Pinterest Experiment 4 - Trisha Yearwood's Crock-pot Chocolate Candy

Who doesn't love Trisha? Or Garth? I have never actually watched her show. Honestly the fact that it was Trisha's recipe is not the thing that convinced me to make this. It was because of the good ol' trusty Crock-pot (except when you don't turn it on - this has happened to me twice in the past).

The crockpot is quite possibly one of the greatest inventions for the kitchen.

The original pin is here.

I won't go through all the details of the recipe because the pin will explain it much better than I ever could. But the list of ingredients is a tad lengthy and can become somewhat expensive.

2 lbs (36 oz) salted dry-roasted peanuts
4 oz (4 squares) German's sweet chocolate
1 12-oz package semisweet chocolate chips (about 2 cups)
2½ lbs white almond bark

It doesn't seem like it would be expensive, but you have to buy two cans of the peanuts and two packages of the white almond bark.

I had to buy vanilla white almond bark because that is all my store (Wal-Mart) had at the time. I did not like the vanilla flavoring, but others did.

Follow the pin on how to layer the crock-pot. I let it sit on low for one hour, then I stirred the ingredients. I was unsure if the bark had actually melted, but it in fact melted. So I was good to go for the next hour.

You may want to use a crock-pot liner for this recipe. It is messy, but I soaked the crock-pot after I made the candy and the chocolate cleaned off with no problem.

Ingredients after the first hour:

In the muffin cups, ready to eat: 

I added sprinkles for a bit of holiday cheer. Overall this is an easy project.

It makes TONS though. I made this for Thanksgiving. I have a small family and we had so much leftover I gave some to friends.

I think this would be good for a church gathering or school dessert (beware the peanut allergies though cause this has hundeds of peanuts). You'll want to use it for an event to feed a lot of people.