Crock Pot Peanut Clusters (Recipe) (2024)

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Like well, all right. It's 9 days away.

But one can't plan too far ahead, right?

And while purchased candy and flowers are well, OKAY - I like to make my own yummy goodies to spread around to friends and family.

This year of course, they will all stay with us, because, well COVID.

And that's okay because they freeze well. In fact, freezing much of the batch is the one thing that will keep them out of sight, out of mind, and away from my waistline!

Allergic to peanuts? Replace them with pecans, almonds or walnuts or any other nut of your choosing.

You can also add things like coconut, Rice Crispies, raisins, whatever your heart desires.

Best of all, the clean up is SUPER SIMPLE as this is made in the crock pot and after dishing out on to wax paper, the whole crock, spoon, spatula goes right into the dishwasher before cooling completely and washed on heavy duty. That's nearly ZERO clean up, which I consider a win when it comes to things like chocolate messes.

I will be adding this post to therecipes tabat the top of the blog so you can refer back to it later.

This was the photo I posted on the socials last evening.

And therewith came the cry for "RECIPE PLEASE!" So here it is, if you haven't made this already.

It's super simple. Makes a TON (about 100 clusters dropped by measuring tablespoon) and keeps well in a cool dark place or freezer.

This is the ingredient that saves the day.

There are various sweet/dark variations of the Baker's chocolate, but the bittersweet really helps to tame down the excessive sweetness of the peanut clusters. The almond bark coating is already nearly too sweet. If you really LIKE sweet, you can get the milk chocolate baking bar.

All the utensils including the crock went directly into the dishwasher where I washed them on HEAVY making clean up a snap.

Okay, I may have licked the spatula first. Yummy!

This is a great treat to make with kids - and so fun to share with friends and family because it makes so dang much!

This was my yesterday.

A desk day from arrival to departure.

There are new patterns coming to theQuiltville Store! It was a day for writing graphics, figuring yardage, writing text, taking step-out photos and editing those down.

Lola said:

"Are you ever coming out of there? I need a treat!"

Today will be more of the same. And it really helps me that I have the ability to go "somewhere else" for my work day (The QPO Studio) so that I can leave work at work and when I'm home I'm home.

As February rolls on, so does our PDF pattern sale for myForever Minequilts! The price is marked at 25% off the regular price through Valentine's Day. No coupon required!

Both the wall hanging/topper and the table runner are included. You'll find the pattern, and many others in the digital pattern section of the Quiltville Store.

New in the Quiltville Store!

Everything you love about the Quick & Easy Block Tool and the New Ladies' Art Company Block Toolnow with triangle blocks! This ultimate no-math reference for quilters includes cutting charts, piecing tips, quilt layout ideas, and a visual index of blocks.

Plus, get cutting instructions using straight or 60 degree triangle rulers for triangles, diamonds, jewels, half diamonds, parallelograms, hexagons, half hexagons, lozenges, and half lozenges.

Ultra-portable and indispensable and spiral bound, this is the block guide that no quilter, modern or traditional, should be without!

Perfect Companion book to the Clearview Super 60ruler that we have been using to make my Sugar Topquilt!

If you've got the ruler for Sugar Top, the Quick & Easy Triangle Tool book will show you what else you can be making!

My goal is to add more books and notions to the Quiltville Store, offering you more fun stuff to pump up your creative juices and setting that Sew-Jo free!