Healthy Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters are Quick and Easy

This Healthy Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters recipe is sponsored by Barlean's. The recipe and all opinions expressed in this post are mine.

These Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters are an easy, no cook, vegan, low sugar, "hide from the kids in the vegetable drawer" type of treat.

Or am I the only mom that hides chocolate from her kids? Well, these are actually good for them too. If you want to share.

Ingredients for Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters

For the chocolate, I used a combination of cocoa powder, coconut oil and liquid sweetener whipped up in the blender. No cooking needed.

The drawback is coconut oil starts liquifying above 70 degrees, so these are best kept in the fridge.

The alternative is to use some dark chocolate candy melts (my favorite brand) and melt in the microwave or in a pan on the stove. Or you could temper dark chocolate, which I always find tricky.

For the liquid sweetener I used honey. Maple syrup or agave syrup are my go to substitutes. Or you could use sugar or your favorite sugar replacement.

For the nuts, go nuts! I used pecans and almonds. You could use any nut or combination you prefer.

Barlean's Coconut Oil

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Sponsor or not, their Butter Flavored Coconut Oil is amazing. It is the only coconut oil I use and I put it in loads of things from cooking with it in recipes like Chocolate Granola and Lemon Bundt Cake to drizzling it on popcorn.

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Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters

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Ingredients

 

• ½ cup coconut oil (I used Barlean's Butter flavor)
• ½ cup honey, agave or maple syrup (or other liquid sugar replacement)
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup nuts (halves, quarters or large pieces) (pecans, walnuts, almonds, etc.)

Instructions

 

• In a blender combine coconut oil, honey, cocoa powder and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour into a bowl and fold in nuts.
• Line mini muffin tin with liners. Add a spoonful of chocolate mixture to each one.
• Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. It is best to store these in the fridge until ready to eat.