Crock Pot Chocolate Candy Cups

All you need is 4 simple ingredients and your slow cooker to make this smooth and creamy chocolate candy cups. 

Yesterday I got started on making some Christmas Candy for the holidays. I still have so many things to get baked and I feel like I'm running out of time. Good thing these Chocolate Candy Cups are quick and easy to make in your slow cooker.  

A while back I saw this recipe at Delightful Country Cookin and it used a combination of German chocolate, chocolate chips and vanilla almond bark. I have to say I really love this combination and there are so many mix in's that you can add.  

Instead of dropping the candy onto wax paper, I like to add the chocolate to mini muffin tins and make candy cups. It's so much easier and the mini liners add such a nice touch. Our favorite mix in's are chopped pecans and crispy rice cereal, but you can also use almonds, peanuts, toffee pieces or marshmallows. There's no rule here so just pick your favorites.

Just add all the chocolate to your crock pot and set it on low for 1 hour. 

Stir and cook for an additional hour. Stirring every 15 minutes. This particular batch I added peanuts to make peanut clusters. If you want to do something different just add the chocolate to separate bowls and then add your mix in's and spoon into the mini muffin cups that have been lined with mini liners. 

Our candy making rolled over into the next day, so the kids and I popped in a Christmas DVD and finished making all of the candy that we had planned. We had such a great time making vanilla pretzels, saltine toffee candy and watching Christmas shows together.

Before I go here is the recipe for the chocolate candy cups. These make a great teacher gift. I like to mix and match candy cups and place them in clear plastic gift bags. Just tie on a pretty ribbon and gift tag.