Dark Chocolate Nut Cups
It is only October, but you can never to too early thinking about holiday gifts. This year I am going to share with you easy to make food gifts that don't require any cooking time. Best of all they are cute, delicious and a welcome gifts. The first: Dark Chocolate Nut Cups.
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Servings: 20 pieces
Ingredients
- 12 ounces dark chocolate chopped
- 1 cup peanuts coarsely chopped
- 1 cup macadamia nuts coarsely chopped
- sea salt flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; this is solely to protect your baking sheet in case you drip chocolate. Place mini baking cups on the parchment paper. (Note 1)
- In a bowl, mix together the coarsely chopped peanuts and macadamia nuts and set aside.
- Melt the chocolate. You can do this au-bain-marie (place a heatproof bowl over hot water) or in a microwave. Stir constantly until melted and smooth. (Note 2)
- Stir the nuts into the chocolate and mix thoroughly.
- Scoop half tablespoons into mini paper cups. You can decide how full you want them to be. I used mini baking cups (1 5/8 inch) and filled them just over half and was able to make about 20. (Note 3)
- Sprinkle with sea salt flakes if you like.
Notes
- The only reason to cover the baking sheet with parchment paper is to avoid that you have to clean it, if you by mistake pour some chocolate outside the paper cups, onto the baking sheet.
- You can make these chocolate nuts cups from dark chocolate or from a mixture of dark and milk or just milk. Just depends on your preference.
- Half tablespoons of chocolate in mini cups (1 5/8 inch) is about one large bite or two smaller bites.
Nutrition
Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 5mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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