The other day, I thought to myself, hmmm… peanuts, chocolate – what does it take to make chocolate covered peanuts? Well, I searched. I found. I made and I am delighted. These were so quick to make, yet taste like something you would buy from a really good chocolatier! Of course your choice of chocolate is important. Quick, easy and a nice (and special) treat for Valentine’s. #youhavetimetopractice

I didn’t want to make a full recipe because I wanted to be sure I really liked them first. Next time I would make them a wee bit smaller (they aren’t large), more small bite size. We have a dog and as you know dogs + dark chocolate is a bad (very bad) thing.

I saw these Chocolate Peanut Clusters on iambaker.net – I gave them a try and I’m so glad I did! Head on over to the link above to print the recipe and read more details. This is my sticky note version (how I made them):

📒 Chocolate Peanut Clusters

Prepare baking sheet with a sheet of parchment. Make sure that the baking sheet will fit in your fridge (this does not go into the oven)!

• 4oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips (Guittard brand)
• 3/4 cup roasted and salted peanuts

Note, my peanuts were large (Costco), so I gave them a rough chop, leaving most in half pieces, but the clusters would have been huge otherwise.

I put the chocolate chips in a large glass bowl in the microwave 15 seconds at a time and a quick stir after each *ding*. My microwave took about 2 minutes. Still check and stir every 15 seconds. Once melted set the warm chocolate aside for about 3 minutes, allowing it to cool slightly. Then add the peanuts and using a spatula, stir to coat all the peanuts.

Now spoon onto the prepared baking sheet (on the parchment). Then place in refrigerator 20 minutes + before eating. Now they should be good to place in a storage container and in the fridge. I am shocked how easy it is!

Remember, the better the chocolate, the better the cluster! I can’t wait to try this with other nuts!

Enjoy!

🍫Until next time…