Comments on: Rocky Road Peanut Clusters (Crockpot Candy!)

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:44:28 +0000

In reply to Jean. Hi Jean! I haven't tried it so I can't say for sure. This is going to be a tricky one. The caramel is going to melt and will pretty much be unidentifiable. You could potentially stir some caramel bits in with the marshmallows or right after. If you do try it I would love to know how it goes. :)

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:15:41 +0000

Any thoughts on best way to add caramel to recipe?

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 02:42:12 +0000

In reply to Shai Johnson. Hi Shai! A coarsely chopped nut, like almonds, would work. I think pretzels could work as well. :)

By: Shai Johnson

Shai Johnson — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:13:25 +0000

Can we substitute the peanuts for something else?

By: Sam Merritt

Sam Merritt — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:45:46 +0000

In reply to Jessica. I'm so sorry to hear this happened, Jessica! That's quite odd. The only thing that would cause the chocolate to seize would be that the marshmallows were wet or cold? Is it possible any moisture got in with them?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:26:38 +0000

In reply to Tim. the mini marshmallows caused my chocolate to immediately seize - it went from shiny to clumpy. any thoughts?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 21:24:54 +0000

I’ve never understood the attraction of this recipe, taking over an hour and dirtying the bug, heavy crockpot liner. Why not melt the chocolates in the microwave, stir in the peanuts, then the marshmallows?

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 20:21:22 +0000

In reply to Sunny. I'm so glad you enjoyed them so much, Sunny! :)

By: Sunny

Sunny — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:32:33 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Ok…so I’m on a roll with various recipes on this site, and this recipe was no exception. First, it’s SUPER easy, and practically foolproof. I follow all of Sam’s recipes to the letter, but I admit that I substituted lightly salted almonds for the peanuts (I like peanuts as much as Sam likes raisins!). They turned out phenomenal!
For those that experienced melted marshmallows, I avoided this by 1) taking the crockpot insert out of the crockpot after an hour and 5 minutes (that’s how long it took for everything to melt for me), and 2) I continually, yet gently, stirred everything (sans the marshmallows) for about 8 minutes to help the mixture cool appropriately. THEN I folded in all the marshmallows and none melted. Yay!
If you use the size scoop that Sam mentions, you’ll yield approx. 70 clusters!
I hope my coworkers haven’t made any dietary resolutions yet, because I’m taking these tasty beauties to the office tomorrow (or I’d polish them off in a week!)

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 03:13:03 +0000

In reply to Tim. I hope everyone loves them! :)

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 00:23:17 +0000

My 10 year old daughter and I just made these for our family Christmas get together this weekend. Look forward to trying them! Marshmallows melted a bit and not all of them stayed firm, but I think they’ll taste good anyways!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 02:14:46 +0000

In reply to Brannon. I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much, Brannon! :)

By: Brannon

Brannon — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 23:57:46 +0000

This is my second year to make this for Christmas. My family loves it! It reminds me of my grandmother making rocky road when I was a little girl. Thank you for a great recipe that’s easy to follow!

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 01:58:44 +0000

In reply to Sharon. I'm so glad everyone enjoys it so much! :)

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 01:48:42 +0000

In reply to Diane Holly. Hi Diane! That should work and yes I would stir them in close to the end. :)

By: Diane Holly

Diane Holly — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:42:16 +0000

Do you think I could add pretzel pieces? If so, should I add them toward the end?
Thanks!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:05:50 +0000

In reply to Laurel. This will be my second year making these. Everyone seems to love them. Thank you.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 19:42:58 +0000

In reply to Patti. I'm so glad you enjoyed them so much! :)

By: Patti

Patti — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:58:06 +0000

I added toffee bits . Worked perfectly.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:36:48 +0000

In reply to Maria. Unfortunately this could be a result of being stirred too much :(

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:20:23 +0000

So disappointed. Did exactly as stated, however, I waited 7 minutes before adding the marshmallows (it said to wait 5 minutes). Marshmallows did melt. If I try again, I will add a few and maybe wait 10 minutes before I add them. So sad, I was hoping to surprise my husband since he loves rocky road!

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:45:32 +0000

In reply to Jody. Hi Jody! That should work just fine. :)

By: Jody

Jody — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:44:26 +0000

In reply to Kathryn. Can these be made and then put in the freezer if in a air tight container?

By: Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

Emily @ Sugar Spun Run — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:58:20 +0000

In reply to Laurel. What a wonderful idea, Laurel! We're so happy you used our recipe to treat your neighbors. Thanks so much for your review

By: Laurel

Laurel — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 02:40:41 +0000

Made these as neighbor gifts and they’re delicious! Super easy and hands off too! And it made so many!!!