You know what’s good? Simple. Easy. Uncomplicated.
Especially during the time of year when things are often busy, difficult and
stress-inducing. And these little clusters are the epitome of simple. Just 4
ingredients, a microwave, and some wax paper and you’ve got a simple little
chocolatey candy that tastes really impressive. I love to include these in my
Christmas cookie gifts because I always overcommit myself to difficult cookies
and these are a lifesaver to fill out the tin at the last minute. (And hey, I
hear Santa is a big fan as well).
Ingredients
12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
10 oz peanut butter chips
3 cups (give or take) unsalted peanuts
Sea salt for garnish
Are you ready for this? Simply empty the bags of chocolate
and peanut butter chips into a large microwave safe bowl. Melt them. This is
really easy if you have a melt setting on your microwave, but if not, just make
sure to keep the power on fairly low and check it often. Melt until you can
stir it together with no lumps and make sure the chocolate and peanut butter is
completely combined. Then pour in your peanuts. You might want to start with
fewer nuts and stir it in, then see where you are as far as your nut to
chocolate ratio. You can always add more.
Once your nuts are stirred in, set out some wax paper on
your countertop. Use a big spoon to drop clusters of these chocolate nuts. This
will get messy, I promise. Just go slow and don’t lick your fingers until
you’re done. Once you’ve laid out your clusters, go back and sprinkle just a
touch of sea salt on top before they’ve completely set. If you wait too long,
the salt will not stick, so you may have to work in batches. And that’s it! I
guarantee you’ll get lots of compliments and guess what, you don’t have to tell
anyone how easy it is to make. I won’t tell.
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