Chocolate Clusters Recipes

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the candy coating, chocolate chips and German chocolate. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 1 hour longer or until melted, stirring every 15 minutes. , Stir in peanuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until set. Store at room temperature.

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and shortening in a large heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water). Stir until melted and smooth, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove the bowl from the pan and add the cereal and peanuts. Stir with a rubber spatula until evenly coated.
• Spoon the cereal mixture into clusters (about 2 tablespoons each) onto the prepared baking sheet; sprinkle with nonpareils. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine oats, coconut, chopped nuts, cocoa, and vanilla. In a saucepan combine butter, milk and sugar and bring to a boil for two minutes. Pour this hot liquid over mixture in large bowl and mix thoroughly. Drop by spoonful onto waxed paper. Let cool before wrapping.

Steps:

• In medium bowl, microwave chocolate chips on high 1 minute.
• Stir.
• Microwave on high 1 more minute, until nearly melted.
• Stir until smooth.
• Quickly stir in cereal, cherries, and walnuts until well coated.
• Using a tablespoon, drop clusters on a wax paper lined baking sheet.
• Refrigerate 1 hour, until no longer sticky.

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.

Steps:

• Melt the butter, chocolate and golden syrup in a heatproof bowl over a pan of just simmering water, stirring occasionally.
• Break the biscuits into pieces into another bowl, then add the marshmallows, pecans and sultanas. Pour in the melted chocolate and gently stir everything together until well-coated. Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment, then dust each with some edible gold lustre, if using. Chill for 1 hr before packaging. Will keep in the fridge for up to three days.

Steps:

• Crush peanuts into small pieces; set aside.
• Cover baking sheet with waxed paper. Melt chocolate in large microwaveable bowl as directed on package, following microwave directions. Add corn flakes, cranberries and peanuts; stir gently until evenly coated with chocolate.
• Use large spoon to drop cereal mixture into 24 clusters on prepared baking sheet.
• Top each with marshmallow. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

Steps:

• Microwave chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir. Microwave 1 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 30 sec. Add next 5 ingredients; mix well.
• Spoon into 20 mounds on waxed paper-covered baking sheet, using about 2 Tbsp. cereal mixture for each. Top each with 1 large marshmallow, pressing marshmallow gently into top of mound to secure.
• Refrigerate 30 min. or until firm.