Slow Cooker Chocolate Candies!

These are simply about the easiest things on the planet! I started watching the food network last weekend and watched a show by Trisha Yearwood. She was making holiday treats and this recipe was one that she made. I thought How easy & simple! So i bought the  goods & threw it all in the crockpot! Easy as candy! lol


2 pounds salted dry roasted peanuts ( i think it would turn out great with any nut)
4 ounces Germans sweet chocolate (about 4 squares)
one 12 ounce package of semisweet chocolate chips ( about 2 cups)
2 1/2 pounds white almond bark


Turn on your slow cooker to Low
Pour the nuts in the bottom of the cooker. Then begin to layer starting with the sweet chocolate, the chips and then the bark on top. do not stir!
put the lid on it & let it do its thing for 3 hours!

after the 3 hours, stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until smooth. drop the candy into cupcake pan liners, using about 2 tablespoons per liner. allow the candy to cool completely before removing from the cupcake liners.

recipe from:
Trisha Yearwood

Easy Chocolate Truffles

This recipe was made for my hubby. He loves truffles!

1/2 cup plus 2tbsp heavy cream
1/8 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp orange zest
8 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup powder sugar
1/2 finely chopped assorted nuts, like walnuts, pecans


In a small saucepan, whisk together the cream & cardamom. Then add in the orange zest. Bring just to a boil. Remove from heat. let stand for 15 mins.

Return mixture tot eh heat, bring to a boil. Place chocolate in a heat proof glass bowl. remove the cream mixture from the heat & pour over the chocolate.
stir until smooth.

Pour chocolate mixture onto an unlined baking pan, spread in an even layer with a spatula. place into the freezer to chill for at least 30 mins.

Use a tablespoon to scrape enough chocolate from pan to form a 1 inch ball. repeat!

Transfer balls to parchment paper, chill for about 10 mins.

Cover the truffles with powder sugar, cocoa powder, chopped nuts, coconut in separate bowls.
Roll the truffles in the bowls to cover them.

then EAT!! Yum Yum Yum!

Recipe from:
Martha Stewart