made these last year I had a few extra milk chocolate candy bars from the Aldi Grocery store. I put those in also. I made these bigger like you stated you could. Needless these were a huge success. I had so many and like the recipe says I kept them in my garage in an air tight container and they lastest for months. I am now going to be making these for thanksgiving next weekend in my house so this way my children can take extras home and I will make another batch for Christmas. Thanks for making my life easier. I love time saving recipes that are easy for busy families.