Slow Cooker Easter Candy

Sweeten your Easter celebrations with this cute and colorful slow cooker Easter candy that offers both sweet and salty flavors and spring-inspired pretty pastel toppings.

You might also like to whip up some Easter peep cupcakes, carrot cake pancakes, bunny churros, or frosted Lucky Charms cookies.

Why You’ll Love It           

Easy to make: There’s not much more to do than add the ingredients to your crockpot, stir it, and make clusters. The hardest thing is probably waiting for the candy to set so you can dive in and enjoy!
A tasty treat: Crunchy peanuts, soft marshmallows, sweet vanilla bark, and colorful candies add so much incredible flavor to these Easter treats.
Great for gifting: I like to package some up in cellophane bags and add pastel ribbons. They make charming Easter gifts.

Crockpot Easter Candy Ingredients

A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

Peanuts: I used half honey roasted peanuts and half salted roasted peanuts for contrasting flavors.
Vanilla almond bark: The main ingredient in the candy. It melts, combines with the other ingredients and then sets again, to hold the candy clusters together.
Mini marshmallows: To add sweetness and a soft texture to the candies.
Pastel M&Ms: Pastel candies are perfect for the springtime and also Easter.
Bunny sprinkles mix: Pairs perfectly with the theme (I used these!)

How to Make Crockpot Easter Peanut Clusters

For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.

Melt the almond bark with the nuts: Add the peanuts to your slow cooker and spread them into a single layer, then add broken-up pieces of vanilla almond bark on top. Cover and cook for an hour on low or until the bark has melted.
Add the M&Ms and marshmallows: Let the melted almond bark cool and then mix in the M&Ms and mini marshmallows.
Shape the candy clusters: Use a cookie scoop to make clusters of the mixture and arrange them on wax paper or parchment paper lined baking sheets, topping each one with more M&Ms and sprinkles.
Let them set: Leave the Easter peanut clusters to harden at room temperature or in the refrigerator. (And then hide them away from the kids!)

Substitutions and Variations

Peanuts: You can use a combination of both salted roasted peanuts and honey roasted peanuts or use just one kind or, if preferred, use unsalted nuts instead. Dry roasted peanuts would be good too, or you can use another nut variety like pecans or pistachios.
Almond bark: Use another kind of bark in the recipe, such as cranberry pistachio bark or caramel pretzel apple bark. Alternatively, use the same amount of white candy melts, a white chocolate baking bar, or white chocolate chips.
Mini marshmallows: Feel free to substitute colorful fruit-flavored ones, chopped regular size marshmallows or you can omit them altogether if preferred.
M&Ms: Use a different variety if you don’t like or can’t find the pastel ones.
Bunny sprinkles: Use any kind of sprinkles you like. I chose the bunny ones because they’re a fun topping for an Easter or springtime candy.
Optional add-ins: You can add more ingredients if you like, perhaps semi sweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips or chopped dried fruits.

Serving Suggestions

For dessert: Serve up your white almond bark clusters after a meal of pizzagaina rustica (Italian Easter pie) or sweet onion honey glazed ham with garlic butter fondant potatoes.
With other sweet treats: Enjoy these with Easter haystacks and perhaps a coconut cottontail margarita!
As a gift: Package your slow cooker chocolate candy clusters in cellophane bags and add a pretty ribbon. You could also pop them in cute homemade gift baskets!

How to Store Slow Cooker Easter Candy Clusters

Store: Keep leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the refrigerator for up to a month.
Freeze: You can freeze them if you want. They won’t look quite as pretty when thawed and, as they’ll be fine for a month in the fridge, you might as well just make them fresh since they’re a seasonal item anyway.