I love my crockpot! It is a real lifesaver for someone like myself who suffers from chronic pain, knowing I can still produce a hot, delicious and healthy meal for my family during visits together, without exhausting myself during the process. I never imagined I could make candy, too! 👍
I agree. Until this video, I had never heard anyone trash Crock-Pots. It's an amazing convenience for busy people. Whether you're a chef, skilled cook, or beginner, you can make comforting, sumptuous meals with little effort. ⬅
Another use for crockpots this time of year is that it is by far the best way to make stock out of a turkey carcass. Just stick all the bones in the pot, add onion and some herbs, cover in water and let it simmer all night. By morning you just need to strain out the solids and you will have great stock.
In the summer, when I want soup, I throw chicken and onion, celery, carrots, herbs into my crockpot and cook the soup in the garage. No heating up my kitchen. If you really want to up the flavor, brown all those ingredients first. That brings out even more flavor
We cook a lot in my hubby’s shed. He has a slow cooker, an air fryer, BBQ grill and kettle, smoker, pizza oven…. Since my first pregnancy, over 36 years ago, I cannot stand the smell of lamb….and he loves lamb! So we compromise and he cooks it in the shed, and I try not to gag at the dinner table.
Always remember to brown any bones and the onions before putting in the slow cooker, gives a far better flavour, also once you have strained the solids out, put in a saucepan and reduce to thicken or add cornflower mixed with water to make a mixture similar to heavy cream, then whisk in as you add the cornflour mix, quantity's of cornflower to liquid to be thickened will be on the box.
I've been making this lately using a double boiler. I found this is a great way to use up the last bits of tortilla chips. I crunch them up into small pieces and toast them in the air fryer before mixing into the chocolate. Add a bit of cayenne if you like spicy. Any leftover snack can work, pretzels, chips, crackers, you name it. They don't last long in my house!
My mom has been making this since the 70's. She even came to my 2nd grade class and made it for everyone when I was little. The game changer, though, is in addition to the chocolates and peanuts my mom would add the crunchy chow mein noodles you get in a can. I make it every year for my family during the holidays. 🙂
@@andioneill8270 I know the version with butterscotch chips to be known as Haystacks also. I dont like butterscotch so I dont make them but my mom made haystacks as often as she made the chocolate version.
My mom makes it every year at Christmas! Salted peanuts and melted toll house semi sweet choc chips in cupcake papers to keep them tidy. (I like to add some melted butterscotch and dried cranberries personal preference) The salty and sweet are addictive!
I have made these for years, but with a different recipe. My MIL always made them with only dry roasted peanuts and only semi-sweet chocolate chips. She always heated the chocolate chips in the microwave, heating in 30 second increments until the chocolate melted, then combine with the peanuts and scoop using two teaspoons. I often add a little sprinkle of large crystal sea salt to the top to make them pretty and the extra salt is lovely for flavor. I have never had any problem with the chocolate losing too much of its tempering to cause the peanut clusters to be too dull or to get a bloom. These peanut clusters are a holiday requirement, especially since my MIL passed away 16 years ago, and we do several things at the holidays to keep her love of the season and her memory alive.
I never liked white chocolate until i managed a chocolate shop, then i suddenly had a new appreciation for how lovely and easy it was compared to how much i struggled to keep all the other chocolate nice looking 😂
Little bit of salt on top will make them even better!! I used to east these on christmas but usually it has peanuts, hazelnuts, almonds and rainsins inside! Raisins and chocolate are amazing together idk why people dont like raisins 🥺
A proper bridge mix always has chocolate covered raisins in it, but let's be honest everyone is eating it for the chocolate covered peanuts and nougat bits 🤗 channeling my grandma here but this is the most right she ever was in her entire life
I had a stroke 9 months ago. I didnt realize it, but i adapted my cooking to add the crockpot a lot. Which i didnt before. I make roasts or stews or soups , ribs all sorts of things. Its nifty. With the caramel it is a goo goo cluster. Yum
I've been making this for a few years now. I like to add Rice Krispies (the off brand works fine) right before scooping. Stir and scoop. Maybe around 4-6 cups. Just eyeball it. As always, love your content and keep up the good work!! Happy Thanksgiving!!
When I make these, I use my chef's size mini muffin pan. Line each cup with a pretty paper, add a few sprinkles or a half maraschino cherry on top. So cute and super quick & easy! 😊
Hi, I still use my crock pot,I do stews ,curry’s , chilli and you can cook a whole chicken without adding any liquid, it stays nice and moist by cooking in its own juice. Cook pieces of cheap meat long and slow that makes it tender. You can do soups. You can cook deserts ,stewed fruit the list is endless. Many people do use their crockpot pots to the max, don’t bother reading the recipe books that comes with them. The crock pot hasn’t had it hay day it’s still going strong in the U.K. Mine has three settings low,high and auto. I put my ingredients in the pot plug it into a timer and then plug it into the socket. We can go out and have fun and i know that I haven’t got a run round getting a meal on the table as it’s already when we get home. So people give the crock pot/ slow cooker the love it deserves.
I agree. I'm in the US and subscribe to several newsletters for crockpot/slow cooker recipes. I think it is as popular as ever!! My favorite recipe is a pot-roast. BUT I also love to make a pasta sauce that I am cooking with Italian sausage and meatballs. I love cooking it slowly so the flavors meld perfectly.
A Crock pot/slow cooker cooks dried lentils very well. On the stove top I always have issues with boiling up foam etc but the slow cooker is super easy. Dried beans are less convenient because you have to soak them and then depending on the type also boil them to get rid of toxins. An Instant pot is a better bet for dried beans I think.
We have a version of this recipe here! Using almond instead of peanuts. Some people even use lollipop stick to hold them. I should try make them using peanuts next. ❤❤❤
Prior to covid, our family would make a similar recipe for all of my clients. We would end up with about 1000 pieces of almond clusters, peanut clusters and various chocolate dipped treats! We'd make pretty plates and treat bags and deliver everything! It was a fun family tradition.
I have been making this candy for years. I just use Almond bark chocolate and salted cocktail peanuts. I heat it up in the microwave in 30 second intervals and spoon it out.
I think I would prefer to use a mini cupcake tray with the liners for forming the treats. You can get decorative cupcake liners for pretty much any holiday, and they would be easier to handle and package for gift giving. But yes, definitely yum looking.
Another idea-- fill the baking tray with tiny bead sprinkles and add the dollops of chocolate on top. Then you end up with the bottoms looking like non pareils and no chocolate sticking to the pan
It's always fun when someone discovers ways to use their slow cookers. I've made this candy during the holidays before and it always turns out good. My favorite version is a s'mores chocolate with those Golden Grahams cereal and miniature marshmallows mixed into the chocolate. It can be made with or without nuts. Did you know they make slower cookers now that have a searing function? I haven't used one yet, but it's on my wishlist of slow cookers to try out. I love my slow cookers and have two of them plus my Ninja Foodi with Smartlid which also has a slow cooker function. Never knew I needed an air fryer until I got that to replace my pressure cooker when it died. But yes, searing on the stove before cooking in a slow cooker can be a pain, but well worth the effort. I grew up in the 70s and I can't even imagine life without my slow cookers. I even used to have one dedicated for craft projects. They're great for making soap or melting candle wax.
We have one….it is great because you can brown your meat and fry your onion or soffritto right in the slow cooker….saves dirtying the stovetop if you want a one pot dinner!
I do this recipe every Christmas for the family. The only difference is I would pull my hair out if I dipped each one of those out. I simply lay out a long piece of parchment paper on my table and pour it onto the paper all at once then spread it out. It is so thick that is doesn't run so, it makes it super easy to get the thickness you want. I let it set until it is cool and firm, then cut it or brake it into pieces
I make them just with white almond bark too. (Plain white cookies). I use peanuts on one batch and cashews in another batch. I also use the chocolate almond bark but don't use the chips or baking chocolate and they turn out fine.
i made this every year with my mother to give to my teachers before the winter holiday break. We used butterscotch chips as well. Such a nice memory :)
Edible gifts are fantastic budget savers if you have a lot of people to give to. The recipe can be scaled up or down and if you leave out the nuts and just melt the candy then you can mix in whatever you like in a bowl just heat the nuts or fruit etc before mixing it so they don’t cool the chocolate too quickly. Other suggestions would include covering cookies or pretzel chips or even crunchy bacon 🥓. As far as your tips for cooking meals I always brown my ingredients before adding them to the crockpot. Most foods need very little water if any and that way you don’t have to have meals as wet however the food is mostly steamed as opposed to roasted. I like to brown a roast, set it atop a bed of root veggies in large chunks, set the crock pot and go about my day. The meat will fall apart when done ✔️
I’m thinking Pecans, Carmel outs and the chocolate. Make your own turtles. Costcos had a great deal on pecans before Thanksgiving. Ohh my mouth is watering 😊😊😊😊
I still have my original Crock Pot from when I moved into my first apartment in the mid-‘80s. Three settings - off, low, and high. I occasionally use it for stews or chili, searing the meat in a cast iron skillet first. I mostly use my Crock Pot to make grits. I use twice as much water as called for on the grits box and cook on low for 7-8 hours, stirring a couple of times during the cooking. I get the BEST grits that way! So smooth and creamy. Anyway, I’m sure this candy would work great in my ancient Crock Pot. The "low" setting is quite low, so nothing ever scorches or burns.
I make something very similar. I use all almond bark and use on jar of salted dry roasted peanuts and three cups of crisp rice cereal and drop into mounds on parchment.
Just make sure your crock pot is completely dry before adding your ingredients. That candy coating will seize up and cause trouble if it comes in contact with water. If your candy coating is too thick you can add a little cooking oil to help thin it out ❤
Another idea- this will blow your minds wide open. lol. Fill the baking tray with tiny sprinkles like the non pariels. Then make small dollops of chocolate on the sprinkles. Then there’s nothing clean. The buttons of the chocolate will have sprinkles on them and you pour the rest of the sprinkles back in or use them to decorate something else (you know there’s going to be a ton of baking right?!)
I love my slow cooker. I made stew the night before and wake up to a delicious smell and food. Also super easier to make apple sauce in. My kids love it
My mom used to make these when I was younger. It was just chocolate and peanuts but they were great. She used a double boiler and chocolate she got from our neighborhood/family friend. I’m not aware of what type of chocolate it was. It just came in a big bag in a small disk shape. It just required melting
Handy hint with chocolate is to make sure any utensil you are using is DRY, and plastic seems to do better than metal (temperature differences). I've only been farting around with chocolate for about 6 months and those seem like the two biggest rookie mistakes. I can see using a double boiler for this and adding in some cherry flavor, almond extract, or some mint extract but would not recommend doing it for anyone who hasn't messed around chocolate before.... Chocolate, custards/ice cream, candies, breads, and some other dishes are as much chemistry/biology experiments as they are creative taste creations. Great idea with the carmel thingies. I'm going to make some Mexican chocolate ice cream and will have a few kinds of chocolate left over so going to use this recipe as a base to use up the left over chocolate.
I had no idea that it could be this easy, this is great. My dad is a huge, huge fan of turtle candy, and this is pretty much the same minus the caramel layer but I think I can figure that part out. Very awesome!
This would be great with pretzel sticks added or scoop the chocolate mixture over a pretzel for a sweet and salty crunch. Could be made nut free by buying nut free chocolates and using pretzels instead of peanuts. Great little snack for a treat tray!
How about using some mini-marshmallows at the base instead of the caramel bits? Or how about adding raisins stirred in at the end, right before scooping the mixture out onto parchment paper? Peanuts and raisins are delicious together!
I make something similar but along with peanuts, I use chow mein noodles. My Mom would make dozens of these for Christmas and though I wasn't a sweet eater, I liked these a lot. Maybe it was the addition of salted peanuts that made me like them.
My go-to holiday recipe is white bark and Fruity Pebbles. We call it Kristmas Krack. I've been doing it for years, and have been seeing a Fruity Pebbles bar in stores recently with the same basic ingredients.
I make these almost every Christmas as a homemade gift. They're always a hit. I've never tried with caramel. I'll have to try it next time! Love your videos as always
I was really interested on making this for Christmas treats for the family (I always make about 4 or 5 candies as well as other treats at Christmas) until that dreaded word showed up. "Peanuts". My wife is highly allergic to peanuts and most tree nuts. But then I had an epiphany. Coconut. Why couldn't I substitute coconut for the peanuts? I think that just might work.
How about pecans? My favorite nut. I hope she isn't allergic. That would be wonderful. Somebody else said they use any leftover snacks----pretzels, tortilla chips (crushed up), crackers, etc. I hope you find something. I am allergic to almost everything. It's miserable. Blessings to your family and Happy Thanksgiving.
We used sooooo much almond back over the years. Every chrstmas growing up in the 80s/90s. Milk chocolate for peanuts, white for Oreos pretzels and ritz pb sandwiches…..
Not at all! I use my crock pot all the time, and I was only born in the 80's. Tea towel under lid helps with wetness and caramelization. You would be amazed at what your slow cooker can actually do.
I made my Oreo Smash treats* this year doing the regular chocolate almond bark. I crushed the cookies up to smaller chunks, like you'd see on the toppings of ice cream or frozen yogurt, melted my almond bark in the microwave, stirring occasionally because it can burn, and then mixed in the cookies. However, before I put them on the tin foil I had out, I sprinkled a little bit of salt first before placing the Oreo Smash mixture onto it. That little bit of salt on the bottom makes a mighty fine addition. I like doing this with roasted almonds too, but this recipe? Yes. I am going to have to do this because you made it look absolutely gorgeous. Good, no, great job, kiddo! Loved it! ETA: I completely forgot that some I made by putting mini marshmallows on top, some I made by mixing them into the chocolate. I did that at the end because I wasn't sure if the hot chocolate would melt the marshmallows or not. They didn't melt! *I stink at coming up with creative names. LoL
I did this years back. I did different things. One batch I added rice krispies. One batch I broke up pretzels. I gotta say the rice Krispie one was the best and hard to give away because I wanted to eat them all.
Fun fact: The correct term for that unsweetened chocolate used for baking is “Baker’s chocolate” and it’s actually NOT named because it’s a type of chocolate used by bakers, but is actually named after the Baker chocolate company founded by Edmund Baker.
Just FYI and CAUTION: White chocolate chips or a white chocolate baking bar will contain cocoa butter, which is the finicky fat in chocolate that you mention requires tempering, so *neither is an appropriate substitute for candy coating/"almond bark" or candy melts* which contain good ol' reliable hydrogenated fats like palm oil.♥💯
Now that is my kind of candy! I would also do it with other nuts, not only peanuts. Almond bark is astronomicly expensive in my country, I may just use a white baking chocolate, or make it myself. 24 oz here costs the equavalent of $35 or is that what you pay?
I love my crockpot! It is a real lifesaver for someone like myself who suffers from chronic pain, knowing I can still produce a hot, delicious and healthy meal for my family during visits together, without exhausting myself during the process. I never imagined I could make candy, too! 👍
I agree. Until this video, I had never heard anyone trash Crock-Pots. It's an amazing convenience for busy people. Whether you're a chef, skilled cook, or beginner, you can make comforting, sumptuous meals with little effort. ⬅
Same ❤
My Mom suffers from chronic back pain. She has had 3 major back surgeries. She likes to use the crockpot too.
Another use for crockpots this time of year is that it is by far the best way to make stock out of a turkey carcass. Just stick all the bones in the pot, add onion and some herbs, cover in water and let it simmer all night. By morning you just need to strain out the solids and you will have great stock.
Ooh, hot mulled cider, too! Turkey soup and some crusty bread, then cider for dessert.
In the summer, when I want soup, I throw chicken and onion, celery, carrots, herbs into my crockpot and cook the soup in the garage. No heating up my kitchen. If you really want to up the flavor, brown all those ingredients first. That brings out even more flavor
We cook a lot in my hubby’s shed. He has a slow cooker, an air fryer, BBQ grill and kettle, smoker, pizza oven….
Since my first pregnancy, over 36 years ago, I cannot stand the smell of lamb….and he loves lamb! So we compromise and he cooks it in the shed, and I try not to gag at the dinner table.
Always remember to brown any bones and the onions before putting in the slow cooker, gives a far better flavour, also once you have strained the solids out, put in a saucepan and reduce to thicken or add cornflower mixed with water to make a mixture similar to heavy cream, then whisk in as you add the cornflour mix, quantity's of cornflower to liquid to be thickened will be on the box.
I've been making this lately using a double boiler. I found this is a great way to use up the last bits of tortilla chips. I crunch them up into small pieces and toast them in the air fryer before mixing into the chocolate. Add a bit of cayenne if you like spicy. Any leftover snack can work, pretzels, chips, crackers, you name it. They don't last long in my house!
@@sonogabri1 what?
That sounds amazing!
Love the idea of a little cayenne, I was thinking of pecans and bits of pretzels.
You are a genius!!!! Thx for sharing
My mom has been making this since the 70's. She even came to my 2nd grade class and made it for everyone when I was little. The game changer, though, is in addition to the chocolates and peanuts my mom would add the crunchy chow mein noodles you get in a can. I make it every year for my family during the holidays. 🙂
😮 great idea! Might even be more economical. 😉
My mom used to put the chow mein noodles with melted butterscotch chips. Omg they were so good! We called ‘em haystacks.
@@andioneill8270 I know the version with butterscotch chips to be known as Haystacks also. I dont like butterscotch so I dont make them but my mom made haystacks as often as she made the chocolate version.
My mom makes it every year at Christmas!
Salted peanuts and melted toll house semi sweet choc chips in cupcake papers to keep them tidy.
(I like to add some melted butterscotch and dried cranberries personal preference)
The salty and sweet are addictive!
I have made these for years, but with a different recipe. My MIL always made them with only dry roasted peanuts and only semi-sweet chocolate chips. She always heated the chocolate chips in the microwave, heating in 30 second increments until the chocolate melted, then combine with the peanuts and scoop using two teaspoons. I often add a little sprinkle of large crystal sea salt to the top to make them pretty and the extra salt is lovely for flavor. I have never had any problem with the chocolate losing too much of its tempering to cause the peanut clusters to be too dull or to get a bloom. These peanut clusters are a holiday requirement, especially since my MIL passed away 16 years ago, and we do several things at the holidays to keep her love of the season and her memory alive.
Oooh, this idea would work great with chopped pretzels swapped in for the peanuts, maybe with some toffy pieces! 😋
Why not all 3!! Life's short. Add all the things 😂
You could also top them with shredded coconut or mini marshmallows for another taste and texture. 😊
I never liked white chocolate until i managed a chocolate shop, then i suddenly had a new appreciation for how lovely and easy it was compared to how much i struggled to keep all the other chocolate nice looking 😂
Little bit of salt on top will make them even better!! I used to east these on christmas but usually it has peanuts, hazelnuts, almonds and rainsins inside! Raisins and chocolate are amazing together idk why people dont like raisins 🥺
I 🧡LOVE 🧡 raisins! Cadbury Fruit & Nut is da' BOMB💣.
A proper bridge mix always has chocolate covered raisins in it, but let's be honest everyone is eating it for the chocolate covered peanuts and nougat bits 🤗 channeling my grandma here but this is the most right she ever was in her entire life
Happy Thanksgiving y'all!
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I had a stroke 9 months ago. I didnt realize it, but i adapted my cooking to add the crockpot a lot. Which i didnt before.
I make roasts or stews or soups , ribs all sorts of things.
Its nifty.
With the caramel it is a goo goo cluster. Yum
I really like those caramel bits. They’re good for so many things, including eating as is.
I love the idea of caramel bits, but I would use mini muffin tins to scoop chocolate in. The little cups will hold the caramel bits better!
Use the silicone cupcake liners and reuse.
I've been making this for a few years now. I like to add Rice Krispies (the off brand works fine) right before scooping. Stir and scoop. Maybe around 4-6 cups. Just eyeball it.
As always, love your content and keep up the good work!! Happy Thanksgiving!!
When I make these, I use my chef's size mini muffin pan. Line each cup with a pretty paper, add a few sprinkles or a half maraschino cherry on top. So cute and super quick & easy! 😊
Hi, I still use my crock pot,I do stews ,curry’s , chilli and you can cook a whole chicken without adding any liquid, it stays nice and moist by cooking in its own juice. Cook pieces of cheap meat long and slow that makes it tender. You can do soups. You can cook deserts ,stewed fruit the list is endless. Many people do use their crockpot pots to the max, don’t bother reading the recipe books that comes with them. The crock pot hasn’t had it hay day it’s still going strong in the U.K. Mine has three settings low,high and auto. I put my ingredients in the pot plug it into a timer and then plug it into the socket. We can go out and have fun and i know that I haven’t got a run round getting a meal on the table as it’s already when we get home. So people give the crock pot/ slow cooker the love it deserves.
I agree. I'm in the US and subscribe to several newsletters for crockpot/slow cooker recipes. I think it is as popular as ever!! My favorite recipe is a pot-roast. BUT I also love to make a pasta sauce that I am cooking with Italian sausage and meatballs. I love cooking it slowly so the flavors meld perfectly.
A Crock pot/slow cooker cooks dried lentils very well. On the stove top I always have issues with boiling up foam etc but the slow cooker is super easy.
Dried beans are less convenient because you have to soak them and then depending on the type also boil them to get rid of toxins. An Instant pot is a better bet for dried beans I think.
We used semi sweet and butterscotch chips, with Spanish peanuts. So good!
We have a version of this recipe here! Using almond instead of peanuts. Some people even use lollipop stick to hold them.
I should try make them using peanuts next.
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Prior to covid, our family would make a similar recipe for all of my clients. We would end up with about 1000 pieces of almond clusters, peanut clusters and various chocolate dipped treats! We'd make pretty plates and treat bags and deliver everything! It was a fun family tradition.
I have been making this candy for years. I just use Almond bark chocolate and salted cocktail peanuts. I heat it up in the microwave in 30 second intervals and spoon it out.
I think I would prefer to use a mini cupcake tray with the liners for forming the treats. You can get decorative cupcake liners for pretty much any holiday, and they would be easier to handle and package for gift giving. But yes, definitely yum looking.
Another idea-- fill the baking tray with tiny bead sprinkles and add the dollops of chocolate on top. Then you end up with the bottoms looking like non pareils and no chocolate sticking to the pan
It's always fun when someone discovers ways to use their slow cookers. I've made this candy during the holidays before and it always turns out good. My favorite version is a s'mores chocolate with those Golden Grahams cereal and miniature marshmallows mixed into the chocolate. It can be made with or without nuts.
Did you know they make slower cookers now that have a searing function? I haven't used one yet, but it's on my wishlist of slow cookers to try out. I love my slow cookers and have two of them plus my Ninja Foodi with Smartlid which also has a slow cooker function. Never knew I needed an air fryer until I got that to replace my pressure cooker when it died. But yes, searing on the stove before cooking in a slow cooker can be a pain, but well worth the effort. I grew up in the 70s and I can't even imagine life without my slow cookers.
I even used to have one dedicated for craft projects. They're great for making soap or melting candle wax.
We have one….it is great because you can brown your meat and fry your onion or soffritto right in the slow cooker….saves dirtying the stovetop if you want a one pot dinner!
I do this recipe every Christmas for the family. The only difference is I would pull my hair out if I dipped each one of those out.
I simply lay out a long piece of parchment paper on my table and pour it onto the paper all at once then spread it out.
It is so thick that is doesn't run so, it makes it super easy to get the thickness you want.
I let it set until it is cool and firm, then cut it or brake it into pieces
I make them just with white almond bark too. (Plain white cookies). I use peanuts on one batch and cashews in another batch. I also use the chocolate almond bark but don't use the chips or baking chocolate and they turn out fine.
I literally saw a short video this morning where someone made this in an air fryer!🤷♀️
She made them in mini silicone cupcake holders
i made this every year with my mother to give to my teachers before the winter holiday break. We used butterscotch chips as well. Such a nice memory :)
Edible gifts are fantastic budget savers if you have a lot of people to give to. The recipe can be scaled up or down and if you leave out the nuts and just melt the candy then you can mix in whatever you like in a bowl just heat the nuts or fruit etc before mixing it so they don’t cool the chocolate too quickly. Other suggestions would include covering cookies or pretzel chips or even crunchy bacon 🥓. As far as your tips for cooking meals I always brown my ingredients before adding them to the crockpot. Most foods need very little water if any and that way you don’t have to have meals as wet however the food is mostly steamed as opposed to roasted. I like to brown a roast, set it atop a bed of root veggies in large chunks, set the crock pot and go about my day. The meat will fall apart when done ✔️
I’m thinking Pecans, Carmel outs and the chocolate. Make your own turtles. Costcos had a great deal on pecans before Thanksgiving. Ohh my mouth is watering 😊😊😊😊
I still have my original Crock Pot from when I moved into my first apartment in the mid-‘80s. Three settings - off, low, and high. I occasionally use it for stews or chili, searing the meat in a cast iron skillet first. I mostly use my Crock Pot to make grits. I use twice as much water as called for on the grits box and cook on low for 7-8 hours, stirring a couple of times during the cooking. I get the BEST grits that way! So smooth and creamy.
Anyway, I’m sure this candy would work great in my ancient Crock Pot. The "low" setting is quite low, so nothing ever scorches or burns.
I make something very similar. I use all almond bark and use on jar of salted dry roasted peanuts and three cups of crisp rice cereal and drop into mounds on parchment.
Just make sure your crock pot is completely dry before adding your ingredients. That candy coating will seize up and cause trouble if it comes in contact with water. If your candy coating is too thick you can add a little cooking oil to help thin it out ❤
Another idea- this will blow your minds wide open. lol. Fill the baking tray with tiny sprinkles like the non pariels. Then make small dollops of chocolate on the sprinkles. Then there’s nothing clean. The buttons of the chocolate will have sprinkles on them and you pour the rest of the sprinkles back in or use them to decorate something else (you know there’s going to be a ton of baking right?!)
I love my slow cooker. I made stew the night before and wake up to a delicious smell and food. Also super easier to make apple sauce in. My kids love it
I have all the ingredients in my crockpot as we speak!!! What a great recipe. I might put a pretzel 🥨 on the bottom and scoop mixture on top. 🥳🥳
I can’t remember if Emmy has ever made “Christmas Crack” but if not, I’d love to see her try it- it’s addictive and pretty easy to make!🤷♀️🥰👍🏻
She has.
It's EXCELLENT! But when I've tried to make it myself, the crackers/saltines were soggy. Dang. Maybe Emmy'll give it a try. : )
My mom used to make these when I was younger. It was just chocolate and peanuts but they were great. She used a double boiler and chocolate she got from our neighborhood/family friend. I’m not aware of what type of chocolate it was. It just came in a big bag in a small disk shape. It just required melting
The choc. was probably "melting chocolate". 😉
Love this idea! One suggestion though, crockpot liner. 😊
Memories of my mom making big batches of this for Christmas every year. It was the best.
Handy hint with chocolate is to make sure any utensil you are using is DRY, and plastic seems to do better than metal (temperature differences). I've only been farting around with chocolate for about 6 months and those seem like the two biggest rookie mistakes.
I can see using a double boiler for this and adding in some cherry flavor, almond extract, or some mint extract but would not recommend doing it for anyone who hasn't messed around chocolate before.... Chocolate, custards/ice cream, candies, breads, and some other dishes are as much chemistry/biology experiments as they are creative taste creations.
Great idea with the carmel thingies. I'm going to make some Mexican chocolate ice cream and will have a few kinds of chocolate left over so going to use this recipe as a base to use up the left over chocolate.
RE: extracts..... I learned the hard way that it's best to use OIL-BASED extracts and flavorings when fiddly-farting with chocolate/candies.
@@heylookatmelookatme oh yeah water based stuff (including food coloring) will make the chocolate seize up which is not a good thing.
I make homemade soap in a crockpot. Works great for that, too.
I had no idea that it could be this easy, this is great. My dad is a huge, huge fan of turtle candy, and this is pretty much the same minus the caramel layer but I think I can figure that part out. Very awesome!
This would be great with pretzel sticks added or scoop the chocolate mixture over a pretzel for a sweet and salty crunch.
Could be made nut free by buying nut free chocolates and using pretzels instead of peanuts.
Great little snack for a treat tray!
How about using some mini-marshmallows at the base instead of the caramel bits? Or how about adding raisins stirred in at the end, right before scooping the mixture out onto parchment paper?
Peanuts and raisins are delicious together!
6:25 Omg I love caramel! I just know this chocolate treat is going to be tasty!
I make something similar but along with peanuts, I use chow mein noodles. My Mom would make dozens of these for Christmas and though I wasn't a sweet eater, I liked these a lot. Maybe it was the addition of salted peanuts that made me like them.
I cooked our turkey breast in a crock pot this year. It was pet-friendly (no garlic or onions), just lots of fresh herbs. Perfectly yummy!
Maybe we will see a Tee and Wee video over the holidays! Happy American Thanksgiving from Canada. 😊🤞
Love that you showed us how to make this without tempering, game changer!
Looks yummy, I have thoughts of stirring in some raisins at the very end.
You can replace the peanuts with chow mein noodles and make haystacks😊
My go-to holiday recipe is white bark and Fruity Pebbles. We call it Kristmas Krack. I've been doing it for years, and have been seeing a Fruity Pebbles bar in stores recently with the same basic ingredients.
I make these almost every Christmas as a homemade gift. They're always a hit. I've never tried with caramel. I'll have to try it next time! Love your videos as always
Why is Emmy so adorable??? 😍😍😍
I love making this. I use German chocolate, semi sweet, and white chocolate
I was really interested on making this for Christmas treats for the family (I always make about 4 or 5 candies as well as other treats at Christmas) until that dreaded word showed up. "Peanuts". My wife is highly allergic to peanuts and most tree nuts. But then I had an epiphany. Coconut. Why couldn't I substitute coconut for the peanuts? I think that just might work.
How about pecans? My favorite nut. I hope she isn't allergic. That would be wonderful. Somebody else said they use any leftover snacks----pretzels, tortilla chips (crushed up), crackers, etc. I hope you find something. I am allergic to almost everything. It's miserable. Blessings to your family and Happy Thanksgiving.
toasted coconut and a bit of salt would be like the Russel Stover ones in the little papaer cups!!
We used sooooo much almond back over the years. Every chrstmas growing up in the 80s/90s. Milk chocolate for peanuts, white for Oreos pretzels and ritz pb sandwiches…..
Not at all! I use my crock pot all the time, and I was only born in the 80's. Tea towel under lid helps with wetness and caramelization. You would be amazed at what your slow cooker can actually do.
I second the tea towel trick! Also, you do get a Maillard reaction in a slow cooker.
Just found your channel, so glad I did. That candy looks amazing...had to subscribe. Thank you 😊
I didn’t care for the caramel
Bits as much as the peanuts itself but I’ve really enjoyed it and everyone some too, and they wanted more!! Thank you
Blue Land is awesome!! I love their bottles and scents.
I made my Oreo Smash treats* this year doing the regular chocolate almond bark. I crushed the cookies up to smaller chunks, like you'd see on the toppings of ice cream or frozen yogurt, melted my almond bark in the microwave, stirring occasionally because it can burn, and then mixed in the cookies. However, before I put them on the tin foil I had out, I sprinkled a little bit of salt first before placing the Oreo Smash mixture onto it. That little bit of salt on the bottom makes a mighty fine addition. I like doing this with roasted almonds too, but this recipe? Yes. I am going to have to do this because you made it look absolutely gorgeous. Good, no, great job, kiddo! Loved it!
ETA: I completely forgot that some I made by putting mini marshmallows on top, some I made by mixing them into the chocolate. I did that at the end because I wasn't sure if the hot chocolate would melt the marshmallows or not. They didn't melt!
*I stink at coming up with creative names. LoL
I like Oreo Smash Treats as a name.
I did this years back. I did different things. One batch I added rice krispies. One batch I broke up pretzels. I gotta say the rice Krispie one was the best and hard to give away because I wanted to eat them all.
It'd be cute to do a little flaky salt on top, too, though you'd probably want to use unsalted nuts. 😅
Happy Thanksgiving to Emmy, her family, & everyone in the chat❤
I love these & they are super easy to make. One of my favorite candies to make this time of year.
My dad used to make these with a little peanut butter. I still make them with all kind of other stuff. Sprinkle with a bit of salt, too!
i’m thankful for emmy for reallllll
I make these and they are so easy and delicious!
Happy Thanksgiving Emmy. I love your content!
I buy the big can of peanuts at costco, and the almond bark is the best to use, for sure. thank you for telling me about the crock pot. fabu.
Happy Thanksgiving y'all 🦃🥧🍽️
Thanksgivings at Emmy's must be legendary.
Oooh I bet toffee bits at the end would be good too
Making this for Christmas! ❤
Cashews would be amazing in this with the caramel and chocolate.
Fun fact:
The correct term for that unsweetened chocolate used for baking is “Baker’s chocolate” and it’s actually NOT named because it’s a type of chocolate used by bakers, but is actually named after the Baker chocolate company founded by Edmund Baker.
I've made these a few times and given them as gifts, they're aways a hit!
We will always support you. Keep working hard no matter what.
They look like Goo Goo Clusters without the marshmallow.
In jr. High our home ex teacher taught us, we added it to crunchy chow mein noodles also.
Crushed pretzels are a nice touch as well
I made this but only half and they turned out great. Thank you for sharing
YAY!!! My family loved them, too. 😆
@@emmymade I'm going to give them as Christmas gifts to the kids at the church I go to and I know they will Love.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family ❤
Just FYI and CAUTION: White chocolate chips or a white chocolate baking bar will contain cocoa butter, which is the finicky fat in chocolate that you mention requires tempering, so *neither is an appropriate substitute for candy coating/"almond bark" or candy melts* which contain good ol' reliable hydrogenated fats like palm oil.♥💯
My grandparents always made this at Christmas time and my favorite was when they would add mini marshmallows in it. ❤
My Mom makes this candy every Christmas. I make cookies and fudge and she makes chocolate peanut candy.
Thanks for the great video as always Emmy!!!!
Put that on pretzels! Especially the grid kind.
Emmy, I love your videos! Your voice and vibes is so wonderful and calming.
Now that is my kind of candy! I would also do it with other nuts, not only peanuts. Almond bark is astronomicly expensive in my country, I may just use a white baking chocolate, or make it myself. 24 oz here costs the equavalent of $35 or is that what you pay?
That's more chocolate than I've ever seen in my life
@emmymade, you are the ultimate to watch
Early squad! And Happy Thanksgiving Emmy and everyone else celebrating! (I'm Swedish so no celebrations here)
try it with butterscotch chips and chocolate... yummy!
I just ordered that soap kit. What a perfect idea for the gift exchange I am in. Thanks for the great idea (and the discount!)
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I just saved your pralines recipe & ordered a candy thermometer holder like you use!! ☺️
Ohhhh! Yummy looking! How about a sprinkle of flakes of salt?
I make these in my crockpot, only I also add M&Ms and a dash of salt ❤️
My SIL makes these and they are delicious!