Chocolate Peanut Clusters with Peanut Butter
These chocolate peanut clusters are easy to make with 4 ingredients. There is peanut butter in the filling, making them perfect treat to give as a gift for the holidays.
Servings: 20 Clusters
Cost: $4
Ingredients
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar
- ½ cup peanuts (salted)
- pinch sea salt (optional)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate (chopped)
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together peanut butter and powdered sugar. If necessary, warm peanut butter to stirring consistency in the microwave or on the stove over low heat, being careful to keep it as cool as possible.
- Add peanuts and stir until combined.
- Scoop ½ Tablespoon portions of the peanut mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, forming them into the desired shape.
- Once all of the mixture has been used, place baking sheet in the freezer until hardened (about 1-2 hours).
- Once peanut/peanut butter clusters are hardened, prepare chocolate.
- Microwave chocolate for 1 minute in a microwave safe container.
- Stir and microwave for 60 more seconds until most of the chocolate is melted (but not all of it).
- Stir until all the chocolate is melted.
- Let the melted chocolate cool to 90 degrees f, stirring occasionally to speed up the process.
- Once the chocolate reaches 90 degrees F, begin dipping peanut clusters into the chocolate, using a fork to shake off excess chocolate. If the chocolate becomes too thick, gently warm it again until it is easy to dip the chocolate in (try not to go over 90 degrees F).
- Place dipped peanut clusters on baking sheet to harden at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
- Powdered sugar. If you'd like to keep the filling refined sugar free, use this recipe to make your own powered sugar.
- Peanut butter/peanuts. Any nut butter/nut combination could be used if you have a peanut allergy. Cashews and cashew butter is delicious.
- I suggest using a peanut butter that is liquid at room temperature for easy stirring. If your peanut butter is solid at room temperature, warm it slightly in the microwave to make it stir-able! Please do not overheat the peanut butter.
- Salt. Only add if your peanut butter isn't too salty.
- Semi-sweet chocolate. Any kind of chocolate can be used in this recipe, milk, dark even white.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cluster | Calories: 82.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.2g | Protein: 2.1g | Fat: 5.9g | Saturated Fat: 1.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Potassium: 54.7mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 5.3g | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.3mg