3 Ingredient Chocolate Almond Clusters
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Creamy, melt-in-your mouth chocolate and almond clusters made in the microwave with just 3 simple ingredients!
Want more sweet tooth options? Try my Easy Candied Pecans Recipe, Almond Loaf Cake, Mini Turtle Cheesecakes, or my Fantasy Fudge.
Last month when I visited Diamond of California Nuts in Sacramento, I stayed in a gorgeous hotel called The Citizen. It was fan-C-pants. The rooms were really nice with lots and lots of comfy uber-squishy pillows ( <—- one of the keys for an awesome hotel room).
Diamond Nuts made sure I was taken care of pretty much every minute of the day, and when I got back to my room Thursday night, there was a gift bag for me. It was stuffed with snack things (Sriracha Kettle Corn. People. Get your hands on this stuff. NOW.) including but not limited to a little bag from a local candy shop filled with sea-salted chocolate covered cashews.
Oh. My. Heaven.
I basically inhaled those babies in 3.7 seconds flat. But then they were gone and I found myself craving them desperately for days afterwards. Well, you know me and my cravings…. they’re powerful little things those cravings and I find that I just can’t live to my fullest potential while one of my basic needs is going unmet. So I made my own sea-salted chocolate covered nuts. I decided to go with almonds (although cashews would have worked perfectly too and I plan on doing that very, very soon) and I used almond bark for the chocolate. No matter which nuts you choose to go with in this recipe, I still recommend sticking with the almond bark! The flavor is divine and the chocolate is so creamy that it just can’t be beat in a recipe for candy-type-chocolate-things like these nut clusters.
In nutshell (I crack myself up!) – these are a cinch to make IN THE MICROWAVE! That’s right. In the microwave. Doesn’t get any easier than a microwave candy recipe with only 3 ingredients.
More Recipes to Try
- 3 Ingredient Caramel Cashew Clusters – an easy no bake candy that’s perfect for gifting, parties, or holiday dessert trays.
- Chocolate Covered Cinnamon Bears – sweet, spicy, chewy, and chocolatey—every bite completely addictive.
- Salted Caramel Chocolate Cups (4 Ingredients) – these sweet and salty chocolate cups are guaranteed to disappear fast.
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3 Ingredient Chocolate Almond Clusters
Ingredients
- 12 ounces almond bark, roughly chopped
- 2 cups whole raw almonds, (may sub cashews or peanuts)
- 1-2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Like a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
- In a heat safe bowl, microwave almond bark on high for 2 minutes. Take it out, give it a stir, then return to microwave for 30 seconds at a time – stir after each – until creamy.
- Add almonds to the bowl of melted chocolate. Use a tablespoon to scoop out almonds and chocolate and pour into a mound on prepared baking sheet. (The chocolate will spread out a little) Repeat process with remaining almonds and chocolate. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
- Allow clusters to cool completely. If you have room in the fridge or freezer, you can stick them in there for a few minutes and they’ll harden up in no time. Store at room temperature or chilled in an airtight container.
Notes
*Sea salt is optional but highly recommended!
***Almond bark is a kind of baking chocolate you can find near the chocolate chips in most grocery stores. It is my favorite for melting in recipes like this, but chocolate chips can be used in place of almond bark if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How would you store them? I’d like to freeze them… would that ruin the appearance? Or will they keep until Christmas day if im making them on 12/12?
I am so sorry I’m just getting to you! Hopefully everything turned out well. You can store these in an airtight container in room temperature for up to two weeks or freeze them for a couple months. If you are layering them, put a piece of parchment paper between each layer to avoid them sticking to each other.
This was an easy recipe and they are yummy! I melted the chocolate through a double boiler on the stove instead of microwave and it was still a quick dessert to make. The ratio of chocolate to almonds was perfect.
Do you bake the almonds at all or just use raw almonds?
Beautiful. Hope they set up alright. So far so good.
Sounds delicious
This is great!
How can I adjust the thickness of the chocolate coating?
If I want it to be thicker?
Simple, delicious and cost effective way to hand out holiday treats 😊