Sugar High Friday #13: Dark Chocolate Macadamia Nuggets
I decided to keep it really simple for Sugar High Friday #13. Just two ingredients combined to form heavenly little nuggets of frozen-together goodness. Sometimes the simple things in life are the most exquisite.
Usually, I make this treat with dark chocolate and raspberries, but I couldn’t fine any fresh berries. So, I switched the plan and used macadamia nuts instead. My husband’s Aunt Ruthie gave me the idea for these. She makes them with apricots, too, but I think there’s something more complicated to that so I will wait and see if I can get the apricot secret out of her.
So, I started with a pound of 70% dark chocolate from Trader Joe’s and a bag of unsalted macadamia nuts. I coarsely chopped half of the nuts to give some variation to the texture.
Then I melted up the chocolate in the microwave. Here’s where it gets kind of messy. Use a spoon and make a little puddle of melted choclate on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle in a few macadamia nuts, to taste. This what it looks like before the final step:
Then drop one more spoonful of melted dark chocolate on top of the nuts. After you fill up the baking sheet with these luscious little discs, it will look like this:
Actually, it will probably look a lot neater than that because I am a sloppy cook. The kitchen is not a pretty sight when I’m in action. But the food usually tastes really good, I promise! With this treat, how could it taste bad with such rich and simple ingredients?
Place the baking sheet in the freezer for about an hour. Then remove and enjoy. Keep any leftovers frozen and just pop them out of the freezer one at a time when you’re ready for a treat. Yum! These are actually quite dangerous to have in the house. When I make the raspberry ones, they usually don’t last long.
If you look at the original photo on the top of this post, you will see the final product. The chocolate darkens and deepens. They’re the perfect sugar high - for Fridays or any day.
Yummy, yummy in my tummy! The chocolate looks SO dark! Can’t go wrong with a nut/chocolate combo. Really!
Comment by LB — October 21, 2005 @ 8:10 pm
you are bad! (in that good way) i have both of those things in my house and i’ve been craving chocolate… i cant even pretend that it’ll take too much effort or anything… Must. Resist. Chocolate.
Comment by kitchenmage — October 21, 2005 @ 8:21 pm
Now that is artery-clogging decadent. Yummmm!
Comment by Elise — October 21, 2005 @ 8:39 pm
I think you should cal; these, even lacking dried apricots, Auntie Ruths - the upscale alternative to Baby Ruths!
Comment by Nic — October 22, 2005 @ 6:13 am
These look awesome - shame on you for making my spare tire bigger just by looking at them!
Comment by Michelle — October 22, 2005 @ 11:55 am
Wow,what an easy recipe, I love it. Unlike other cookies and candies, they are not made with extra sugar, flour and eggs. Simple yet delicious. I really really love the recipe, I am going to try them soon.
Comment by Indira — October 22, 2005 @ 4:48 pm
That looks amazing — I’ve been trying to get Trader Joe’s to carry fair trade chocolate for a lil while now — They have fair trade cocoa powder, but no choc bars… Drooling for slave-labor free chocolate….
They have, however, started carrying vegan soy milk chocolate bars — Yum!
Comment by green LA girl — October 23, 2005 @ 2:10 pm
Holy Moly! Isn’t it amazing that something so simple can yield such pleasure! What a great entry! If my husband sees this, I’m going to lose my whole stash of chocolate!
Comment by chronicler — October 23, 2005 @ 9:50 pm
I will be making batches of this for Christmas gifts this year. Awesome.
Comment by Tina — October 24, 2005 @ 11:54 am
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