Homemade Chocolate Candy Drops
These homemade chocolate candy drops are super quick and easy to make. Topped with your favorite nuts or dried fruit for a festive holiday treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup pistachios peanuts, and pecans
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup peanuts
- 1/8 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup dried apricots
Instructions
- Chop the nuts and fruit into very small pieces.
- Place in individual bowls.
- Melt each chocolate in a heavy bottom saucepan. Start on high heat and remove as soon as the chocolate starts to melt. Stir until all the chocolate chips have melted.
- Using a tablespoon, drop some of the chocolate on a piece of parchment or waxed paper that you place on a cookie sheet.
- Spread the chocolate around to form a round shape.
- Once you have a few chocolate rounds stop and top them with any nut or fruit combination you like.
- Continue until all chocolates have a topping and the cookie sheet is full.
- Transfer the cookie sheet to the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from the freezer and allow to sit for 30 mins.
- Remove and place in an airtight container with sheets of parchment between layers of chocolate.
- Continue with more chocolate and cookie sheets until you run out.
Notes
You could use a microwave to melt the chocolate or a double boiler. I like to use a heavy saucepan because to me it's quicker and less mess.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 0.3mgSodium: 5mgPotassium: 128mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 104IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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