1 stick of butter (salted is fine; 1/2 cup)
1 (12-ounce) bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons peanut butter (optional if you have allergies)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped peanuts (optional--we used honey roasted because that's what we had)
2 cups Fritos
2 cups Pretzels (we are gluten-free)
The Directions.
Put the Fritos and the pretzels in a large Ziploc and smash until crumby.
Set aside.
Line a 9 x 13 or so cookie sheet with nonstick foil or parchment paper. Set that aside, too.
Put the butter, the brown sugar, peanut butter, and chocolate chips into your crockpot and set on high for 1-2 hours or until everything is really melty and you can mix it well.
It took 1 hour, 15 minutes to melt nicely for me in a 6qt Smart Pot.
Using oven mits (use them! The crock is hot!) dump the hot candy out onto your lined cookie sheet and spread out with a wooden spoon.
Sprinkle the peanut pieces on top.
Put the pan in the refrigerator for about an hour, or until candy has set completely. Break into pieces.
The Verdict.
Woah, mama! Man, these are amazing and wonderful and so scary in that they are SO good you want to take them all into a corner of the garage and eat them all by yourself.
Amazing. You must make them.
What I love about melting chocolate in the crockpot is that it melts super slowly -- you still have to sort of keep an eye on it, but you have SO MUCH MORE WIGGLE room before it scorches the way it does on the stove.
also, since the heat is so slow and even, there is no need to fuss around with a double-boiler or anything crazy like that.
:-)
enjoy!! happy slow cooking!!
steph
are you in the market for a new slow cooker? These are my personal favorites:
