Eating less sugar? I am. So I’ve been making dark chocolate clusters as a gift for my sweet tooth. It could not be any easier to make these healthy treats. All you need is two ingredients: 70% dark chocolate and some nuts (this time I bought some roasted unsalted cashews). You just melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water (that’s an old-timey double boiler), chop up the nuts and stir them into the melted chocolate. Then spoon your clusters onto some wax paper, refrigerate, and keep stored in a container in the fridge.
They are a lot like my chocolate-almond clusters (https://www.jennycancook.com/recipes/chocolate-almond-clusters/) except I’ve been using cashews because they’re soft and they have lots of magnesium.
Did you know that dark chocolate (a least 70% cacao) has many health benefits? It’s good for your heart, your brain, your skin, and it contains flavonoids, the same antioxidants you get from green tea.
So if you don’t already, learn to love dark chocolate and make your own homemade chocolate clusters. I often have one as my only dessert… okay, two if no one is looking. 👀 😋