Chocolate Covered Peanuts
Another super easy edible gift to give for the holidays is Chocolate Covered Peanuts. It's perfect for last minute gifting, they only take a couple minutes!
Servings 12 candies
Calories 130kcal
Cost $5
Ingredients
- .5 lbs chocolate discs milk, dark, white, or dyed white (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts salted, or roasted
Instructions
- Place chocolate discs in top of double boiler. Do not let water in bottom pot touch upper pot.
- Heat water over very low heat.
- Stir when chocolate starts to melt. Stir often until totally melted.
- Remove from heat. Add nuts.
- Fill mini cupcake tin liners or candy liners, inserted into mini cupcake tins with chocolate mixture. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes, until hard.
- Chocolate can be dropped with tablespoon onto waxed paper or parchment paper. Allow to cool.
- Store in air tight container at room temperature for up to 7 days.
Notes
Notes: Chocolate options to use are
- Milk Chocolate
- Dark Chocolate
- Bittersweet Chocolate
- White Chocolate
- Dyed White Chocolate, for a festive touch!
- Peanuts
- Cashews
- Almonds
- Pistachios
- Walnuts
- Hazelnuts
- Brazil Nuts
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg