Chocolate Peanut Raisin Cluster Recipe 435

CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over low heat, cook and stir candy coating and chips until melted and smooth. Cool for 10 minutes; stir in peanuts., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes.

PEANUT RAISIN CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler set over barely simmering water, stirring frequently. When melted, remove from the heat and mix in the peanuts and raisins. Drop the mixture by the spoonful onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat, or pour into a buttered loaf pan lined with plastic wrap. Let set at room temperature until firm and completely cooled. If using a loaf pan, cut up into squares. Store in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Place both chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at High 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
• Stir in peanuts.
• Drop by teaspoons into 1-inch diameter candy or petit four papers. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT RAISIN CLUSTER RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Melt chocolate; cool slightly. Add peanuts and raisins and mix well. Drop mixture by spoonful onto baking sheets covered with wax paper. Chill until set. Makes 3/4 pound.

PEANUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Combine chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in top of double boiler. Stir frequently over low to medium heat until melted; add peanuts and stir.
• Drop by teaspoon full on wax paper. Allow to cool.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT RAISIN BITES

Steps:

• Grind 1/2 cup oats in food processor into a powder; transfer to a bowl.
• Process 1/2 cup raisins in a food processor until thick and paste-like; add peanut butter, applesauce, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Blend mixture again until smooth. Blend ground oats into the mixture until it begins to clump together. If more moisture is needed to achieve clumping, add more applesauce.
• Transfer the raisin mixture to a bowl. Mix remaining oats, remaining raisins, chocolate chips, and peanuts with the raisin mixture; roll by rounded tablespoon into small balls.

RAISIN PEANUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• In a heavy 3-qt. saucepan, melt chocolate and shortening. Remove from the heat; add raisins and peanuts. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet. , Chill until firm, about 2 hours. Store in airtight containers in refrigerator.

RAISIN PEANUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• In a heavy 3 quart saucepan,melt chocolate and shortening over medium heat,stirring until melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in nuts and raisins.
• Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Chill until firm,about 2 hours.
• Store in airtight conyainers in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over hot, not simmering, water, stirring frequently with a rubber spatula to ensure even melting. Remove the double boiler from the heat, remove the top pan containing the chocolate, wipe it dry, and set aside briefly. Replace the water in the bottom pan with lukewarm tap water, set the pan of chocolate on top of this, and stir gently to reduce the temperature of the chocolate (10 to 15 minutes). It will begin to get a bit thicker as it cools. If using a thermometer, it should register 95°F.
• Again remove the top pan of chocolate from the water and replace the water in the bottom pan with tap water that is a few degrees warmer than the chocolate. If using the same thermometer to check the temperature of the chocolate and the water, be sure to dry it completely so no water mixes with the chocolate. Set the pan of chocolate over the pan of warm water. The warm water will hold the chocolate at the correct temperature so that it does not cool too fast.
• Stir the peanuts into the chocolate, making sure to thoroughly coat them with chocolate.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Spoon out clusters 1 inch in diameter onto the sheet, leaving 1 inch of space between them. Let the clusters set up at room temperature, or chill them in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, then place them in paper candy cups. In a tightly covered container wrapped in several layers of aluminum foil, the clusters will keep for 1 month in the refrigerator or 2 months in the freezer. The clusters are best served at room temperature.
• VARIATION
• Substitute milk chocolate for the bittersweet chocolate.