Chocolate Fruit and Nut Clusters

Name: Chocolate Fruit and Nut Clusters
Ingredients: 100 g/3¾ oz hazelnuts, roughly chopped; 75 g/3 oz almonds, roughly chopped; 10 ml/2 tsp brandy; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup icing (confectioners’) sugar; 50 g/2 oz cocoa butter; 250 g/9 oz milk chocolate, tempered

Preparation info

Makes about
24

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

Inspired by fruit and nut chocolate bars, these fruit and nut clusters are like a little energy boost. Tossing the nuts in the brandy and icing sugar before toasting gives them a crunchy shell underneath the cocoa butter and milk chocolate. This, combined with the squidginess of the raisins, makes for a treat with a delightful texture.

Ingredients

100 g/3¾ oz hazelnuts, roughly chopped
75 g/3

Snack
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line a baking tray with baking parchment and set it aside.
Place the chopped hazelnuts and almonds in a bowl and toss with the brandy and icing sugar. Transfer the nuts to the baking parchment in a single layer, t

Energy 137kcal/570kJ; Protein 2g; Carbohydrate 11g, of which sugars 11g; Fat 10g, of which saturates 3g; Cholesterol 2mg; Calcium 38mg; Fibre 1g; Sodium 12mg