10 Minute Paleo Salted Dark Chocolate Nut & Fruit Clusters

Quick and easy homemade chocolate candies make a great gift and are vegan, paleo, and fun to make!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate nut clusters, healthy christmas candy, keto candy, paleo candy

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 170kcal

Author Tessa the Domestic Diva

9 ounces dark chocolate
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate (this reduces the sugar content further for an extra dark chocolate. For a low carb version, you could use ALL unsweetened chocolate and sweeten to taste using stevia and erythritol). Otherwise, use more dark chocolate!
1 teaspoon coconut oil or palm shortening
1 1/2 cups toasted nuts I used whole roasted almonds
1/2 cup whole dried cranberries or cherries, to taste
flaked sea salt

Melt your chocolate and palm shortening. I use a microwave or the stove top. It is important when using a microwave not to burn your chocolate and cause it to seize. I heat for 1 minute and 30 seconds, and if necessary, additional 30 second increments. Notice the picture how there are still visible chunks of chocolate, but some visible melted chocolate as well. From here, you continue to stir it until smooth and fully melted.
Stir in your nuts and fruit of choice. There should be no additional chocolate pooling in the bottom of the bowl, add more nuts and fruit if necessary.
Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a wax paper or parchment lined cookie sheet. I use my beloved silicon baking sheets! Shape as necessary.
Sprinkle with a touch of coarse sea salt.
Place the pan into the freezer to hasten hardening.