Caramel Peanut Clusters (Recipe + Video)

Homemade candy isn’t hard to make and these caramel peanut clusters come together in just minutes! Caramel, peanuts, and milk chocolate. Yum!

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Caramel Peanut Clusters

Our caramel peanut clusters look fancy and expensive but are easy to make and inexpensive. Promise. They are made from milk chocolate chips, caramel baking bits (caramel candy), and roasted peanuts. These decadent candies are perfect for holiday treat platters or Valentine’s treat boxes. I love the combination of nuts and chocolate. Rich, crunchy, and delicious.

The caramel stays soft and chewy, and the crunch from the peanuts is the perfect balance of sweet and salty. These can be made with semi-sweet or milk chocolate. We make ours with milk chocolate.

Have you used the KRAFT caramel bits before? They are easy to work with and delicious. Perfect for caramel apples and baking recipes. I used them in our Copycat Star Crunch Cookies too!

You can use whatever kind of shelled peanuts that you’d like. I used roasted (lightly salted).

Caramel Peanut Clusters Ingredients

• 11 oz. bag of caramel bits
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups peanuts (roasted, lightly salted and roasted, etc.)
• 11 oz. bag milk chocolate chips or melting chocolate wafers

How to make Peanut Caramel Cluster Candy

Pour caramel bits into a large microwaveable bowl. Pour heavy cream over the caramel bits.

Microwave for 45 seconds. Stir. Continue to microwave in 30-second intervals (stirring after each interval) until melted and smooth.

Note: you can also heat caramel over a double boiler.

Stir in peanuts.

Drop peanut mixture by spoonfuls onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. I made 24 clusters.

Allow caramel to cool and set up. This process can be sped up by refrigerating the clusters.

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until melted and smooth.

Dip clusters in melted chocolate with a fork, tapping the fork against the side of the bowl to allow the excess chocolate to drip off.

Place dipped clusters back onto the parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

Drizzle with remaining melted chocolate.

Let stand until the chocolate hardens (can also place in the fridge for a few minutes).

This recipe makes 24 clusters that will last at least a month if stored in an airtight container. Candy can be stored at room temperature.

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Caramel Peanut Clusters

Homemade candy isn't hard to make and these caramel peanut clusters come together in just minutes! Caramel, peanuts, and milk chocolate. Yum!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cooling: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 24 clusters

Calories: 180kcal

Ingredients

• 11 oz. bag of caramel baking bits KRAFT brand
• 2 Tbsp. heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups peanuts roasted, lightly salted and roasted, etc.
• 11 oz. bag milk chocolate chips or melting chocolate wafers

Instructions

• Pour caramel bits into a large microwave-safe bowl. Pour heavy cream over the caramel bits.
• Microwave for 45 seconds. Stir. Continue to microwave in 30-second intervals (stirring after each interval) until melted and smooth.
• Note: you can also heat caramel over a double boiler.
• Stir in peanuts.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. I made 24 clusters.
• Allow caramel to cool and set up. This process can be sped up by refrigerating the clusters.
• Melt chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until melted and smooth.
• Dip clusters in melted chocolate with a fork, tapping the fork against the side of the bowl to allow the excess chocolate to drip off.
• Place dipped clusters back onto the parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
• Drizzle with remaining melted chocolate.
• Let stand until the chocolate hardens.

Notes

This recipe makes 24 clusters that will last at least a month if stored in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcal