Toffee Peanut Custers

Course Candy, Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword peanut-clusters-recipe, toffee-peanut-clusters

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 5

Cooling Tie 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings pieces

Calories 231kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

1 12 oz package semi sweet chocolate chips
1 10 oz package peanut butter chips
1 4 oz white baking chocolate
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 cup bits-o-brickle toffee bits divided

Instructions

Melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and white chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water or using a heavy bottomed saucepan over low heat, until smooth.
Add the peanuts and 3/4 cup toffee bits. Mix until evenly coated.
Using a Tbsp drop clusters onto wax paper or silicone baking mat. Sprinkle tops with remaining toffee bits.
Chill for 1 hour or until set.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or chilled for up to 1 month. When chilled, bring peanut clusters to room temperature for serving.

Notes

Peanuts - Which Peanuts Work Best? It's important to use dry roasted peanuts in this candy as the fried cocktail peanuts are more oily and could change the texture of the melted chocolate. You could also use spanish peanuts.
Nuts - You could adapt this recipe using cashews or pecans.
Chocolate - You can use dark chocolate or milk chocolate in this recipe.
White Chocolate - I use Ghiradelli white chocolate squares in this recipe as it melts smooth as silk. You can use white chocolate baking chips if that's your preference, but you may need to add 1-2 teaspoons of solid vegetable shortening to the melted ingredients to thin the white chocolate. You could also use white chocolate baking chocolate in the same amount.
Salt - You could top these chocolate peanut clusters with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt in place of toffee bits or in addition to the toffee bits.
Yield - Depending on how the mixture is divided, the amount you'll be able to yield can vary. When making bite size clusters this recipe will yield 60 clusters.
Utilize a Double Boiler - A double boiler is ideal for making these cashew clusters. It's a more gentle way to do melt the chocolate chips and won't burn. You will need to stir the chocolate periodically to make sure that it melts evenly and combines.
Make Your Own Double Boiler - If you don't have a double boiler, you can make your own. Place a medium size tempered glass or similar heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water. It's best to test how the bowl fits in the pot prior to adding the water to make sure it won't touch the surface of the water. The water should be simmering not boiling.
Microwave - You can melt the chocolate in the microwave, but it's not my first choice for this recipe. It takes some time and lots of stopping and starting due to the volume of chocolate being melted. Should you choose to do so, work in 30-40 second increments or use the melt function on your microwave.

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