Candy-making may sound like a completely time-consuming and daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. All you need is a good old-fashioned slow cooker and a few simple ingredients — seriously! And we’ve found 12 popular slow-cooker candy recipes on Pinterest that not only require a handful of ingredients, but recipes that also take very minimal effort, making them great last-minute treats.
In this recipe roundup, you’ll find everything from snowman poop (don’t let this name fool you; it’s actually a genius sweet treat the kids will love) to sweet-and-salty clusters and delicious variations of chocolate bark. And once you learn how to make chocolate bark in the slow cooker once, the options are truly endless. Want a Reese’s-flavored bark? Toss in a handful of cups. Want a Cadbury Creme Egg chocolate bark to serve at your upcoming Easter get-together? Food bloggers Taming Twins has just the recipe for you.
Ahead, take a look at the best, most popular slow-cooker candy recipes out there right now.
A version of this article was originally published April 2016.
White chocolate fudge
What the Redhead Said decorated this slow cooker white chocolate fudge with dried cranberries, but you can top with anything you’d like.
Get the recipe from What the Redhead Said.
Rocky road candy
Perfect for when you need a last-minute sweet treat, I Heart Naptime’s slow cooker rocky road candy requires just five ingredients — chocolate chips, dark chocolate chunks, peanut butter, peanuts, and marshmallows — and takes all of 10 minutes to prep.
Get the recipe from I Heart Naptime.
Chocolate peanut clusters
Combine three different kinds of chocolates (melting white chocolate, sweet baking chocolate, and semi sweet chocolate chips) and the nuts to the crock pot to make these clusters.
Get the recipe from Simply Happy Foodie.
Slow cooker fudge
Slow cooker fudge is so easy to make, it requires just three ingredients: condensed milk, milk chocolate, and icing sugar.
Get the recipe from Baking Queen 74.
Cinnamon sugar-candied almonds
After 10 minutes of tossing sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, egg whites, vanilla, and raw almonds, in the slow cooker, set it for four hours, and you’re left with cinnamon sugar-candied almonds.
Get the recipe from Persnickety Plates.
Candy cane bark
It just gets easier and easier: This crock pot candy recipe requires only two ingredients, white chocolate chips and peppermint candy canes.
Get the recipe from Crock Pot Ladies.
Sweet & salty candy
Crushed pretzels, toffee, and salted peanuts give these candies a kick.
Get the recipe at Melissa’s Southern Style Kitchen.
Sugar-free, dairy-free fudge
Sugar-free fudge is a super simple dairy-free snack the whole family will love.
Get the recipe from Sugar-Free Mom.
Sugared candy walnuts
Not only are these sugared candy walnuts tasty on their own, but they’re also great on salads.
Get the recipe from Tammilee Tips.
Crockpot turtles candy
This simple recipe is comprised of roasted pecans, creamy caramel, and rich German chocolate.
Get the recipe from The Slow Roasted Italian.
Snowman poop
It’s a silly name, but it’s a seriously irresistible treat made with Honey Nut Cheerios, vanilla almond bark, and Funfetti cake mix.
Get the recipe from Crock Pot Ladies.
Creme Egg fudge
This chocolate bark made with condensed milk and three Creme Eggs is topped with melted white chocolate, egg yellow food coloring and six Creme Eggs.
Get the recipe from Taming Twins.
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