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Almond clusters are the perfect last minute treat to make this week! 3 ingredients and 10 minutes of time is all you need to make this easy candy recipe for the holidays! It’s a great food gift idea.
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Easy Almond Clusters
Do you give homemade treats for Christmas? Every year, I make tons of goodies for teachers and school staff, for neighbors and friends. I dream up new recipes for each of the grandparents and wrap up tins of cookies and candy and fudge, just for them.
This year, I am going to spend Christmas week baking what I want to make. Snowballs and blossom cookies, sugar cookies and toffee…and almond clusters!
Why you’ll love this recipe
These EASY Almond Clusters have only 3 ingredients. Sure, the sprinkles make it 4 ingredients, but they’re optional. Either way, did I mention they’re easy? The take less than 10 minutes of prep time and they taste way better than anything you’d get in the candy aisle.
Ingredients in Chocolate Almond Clusters
3 ingredients are all you need to make homemade Christmas candy. I’m not joking about how easy these are, I even made a video to prove it (see below).
- Chocolate chips – Use your favorite brand, or use baking chocolate or melting chocolate (like almond bark). Milk chocolate works, and so does semi-sweet chocolate.
- Vegetable oil – I often have trouble with melting chocolate chips, especially in winter. They get too hot or they’re old and they seize while baking. I always add a little oil or shortening to them before heating, and it helps the chocolate melt smoothly.
- Almonds – You can use raw almonds, roasted almonds, or salted, anything you like.
How to make Chocolate Covered Almond Clusters
- Melt chocolate in 30 second increments in the microwave, stirring between each.
- Once it’s melted, just stir in the almonds.
- Place the candy in mini muffin pans. I use cupcake liners for easy removal. You can even gift them in the liners if you want. You can even place the muffin liners on a baking sheet instead of doing this in a muffin pan.
Literally 10 minutes between you and homemade almond clusters for the holidays. What are you waiting for??
FAQs
I love using chocolate chips but you can also use candiquik or almond bark or melting chocolate. Or baking chocolate too.
Store these in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. I don’t recommend freezing them.
You can also use a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and just use two spoons to scoop them onto the sheet. Or line the cookie sheet with muffin liners.
Easy 3 Ingredient Almond Clusters Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup chocolate chips milk, dark, semi-sweet, or a combination
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup Blue Diamond Almonds
- Sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Line a mini muffin pan with mini muffin liners.
- Place chocolate chips and vegetable oil in a medium microwave safe bowl. Heat on high power in 30 second increments, stirring between each, until the chocolate is melted and smooth (about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes). Stir in almonds.
- Scoop clusters of almonds into each mini muffin liner. Sprinkle with sprinkles, if desired. Chill until set.
- Serve or package with or without the muffin liner! Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week (longer if you chill them).
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Wondering if coconut oil would work? Have some but not 100% what all I can use it with. So you think chocolate chips work better than bark or the backing chocolat? I think most of those aren’t great….maybe I should cover my pretzels is CC?!?!?
Coconut oil should work! And you can use baking chocolate or melts, but I know most people have chocolate chips in their pantry while the other two are often not staples. If you use the others, you probably don’t need the oil!
I love tossin’ back salted almonds with chocolate chips, but sometimes I lose control of how much I’ve had. If they’re nestled into individual clusters, I could keep much better tabs on it. Maybe.
Love how quick they are! I can’t wait till my daughter gets big enough to help me wrap the presents. I still have a pile I don’t want to wrap. I’ve decided big kids and adults get gift bags because they don’t care if they get to unwrap them! Love the video!
LOVE how easy these are!! I’d definitely have to make them with dark chocolate. Almonds + dark chocolate make me weak in the knees! And I love the cutsey sprinkles 🙂
Wow, this is really good idea. I never saw this before.
It’s really easy and yummy too!
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