Peanut Butter Pretzel Crockpot Candy

Making a batch of Crockpot Candy is my favorite Christmas hack. Simply toss all of the ingredients into the crockpot, stir a couple of times, scoop, and bam… Homemade chocolate clusters!

Crunchy peanuts and salty pretzels are coated in a sweet concoction of three different types of chocolate and plenty of creamy peanut butter. Add a drizzle of white chocolate and festive sprinkles and these candy clusters are party ready.

Ingredient Notes

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.

• Peanuts: I like to use salted roasted peanuts as they have the best flavor and the extra salt adds to the salty and sweet taste.
• Milk Chocolate: With all of your chocolate, try to get a good quality bag of chocolate chips. That way, you know your final product will be truly decadent. 
• Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips: I’ve found that semi-sweet chocolate adds just the right amount of depth while still keeping the finished product more like a milk chocolate treat. Use extra dark chocolate chips if you prefer a richer chocolate.
• White Almond Bark: The almond bark (or white chocolate chips) helps to sweeten the candy, but more so to create the perfect smooth texture. Don’t skip it!
• Peanut Butter: You want to use a no-stir kind of peanut butter, like Jif or Skippy. Natural peanut butters are too oily for this candy.
• Pretzels: You can lightly crush them by simply placing the pretzels in a durable zip-top bag and smashing them with a rolling pin. 

How to Make Crockpot Candy

Visit the printable recipe card below for full directions.

Toss everything into the crockpot. Add the butter to the bottom of the slow cooker first, then toss in the rest of the ingredients, except the pretzels.

Cover and set the crockpot to high. Let the ingredients cook for about 20 minutes.

Set a timer – it’s a must! One year I forgot to set my timer to stir the candy… and wound up having to throw it all away because it burned.

Stir and turn the heat to low. It will not be fully melted yet, but give it all a good stir. Then turn the heat down to low, cover, and cook for 30 minutes more. 

Stir again and add in the pretzels. Once everything is smooth and melted, turn off the crockpot and stir in the crushed pretzels.

Use a cookie scoop to scoop the clusters even in size. You can use a spoon, but I like the more uniformed look you get using a measured cookie scoop.

Scoop them out onto parchment paper or wax paper. If you don’t have enough cookie sheets, you can simply lay the paper onto your countertop instead.

Let the candy cool until fully set. This is the hardest part! I let it cool on the kitchen counter for about an hour to an hour and a half. You can speed it up by popping them in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes.

Optional – decorate the candy. Drizzle some melted white chocolate over the candy clusters, then top with your favorite sprinkles. Be sure to the white chocolate set/harden before storing in a container!