Easter Candy

This easy Crock Pot Easter Candy features peanuts, pretzels and pastel M&M’s for a sweet and salty flavor combination that’s certain to delight your friends and family! 

Ingredients to Make Easter Candy Recipe

Crock pot candy is so fun to make. Why use a crock pot? It gently melts the candy coating and and does double duty as the mixing bowl, too. You just layer everything in the slow cooker and cook it on low just until the candy coating has melted. It’s a homemade treat that’s perfect for gift giving along with chocolate Easter bunnies or chocolate Easter eggs. You can package it in cellophane bags and make your own Easter basket of treats together with all the classic favorites like jelly beans, the always popular chocolate bunny, peanut butter eggs, cookies, peeps, chocolate chicks or any other irresistible treats that your kids enjoy. Ingredients you’ll need to make easy Crock Pot Easter Candy: (Scroll down for the full printable recipe card.)

• Peanuts – Dry roasted peanuts for salty crunch.
• M&M’s – Pastel M&M’s add a milk chocolate candy crunch.
• Pretzels – Broken pretzels add the salty to balance the sweet flavor of the candy.
• Candy Coating – Vanilla almond bark or candy coating forms the base of the candy.
• Melting Wafers – Two packages white chocolate melting wafers i.e. Ghirardelli complements the candy coating.
• Sprinkles – Pastel colored sprinkles gives the candy a festive spring color palette.

How to Make the BEST Easter Candy Recipe

• Prep the Pans – Line a large sheet pan or two standard sheet pans with wax paper or parchment paper.
• Add Peanuts to the Crock Pot – Pour peanuts onto the bottom of a slow cooker.
• Chop Almond Bark – Use a sharp knife to divide the almond bark. Arrange squares over the peanuts and top with both packages of melting wafers.
• Melt – Cover and cook on low per the recipe. Uncover and stir to combine. If needed, continue to slow cook for another 30 minutes.
• Add Mix-Ins – Once fully melted, add the pastel M&M’s and pretzel pieces. You can also add 1/4 cup of sprinkles to the chocolate peanut mixture. Stir to fully distribute.
• Divide the Candy – Working quickly, use an ice cream scoop or two tablespoons to drop mounds of candy onto the prepared sheet pans. Sprinkle the tops with sprinkles.
• Let Dry – Let sit at room temperature until dry and set, then enjoy.

Tips for Making White Chocolate Easter Candy

• Kitchen Equipment You’ll Need: One 6 quart oval slow cooker (or similar size round crock pot), sharp knife and chopping board, large sheet pan, wax paper and medium ice cream scoop, cookie scoop or tablespoons.
• Alternate Melting Options: You can melt the candy coating in a large double boiler, too. When doing it this way, place all of the mix-in ingredients into a large mixing bowl. (Peanuts, M&M’s and pretzel pieces).Melt the white chocolate wafers and candy coating until smooth then pour it over the peanuts, pretzels and M&M’s, stirring to coat. Once mixed, drop mounds onto wax paper per the recipe.
• Work Quickly: Once you add the M&M’s and pretzels to the crock pot and stir them together some of the M&M’s will melt. This is just part of the process and doesn’t mean something went wrong. Gently mix then begin forming the candy clusters.

Recipe Variations

• M&M’s: You can adapt this recipe using M&M’s colored for any holiday. Make Christmas Crockpot candy using reds and greens, Valentines Day using red or use multi-colored for a birthday party.
• Sprinkles: If you’re making this candy for a different holiday, coordinate the sprinkles to match the theme.
• Chocolate: You could make this recipe using chocolate almond bark and chocolate melting wafers, semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips.

Storage and Leftovers

• Leftovers: Store Easter Candy in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week. You can store it chilled in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
• Freezer: You can freeze this candy for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge and enjoy!

More Easy Candy Recipes to Make

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• Old fashioned Potato Candy is impossible to resist.
• Toffee Peanut Clusters are an impressive and deliciously easy candy to make.
• Fluffy Southern Divinity Candy is a must-make for Christmas.
• Easy Cashew Turtles never last long!
• Honeycomb Candy a.k.a. sponge candy, comes together in no time flat.
• Rich and decadent Butter Pecan Fudge is perfect for any special occasion.
• Soft Homemade Caramel Candy from The Food Charlatan.

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Easter Candy

Course Candy, Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword best-easter-candy-recipe, crock-pot-candy-recipes, easter-candy-recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 2 hours hours

Cooling time 1 hour hour

Total Time 3 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings 48 servings (may vary)

Calories 140kcal

Ingredients

• 1 24 oz jar of dry roasted peanuts
• 1 lb vanilla almond bark or candy coating
• 2 10 oz packages white chocolate melting wafers i.e. Ghirardelli
• 1 1/2 cups broken pretzel pieces
• 1 10 oz bag pastel M&M's
• pastel sprinkles

Instructions

• Line a large sheet pan or two standard sheet pans with wax paper or parchment paper. Set aside.
• Pour peanuts evenly onto the bottom of a 6 quart slow cooker.
• Use a sharp knife to divide the almond bark. Arrange squares over the peanuts and top with both packages of melting wafers.
• Cover and cook on low for 2 hours. Uncover and stir to combine. If needed, continue to slow cook to melt completely, for another 30 minutes.
• Once fully melted, add the pastel M&M's and pretzel pieces to the chocolate peanut mixture. Stir to fully distribute.
• Working quickly, use an ice cream scoop or two tablespoons to drop mounds of candy onto the prepared sheet pan. Sprinkle the tops with additional sprinkles.
• Let sit at room temperature until dry and set, then enjoy.

Notes

• M&M’s: You can adapt this recipe using M&M’s colored for any holiday. Make Christmas Crockpot candy using reds and greens, Valentines Day using red or use multi-colored for a birthday party.
• Sprinkles: If you’re making this candy for a different holiday, coordinate the sprinkles to match the theme.
• Chocolate: You could make this recipe using chocolate almond bark and chocolate melting wafers, semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 0.05IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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