How about making these chocolate covered nut clusters that look so deliciously good , I found this recipe to celebrate National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day which is today , I wanted to find a really easy recipe for you to try out that I think you all will love
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Here below is a list of the ingredients you will need to make this recipe
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total Time2 hr 30 min
- Servings 60
Serve a big crowd with these triple chocolate-covered nut clusters – a tasty slow cooked dessert.
INGREDIENTS
1 jar (16 oz) salted dry-roasted peanuts
- 1 jar (16 oz) unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
- 36 oz chocolate-flavored candy coating, chopped
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1 bar (4 oz) sweet baking chocolate, chopped
- 1 can (9.75 oz) salted whole cashews
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Five Food Finds about Chocolate & Peanut Candies
1. The original chocolate covered peanut candy are Goobers first sold in 1925. The word “Goober” was a common slang word for peanut.
2. Peanut M & M’s were not introduced until 1954. They were tan until 1960 when colors were first introduced.(yellow, green, & red)
3 Rapper, Eminem’s original stage name was M & M, his name was eventually changed for obvious trademark issues.
4. The initials M & M stand for the Forrest Mars from Mars Candies and Bruce Murrie from Hershey Chocolates.
5. In 1976 red M & M’s were replaced with orange. The red dye(red #2) was ruled to be a potential carcinogen. Red did not return until 1987.
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