Candy Bar Fondue
16 Comments Oct 17, 2022
Updated Jan 04, 2025
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Use up leftover candy in this Slow Cooker Candy Bar Fondue!! Great with pound cake, strawberries and apples!
What a fun way to end a party with this Candy Bar Fondue! I was asked if I would like to review a copy of Slow Cooker Desserts by Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore; of course, I would! I enjoyed this recipe so much and love having this recipe on the blog.
Do I need a fondue pot?
No fondue pot? No problem! With any size slow cooker, you can whip up silky smooth chocolate fondue that’s impossible to resist. It’s the perfect way to use up leftover candy bars—feel free to toss in extras like Snickers, Hershey’s, or Mars Bars for even more flavor.
Bring back the vintage parties and use this fondue recipe! Your guests will never expect it. Crockpot Chocolate fondue is great for Halloween, Christmas, or even Valentine’s day! We also make Slow Cooker Cheese Fondue!
Recipe Ingredients
- Milk chocolate chips – Adds more melted chocolate to the fondue. You can use dark chocolate chips if you want a dark chocolate fondue. Other options are white chocolate chips or semi-chocolate chips.
- Marshmallow creme – What a wild card ingredient! The marshmallow creme creates a fluffy chocolate dip.
- Caramels – Find them wrapped on the candy aisle. I used Werther’s soft caramels, but I have used the classic Kraft caramels as well!
- Heavy cream – Helps thin out the dip.
- Milky way bars (fun-size) – These will melt smoothly into the candy bar dip. You can make snickers bar dip if you want! They melt just as good, and there are bits of peanuts in the dip.
- {The full recipe is in the recipe card below the images}
Step-by-Step Directions
Step One – Spray a small crockpot (or any size you have!) with nonstick spray. Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 1.5 to 2 hours or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 minutes. Stir until combined.
Step Two – Serve warm with your favorite dippers.
What should I serve with chocolate fondue?
- Pound cake (find this on the freezer aisle). Even cubed banana bread is a great choice for dipping in chocolate.
- Strawberries, Banana Slices, or Apple Slices
- Biscoff Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, or Graham Crackers
- Brownies or Blondies
- Potato Chips – Get chips with “ridges.”
- Pretzel sticks or any other salty snacks
- Rice Krispie treats – Store-bought or homemade rice krispie treats
- Donut Holes
- Marshmallows! The big ones work great.
Recipe FAQs
This can be reheated in the microwave and served another day. Or you can reheat it in the crock pot or on the stovetop; it doesn’t take much time at all!
This dip can be served cold the next day! A perfect treat with sliced apples and perfect for work or school lunches.
Yes! Just use a slow cooker that is 4 quarts or larger, and you will have enough slow cooker chocolate fondue to serve a huge crowd.
Yes! This crockpot fondue chocolate is a perfect item to have on an ice cream bar! Keep the slow cooker on warm and stir often.
More dessert recipes:
- Slow Cooker White Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
- Slow Cooker Candied Pecans
- Slow Cooker Hot Fudge
- Slow Cooker Caramel
- Slow Cooker Caramel Flan
- Slow Cooker His and Hers Cobbler
Candy Bar Fondue
How to Video
Equipment
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 12 oz. milk chocolate chips, can use dark chocolate chips or semi sweet chocolate chips.
- 7 oz. marshmallow creme
- 25 caramels, unwrapped (look for Kraft classic caramels or Werther's soft caramels)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 6 fun size Milky Way bars
Suggestions for Serving (pick at least 3)
- cookies
- pretzel sticks
- brownie bites
- pound cake cubes
- graham crackers
- strawberries, banana slices, or apple slices
- rice crispy treat cubes
Instructions
- Spray a small slow cooker with nonstick spray. (Though any slow cooker size will work, big or small).
- Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 1.5 to 2 hours, or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 minutes. Stir until combined.
- Turn the slow cooker to warm for serving. Beware the chocolate may cause burns. Use skewers when possible for dipping items and be sure to help children.
- Makes 3 cups.
Sarah’s Notes
- Store leftovers in the fridge for this is perishable.
- This crockpot fondue chocolate is a perfect item to have on an ice cream bar! Keep the slow cooker on warm and stir often.
- This can be reheated in the microwave and served another day. Or you can reheat it in the crock pot or on the stove-top, it doesn’t take much time at all.
- This dip can be served cold the next day. A perfect treat with sliced apples and perfect for work or school lunches.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Two questions, (1) you recommend a small slow cooker, I have a 6 quart, should I adjust cooking time? (2) when this chocolate cools, does it harden, and would it harden served over ice cream? Sorry, three questions.
When this cools it more like a hot fudge. The same amount of cooking time should do, just keep an eye on it.
Can this originally be cooked in the microwave instead of the slow cooker ?
I think so, you’ll have to do it in 30 second increments, and stir so it doesn’t burn.
Thank you so much !! I will try it this weekend !!
Made this for Super Bowl Sunday. It was a huge hit. One person told me that it was the best chocolate fondue she ever had. I had 9 different dipping things for it. It took a good couple of hours to melt – maybe since I doubled the recipe.