Emmy Welcomes You Back: A Special Holiday Video Sponsored by Blueland

Greetings, my beautiful lovelies, it's Emmy. How are you? It's great to see you and welcome back today. Today's video is sponsored by Blueland. Blueland creates everyday eco-friendly cleaning products that saves you money, space without plastic waste. I love that! I feel especially during these times of the holidays where there's this mode of consumption and trash making.

Did you know that Americans create 25% more trash during the holidays from Thanksgiving to New Year's than normal? I mean, it's not surprising if you think about it. But by using products like Blueland, you can reduce the amount of waste you create, because Blueland uses no single use plastic: that's down to the packaging, to the bottles, to the tablets, to the wrappers, and Blueland is affordable. Tablets start at $2.25, and you can save more by purchasing in bulk or starting a subscription plan so you never run out.

Besides being effective and affordable, Blueland also contains no harmful ingredients. That means no chlorine bleach, no ammonia, no phthalates or phosphates. So, Blueland very kindly sent me this: this is their holiday hand soap gift set. It comes in this really cute box and inside it looks like this. It comes with a glass, reusable hand pumper, and a tin that was inspired by a box of chocolate. Look how stinking cute. And inside it contains Scents of the Season: 12 different soaps, one for each month of the year.

Fill it with warm water... and drop your tablet right in -- bloop. No need to shake this, let it dissolve on its own. And when it's completely dissolved, you can just pump it -- look at that foam! -- and wash your hands like normal. Ta-da! Clean, effective, and it smells great. So if you'd like to try Blueland for yourself or gift it to someone you love, please click the link down below to receive up to 30% off. Big thanks to Blueland for sponsoring this video and for allowing me to make better videos for all of you.

Now, let's get started with today's recipe: Crock-Pot Candy. That's right, we can make candy with our Crock-Pot. Who knew? I didn't know -- I just learned about this. It looks super simple and super easy, which is perfect for this time of year where things seem to just get busier and busier, and the obligation list gets longer and longer.

But I have to say, I love the holidays. I love any excuse or reason to get together and to eat and share and just be with the ones that we love. So today's recipe was adapted from I Am Baker, and I'll put a link down below to the original. The first thing we're going to need is a Crock-Pot or a slow cooker. This is a pretty simple appliance. I think it really had its heyday probably in the '70s and '80s. But the concept is super simple: it cooks at a low temperature. You set all your ingredients in there, and while you're working or away, it cooks your food so that you come home and find out what's been going on.

The Great Value Brand: The Key to Crock-Pot Candy

I found this at Walmart, the Great Value brand. If you can't find this, I imagine you could substitute white candy melts or even white chocolate chips. And we are gonna just dump that in (clanking sound of food falling into pot). Wow.

The Secret to Tempering Chocolate: A Key Component of Crock-Pot Candy

To that, we're gonna add one bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips; two 16-ounce bottles of peanuts --one salted, dry roasted, and one unsalted. I have to say that's a lot of fun. Next, we're gonna add eight ounces or one cup of baking chocolate or unsweetened chocolate. That will give a nice chocolatey flavor to our, at this point, mostly white almond bark. I'm gonna break this up a little bit to help it melt.

Tempering Chocolate: The Science Behind the Snappy Sound

See, that's tempered chocolate. It makes a nice great snappy sound. When your chocolate is not tempered, we haven't harvested the right chocolate crystals, our chocolate will not snap like this. It'll kind of just go ... (missing audio).

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(upbeat music)- Greetings, my beautifullovelies, it's Emmy.How are you?It's great to see you and welcome back.Today's video is sponsored by Blueland.Blueland creates everydayeco-friendly cleaning productsthat saves you money, spacewithout plastic waste.I love that!I feel especially duringthese times of the holidayswhere there's this mode ofconsumption and trash making.Did you know that Americanscreate 25% more trashduring the holidays from Thanksgivingto New Year's than normal?I mean, it's not surprisingif you think about it.But by using products like Blueland,you can reduce the amountof waste you create,because Blueland usesno single use plastic:that's down to thepackaging, to the bottles,to the tablets, to the wrappers,and Blueland is affordable.Tablets start at $2.25,and you can save moreby purchasing in bulkor starting a subscriptionplan so you never run out.Besides being effective and affordable,Blueland also containsno harmful ingredients.That means no chlorine bleach, no ammonia,no phthalates or phosphates.So, Blueland very kindly sent me this:this is their holiday hand soap gift set.It comes in this really cute boxand inside it looks like this.It comes with a glass,reusable hand pumper,and a tin that was inspiredby a box of chocolate.Look how stinking cute.And inside it containsScents of the Season:12 different soaps, onefor each month of the year.Fill it with warm water...and drop your tablet right in -- bloop.No need to shake this, letit dissolve on its own.And when it's completelydissolved, you can just pump it --look at that foam! --and wash your hands like normal.Ta-da!Clean, effective, and it smells great.So if you'd like to tryBlueland for yourselfor gift it to someone you love,please click the link downbelow to receive up to 30% off.Big thanks to Bluelandfor sponsoring this videoand for allowing me to makebetter videos for all of you.All righty, my lovelies, today,we are quite possibly makingthe easiest candy ever.We are going to be making Crock-Pot candy.That's right, we can makecandy with our Crock-Pot.Who knew?I didn't know -- I justlearned about this.It looks super simple and super easy,which is perfect for this time of yearwhere things seem to justget busier and busier,and the obligation listgets longer and longer.But I have to say, I love the holidays.I love any excuse orreason to get togetherand to eat and share and justbe with the ones that we love.So today's recipe wasadapted from I Am Baker,and I'll put a link downbelow to the original.So the first thing we're going to needis a Crock-Pot or a slow cooker.This is a pretty simple appliance.I think it really had its heyday probablyin the '70s and '80s.But the concept is super simple,it cooks at a low temperature.You set all your ingredients in there,and while you're workingor away, it cooks your foodso that you come homeand have a lovely stew.One of the drawbacks of thisappliance, in my opinion,is that it tends tocook things pretty wet.Meaning, if you're cooking a soup,it's gonna be quite saucy.Because the temperature islow, it's gonna be a braise,and the heat isn't quite hot enoughto get any real caramelization.So if you want that,then you'll have to putthings under the broiler.But it's great at keeping things warm.There is a warm, low, andhigh setting to this machine.It's great for buffets or potlucks.If you have a dipor you wanna hold thingsat a warm temperature,it's great for that.And apparently it'sgreat for making candy.So let's find out.First, we're gonna plug our appliance in,because we wanna make sure that it's on.I am famous for not doingthat, so let's do that.So you're gonna want a big Crock-Pot.This makes a lot ofcandy, about 100 pieces.If you have a smaller one,then I would cut this recipe in half.We are going to add three pounds,or 48 ounces of white almondbark, as this is known as.But this is essentiallycompound chocolate.Meaning, it has some other fats in itto make it melt prettily and nicely.And the thing that's nice about it isit doesn't need to be tempered.So when it solidifies,it has a nice finish.It doesn't get all bloomyand kind of chalky,which regular chocolate doesbecause regular chocolate is very finicky.There's crystallization that happens.Anyways, we won't get intothe details of tempering.If you wanna learn moreabout tempering chocolate,I'll direct you to a video I didabout making your own bar ofchocolate from cocoa beans.Probably one of the mostinvolved recipes I've ever done.If you wanna see some of my suffering,then you should check out that video.So I found this at Walmart,it's Great Value brand.If you can't find this,I imagine you couldsubstitute white candy meltsor even white chocolate chips.And we are gonna just dump that in.(clanking sound of food falling into pot)Wow.To that, we're gonna add one bagof semi-sweet chocolate chips;two 16-ounce bottles of peanuts --one salted, dry roasted, and one unsalted.I have to say that's a lot of fun.Next, we're gonna add eight ouncesor one cup of baking chocolateor unsweetened chocolate.That will give a nicechocolatey flavor to our,at this point, mostly white almond bark.I'm gonna break this up alittle bit to help it melt.See, that's tempered chocolate.It makes a nice great snappy sound.When your chocolate is not tempered,we haven't harvested theright chocolate crystals,our chocolate will not snap like this.It'll kind of just go \"plup\"-- it'll be really sad.Now, we put a lid on this,and we're gonna let thissit for an hour or twountil everything starts to soften up.And we're gonna stir it once or twiceto make sure everything ismelted and incorporated,and that's it.Alrighty, lovelies, I willsee you in a couple of hours.We are ready to scoop.It looks incredible.It smells sweet and delicious,and at this point you can just dole it outon some parchment paper.But I thought I'd add alittle something-something.I found these at the grocery store.They look like garbanzobeans, don't they? (laughs)Caramel bits.So I thought this would make ita little bit more like a Snickers barif we add a little bit of chewy caramel.Put a few of these caramelgarbanzo beans in a pile --maybe four or five per candy cluster --and see what they'relike with some caramel.Now, we're gonna use asmall ice cream disher.This is probably about a tablespoon.And just pour it right on top.Now, you could justuse a teaspoon as well.You don't have to usean ice cream scooper,but it certainly doesmake things meat and tidy.The reason why I didn't addthe caramel to the Crock-Potis that I didn't want it allto kind of melt in and be incorporated.I want some nice chewy caramel bits.So that's why I'm puttingthem in at the end here.And then over here, I'm justgonna make some plain ones.And this is certainly faster.You just scoop and dump.Oh my gosh, this could not be any easier.Now, obviously, you should checkbefore gifting this to make surethat your loved one doesnot have a peanut allergybecause these are chockfull of nuts, aren't they?Look at that, beautiful! Candy MADE.If you wanna make thesea little bit more fun,you can add some sprinkles to them --make them feel a little more festive.But I think they lookpretty good as they are.Now, pop these into therefrigerator to let them set up.And that's it, we're done.Candy making finished.Wrap them up in some cellophane,put them in a cute bag,tie it with some ribbon,and there you've got it.Consumable gifts that are easy to make.And let's see if they're delicious.Okay, let's see.So here's a batch I madeearlier, and here we have it,a chilled peanut cluster.Looks great, no temperingof chocolate requiredthanks to our almond bark.And this one has a littlebit of caramel in it.All righty, let's give ourCrock-Pot candy a taste.Here we go. Itadakimasu!Mm-hm.It tastes a lot like a Payday bar,especially with thatbit of caramel in there,which I highly recommend.It gives it a nice kind of chewy texture.(crunching)Terrific, so good, mm.The combination of unsaltedand salted nuts together is great.You get some peanuty, butthen you get some salt,and I definitely recommendadding the caramel in there.I really love thatadditional chewy textureand kind of sweet buttery caramelinessin there as well, mm-hm.And the combination ofchocolates, the almond bark,the semi-sweet, and thebaking chocolate makesthe combination of chocolate flavorthat reminds me of Halloween candy.In fact, identical,and I mean that in the best possible way.Like, this isn't tryingto be anything fancy.This tastes like Halloween candy,like homemade Halloween candy.It's great, mm-hmm.So easy to make too.Alrighty, my lovelies, there you have it,Crock-Pot candy, absolutely delicious.It couldn't be easier tomake, and it's consumable.I really, really lovegiving consumable giftsfor the holidays.Alrighty, my lovelies, wethanks so much for watchingand big thanks to Bluelandfor sponsoring this video.If you'd like to try Blueland for yourselfor gift it to a friend,please click the link downbelow to receive up to 30% off.Thanks again for watching.I hope you enjoyed that one.I hope you learned something.Please share this video with your friends.Follow me on social media,like this video, subscribe,and I shall see you in the next one.Too-da-loo. Take care. Bye.(upbeat music)Alrighty, now, I've onlygot like 87 more to make.(Emmy chuckles)\n"