This is the thread where we post those recipes that we’ve been meaning to try and haven’t or a thread encouraging us to dig into that pile of cookbooks to try at least one recipe a month so they are used.  This is the one I made last night.  So GOOD!  I did not use  the crock pot method.  I placed a corning ware casserole in an old electric skillet on very low heat with a little water to do all of the melting, and it worked just fine. I’ve made lots of chocolates using that method. Don’t allow the water to boil!

Easy Chocolate Clusters

 ”You can use this simple recipe to make a big batch of chocolate candy without a lot of fuss,” assures Doris Reynolds of Munds Park,Arizona. “I’ve sent these clusters to my husband’s office a number of times…and passed the recipe along as well.”

21 ServingsPrep: 10 min. + standing Cook: 2 hours

Ingredients

• 2 pounds white candy coating, broken into small pieces
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 4 ounces German sweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 jar (24 ounces) dry roasted peanuts

Directions

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the candy coating, chocolate chips
• and German chocolate. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat
• to low; cover and cook 1 hour longer or until melted, stirring every
• 15 minutes.
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• Stir in peanuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand
• until set. Store at room temperature. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen. (I got more than double that amount)
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Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 521 calories, 35 g fat (17 g saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 265 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 9 g protein.

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