This post may contain affiliate links.

With chocolate and peanut perfection, these Slow Cooker Peanut Clusters are the perfect classic holiday treat. Super easy, tasty, and never go to waste.

I love recipes where I can pretty much just dump and go, and not all the time are they savory ones. These Slow Cooker Peanut Clusters are one of my favorite slow cooker recipes ever.

We make these every year to no fail. They are one of the most popular recipes that we make, and everyone always asks me to bring them to our family gatherings.

They are also great to give as gifts to neighbors, friends, and family. Just package them up in little cellophane bags and give them along with any of your other holiday cookies or candy.

This recipe makes a large batch, and that is mainly because 1. they are always eaten and 2. because they store really well. So we always make sure that we have enough on hand.

If you are looking for that perfect candy recipe to give as gifts or bring along to your Christmas party, then you have to make my Slow Cooker Peanut Clusters, super effortless!

Some of my other favorite holiday desserts include: Christmas Sandwich Cookies, Chocolate Pecan Toffee Bars and Holiday Snowball Cookies.

Jump to:

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
HOW TO MAKE SLOW COOKER PEANUT CLUSTERS:
WHAT IS WHITE MELTING CHOCOLATE?
DO I HAVE TO USE UNSALTED PEANUTS?
CAN I USE OTHER NUTS?
HOW TO STORE:
TIPS AND TRICKS:
Slow Cooker Peanut Clusters

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

Minimal ingredients help these come together effortlessly.
They make a ton, great to give as gifts or save for later.
The perfect chocolate-to-peanut ratio.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):

White melting chocolate
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Milk chocolate chips
Unsalted dry roasted peanuts
Fine sea salt

HOW TO MAKE SLOW COOKER PEANUT CLUSTERS:

Place the white melting chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and milk chocolate chips into a 6 or 8-quart slow cooker. Place the slow cooker over low heat for 1-2 hours.
Stir the chocolate around every 15 minutes or so to make sure it doesn’t burn.
Line sheet trays with parchment paper. You will need a lot of them, set aside.
Once the chocolate is melted, add the peanuts and salt.
Stir to combine so the peanuts are coating in the chocolate.
Start placing 2 tablespoon-sized dollops of the mixture onto the paper-lined sheet trays. I like to press them down, so they are not too tall, making them easier to bite into once set.
Continue to make the clusters, being careful they are not touching until all of the mixture is used up.
Let them sit until fully set, about 3 hours. Serve or package into containers with wax or parchment paper between the layers for storage.

WHAT IS WHITE MELTING CHOCOLATE?

The white melting chocolate that we are referring to in this recipe is vanilla almond bark, vanilla candy coating, or the similar.

You do not need to use this if you do not want to, we like to as it really melts great, and we have never had any problems with it seizing up.

If you do not want to use it or cannot find it, you can also use some high-quality white chocolate chips in its place. Just make sure that you use the same amount as the bags are only 12 ounces.

DO I HAVE TO USE UNSALTED PEANUTS?

We do this so we can control how much salt goes into the recipe. You can use dry salted peanuts as well and leave out the salt, or if you want a little sweet and saltier version just use salted and salt in this recipe.

CAN I USE OTHER NUTS?

Absolutely, if you want to play around with this recipe, this will work with any of your favorite nuts, such as almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc.

Just make sure that you are using the same ratio of other nuts as we do to the peanuts in this recipe.

HOW TO STORE:

These can be stored in an airtight container or bag at room temperature, where they will keep for up to 3 weeks.

You can also freeze these Peanut Clusters, to do that, place them in a freezer container or bag separated by wax or parchment paper, and they will keep for up to 4 months.

To defrost, remove to the countertop before enjoying.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

This makes a large batch, you can halve the recipe if desired.
These make great gift-giving treats.
White chocolate chips can be used in place of the white melting chocolate if desired.
Other nuts can be used, see some of my suggestions above.
These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.

Love a good candy that is super simple to whip up and makes a huge batch? Then these Slow Cooker Peanut Clusters are just for you.

If you like this recipe you might also like:

If you’ve tried these SLOW COOKER PEANUT CLUSTERS let me know in the comments how it turned out! You can follow me over on PINTEREST, INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK to find some more of our mouthwatering recipes!

Rate this Recipe

5 from 1 vote