Crock Pot Peanut Clusters
Updated Feb 27, 2026
Crock Pot Peanut Clusters are an easy and delicious holiday candy recipe. Made with 4 kinds of chocolate and salted cocktail peanuts, these are always a hit!
This Crock Pot Candy Is So Easy!
Homemade peanut clusters are perfect for serving at Christmas parties or gifting to friends and family. It’s impossible to mess up and comes out delicious every time!
Making chocolate covered peanuts in the crock pot is one of my favorite hacks for large batches and the cleanup is so easy!
Peanut clusters are one of my favorite no bake desserts for the holidays. They’re even easier when you make them in the crock pot!
This recipe makes plenty for sharing, and could not be easier to make. The crock pot does all of the work for you!
Ingredients Needed
- Salted cocktail peanuts: salted cocktail peanuts are the base of these peanut clusters.
- Semi sweet chocolate chips: semi sweet chocolate is a classic choice.
- White chocolate chips: white chocolate adds a nice flavor to these peanut clusters.
- Dark chocolate chips: all about the chocolate variety! Go as dark as you’d like here, the contrast of chocolate flavors makes these so yummy.
- Milk chocolate chips: to finish up our variety of chocolates.
How to make crock pot peanut clusters
Step 1: Place the cocktail peanuts in the bottom of a slow cooker.
Step 2: Top the peanuts with the semi sweet chocolate chips, then the dark chocolate chips, then the milk chocolate chips.
Recipe Note
You will need a full size 6 qt crock pot for this recipe, as the peanuts and chocolate will fill it almost to the top.
Step 3: Place the white chocolate chips on the top and place the lid on the slow cooker.
Step 4: Cook the chocolate peanuts on low for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes, until the chocolate is completely melted.
Step 5: Line baking sheets with wax paper. Use a mini cookie scoop or a spoon to drop chocolate covered peanuts onto the baking sheets.
Joy’s Tip
You will need 2-3 baking sheets as this recipe makes around 60 peanut clusters. I found that 20 clusters would fit per baking sheet.
Step 6: Place the peanut clusters in the refrigerator until set.
Storing
At room temperature: store peanut clusters in an airtight container at room temperature for around 1 week for best freshness.
In the refrigerator: store in an airtight container for up to 1 month. Let the peanut clusters sit out to soften for a few minutes before serving.
Try making these chocolate covered peanuts for the holidays! This easy crock pot candy is always a favorite.
Crock Pot Peanut Clusters
Ingredients
- 32 oz salted cocktail peanuts
- 12 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
- 12 oz white chocolate chips
- 12 oz dark chocolate chips
- 12 oz milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place the cocktail peanuts on the bottom of a 6 quart slow cooker.
- Top the peanuts with the semi sweet chocolate chips, then the dark chocolate chips, then the milk chocolate chips in layers.
- Place the white chocolate chips on top.
- Cook the chocolate peanuts on low in the slow cooker for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes, until the chocolate is completely melted.
- Line baking sheets with wax paper. You will need 2-3 baking sheets as this recipe makes around 60 peanut clusters.
- Use a mini cookie scoop or a spoon to drop chocolate covered peanuts onto the baking sheets in clusters.
- Place the peanut clusters in the refrigerator until set.
I’m thinking of adding caramel bits to this recipe this year
So so good! I used salted dry roasted peanuts.
can you use pecans or walnuts instead of peanuts in this recipe or maybe even pistachios
I have not tried it, but I don’t see why any kind of nut would not work in this recipe!