These are super easy, healthy and insanely delicious candy that only have 4 ingredients, made in your slow cooker!
‘Tis the season for all of those holiday goodies!
I don’t know about you but I bake a TON doing the holidays and I love giving homemade goodies as gifts. I came across Crock Pot Candy over at Chocolate Chocolate and More and was intrigued. I love the idea of making them in my slow cooker which frees up my oven for all of those cookies and gingerbread to bake!
I decided to make these a little healthier (and crispier!) and I am in love. Serious love. I’ve made them for friends and two holiday parties already and they were a huge hit.
And let’s be honest, what is better than the sweet and salty combo?
Nothing.
And these are customizable. Use whatever nuts you like, whatever kind of chocolate you like, make them however you’d like. I personally love the mixture of dark and semi-sweet chocolate together.
Since this batch makes ALOT of pieces of candy ( I didn’t even add the amount to the recipes because it really depends upon the size that you make them) I instantly froze half the second time I made them. These might be healthier but they still should be thought of as a treat. And let’s just say I was digging in to that container in my fridge quite a few times. Avoid temptation and freeze them QUICKLY.
Slow Cooker Crispy Chocolate Almond Candy
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups raw almonds
- 1 3/4 cups crispy brown rice cereal
- 10 ounces vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips can also use regular semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 10 ounces vegan dark chocolate chips can also use regular dark chocolate chips
- sea salt
Instructions
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Place all the ingredients in a slow cooker and mix well.
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Place on low setting and cook for 1 hour.
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Remove from slow cooker and stir again.
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Line baking sheets with parchment paper and and drop onto spoonfuls onto baking sheet.
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Sprinkle each one with sea salt.
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Leave at room temperature to harden then place in airtight container in the refrigerator.
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These also freeze really well!
I plan on giving these out as holiday gifts. I hope you love them too!
Great idea to give these out as holiday gifts! Who wouldn’t love getting a goodie bag of these sweet and salty treats! They DO look addicting!
Oh yum, these look amazing!
This is such a good technique – I am totally going to try it!
I hope you like it Alyssa!
Love how easy this candy is! Perfect for holiday gifting!
Thanks Jessica!
Wow! This sounds so good! A perfect addition to the holiday baking and edible gift giving line-up!
Thank you!
How fun to make a holiday treat in the slow cooker and love that it’s a vegan gift idea!
I know I will be giving them away as gifts Lora!
Nothing better than sweet-and-salty goodies! I love how these are made in the slow cooker! Pinning to add to my holiday treat list!
Thanks so much!
These look terrific, I love the added crispiness!
I think I could easily eat an entire batch of these in one sitting!
Look at how easy this is! So many options!
We love crock pot candy. It’s so easy and so delicious. I could eat this one all day long. Almonds are hub’s favourite so he would go crazy for this one.
I love this idea for the holidays and things that are slow cooker friendly – even better. I’m going to have to give this a whirl.
Nothing is better than sweet and salty combo–this is great Lauren. So easy and perfect balance of flavors.
Thanks so much Kristen!
i love the slow cooker vibe to this!
Love me some slow cooker recipes!
These look so good! I can’t wait to try them!
Thanks Serena!
Making these tomorrow!! I can’t wait!
yay! I hope you love them, Lauren!
These look perfectly chocolatey. This is such a great holiday gift idea.