pat's Recipe

Triple Chocolate-Nut Clusters

Category: Chocolate

1 16oz jar dry-roasted peanuts
1 9.75-oz can salted whole cashews
2 cups pecan pieces
18 (2 oz) chocolate bark coating squares,
cut in half
1 (12 oz) pkg semisweet chocolate morsels
4 (1 oz) bittersweet chocolate baking
squares, broken into pieces
1 Tbsp shortening
1 tsp vanilla extract

Combine first 7 ingredients in a 5-qt slow cooker; cover and cook on low 2 hours or until chocolate is melted. Stir chocolate and nuts; add vanilla, stirring well to coat.
Drop candy by heaping teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Let stand at least 2 hours or until firm. Store in an airtight container.

yield: 6 dozen