Monday, March 25, 2013

March 24: Chocolate Peanut Raisin Clusters

Chocolate Peanut Raisin Clusters

Ingredients:
1 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 lb white or chocolate almond bark or white candy coating
1 cup raisins
12 oz lightly salted peanuts

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick foil.
2. In a microwave-safe mixing bowl, combine the chocolate chips and almond bark. Microwave at 50% power for 90 seconds to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. Alternatively, you may melt the mixture in the top of a double boiler. Stir the raisins and peanuts into the melted chocolate mixture.
3. Scoop up tablespoonfuls of batter and drop onto the baking sheets. Leave the candy at room temperature to set.






I guess I could've used more peanuts so the one in the upper left corner didn't happen!


Thoughts: I used white (vanilla) candy coating and only 4 oz of peanuts. I made one batch of just raisins and one the regular way. The pictures reflect the regular way. This was the easiest recipe so far. It took maybe 15 minutes for one batch. I used the microwave instead of the double boiler. Patrick thought these were awesome, I thought Raisinets were better.

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