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| Nutrition Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
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Serving Size 1 (112g) Recipe makes 10 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 2 cups Fritos corn chips |
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| Calories 458 | ||
| Calories from Fat 185 | (40%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 20.6g | 31% | |
| Saturated Fat 12.1g | 60% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 6.3g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 24mg | 8% | |
| Sodium 688mg | 28% | |
| Potassium 231mg | 6% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 68.4g | 22% | |
| Dietary Fiber 3.4g | 13% | |
| Sugars 30.4g | ||
| Protein 6.2g | 12% | |
Crock-Pot Chocolate Frito Candy
By: WiGal
Jun 20, 2009
Interesting candy recipe from A Year of Slow Cooking. Just think this uses LEFTOVER Fritos for a sweet instead of a savory entree. I once had chocolate covered potato chips and thought they were super so think this would be good too. (Big thinker here.) She claims that Fritos are gluten free-surprises me. I realize that you can buy gluten free pretzels. I am not labeling this gluten free unless someone with the knowledge informs me it is appropriate. If you want to try this in the microwave instead that is fine with me. I doubt that this recipe would work in a crock pot bigger than 4 quart-am suspicious that it would burn.
SERVES 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 12 ounces chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter (optional)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped (optional)
- 2 cups Fritos corn chips
- 2 cups pretzels
Directions
1
Put the Fritos and the pretzels in a large Ziploc and smash until crumby; set aside.2
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.3
Put the butter, chocolate chips, peanut butter, and brown sugar, into your crockpot and set on high for 1-2 hours or until everything is really melty and you can mix it well. (Hers took 1 hour, 15 minutes to melt nicely in a 6 quart crock pot. Remember the size of crock pot determines the length of cooking time in crock pot cooking.).4
Stir in pretzels and Frito pieces.5
Using oven mits (use them! The crock is hot! Do not get burned.) dump the hot candy out onto your lined cookie sheet and spread out with a wooden spoon.6
Sprinkle the peanut pieces on top.7
Put the pan in the refrigerator for about an hour, or until candy has set completely.8
Break into pieces.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: Chef #1350382
On Sep 16, 2009
Very tasty, hard to stop nibbling on it. Easy to make and fun to tell everyone you are making crockpot Frito candy.
From: Mia in Germany
On Jul 12, 2009
Looking for a way to use up leftover snacks from a party last weekend, I thought this sounded promising. There are chocolates with sea salt; the combo of chocolate and salt is very nice (not to everyone, of course). In Germany most corn chips are gluten-free, indeed, and there are gluten-free pretzels, too. Having a gluten-free houshold and a gluten sensitive best friend, my parties are gluten-free, too 
So my leftovers were gluten-free corn chips, potato chips, pretzels and salted peanuts and cashews. I don't have a microwave so used the crock pot (4 quart, 1 hour and 25 minutes).
Served this for a movie evening with friends, and it got rave reviews!
Thanks for posting!
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