Crockpot Chocolate-Peanut Clusters

I'll admit it. I just can't leave a recipe alone. I've got to "fine-tune" it. The first moment I heard about this candy, I knew it was what we'd be using as teacher gifts. Well, not only was it a hit with the teachers, but visiting family have devoured them. Thanks Betty for the original recipe.

Prep Time: 1 hours, 00 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours, 00 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds (2 - 16 ounce jars) dry roasted peanuts, salted*
• 48 ounces almond bark white chocolate
• 4 ounces sweet German chocolate
• 10 - 12 ounces dark chocolate**

Preparation:

Place all ingredients in crockpot. Cook on low for 3 hours. Don't touch. Turn pot off and let sit for 20 minutes. Cover a large surface (about 3 square feet) with waxed or parchment paper. Stir mixture completely. Drop by teaspoons full (I used iced tea teaspoons) onto paper. Let harden and store in airtight containers.

*Betty's recipe originally called for 1/2 salted and 1/2 unsalted dry roasted nuts. I much prefer using all salted nuts.

**Using almond bark tends to make the chocolate nuts very sweet. To tone-down the sweetness and increase the chocolate-flavor, I used dark chocolate.

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