Irresistibly gooey and rich, these mixed but clusters feature semisweet chocolate and caramel — plus chopped Brazil nuts, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts and pecans — for an indulgent salty-sweet snack.

Prep time: 10 min

Cook time: 20 min

Total time: 30 min

Chocolate-Caramel Nut Clusters
Copyright Recipe © 2015 Woodland Foods

Ingredients

Makes about 4 dozen

  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar

  • 1/2 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream

  • 2 Tablespoons Butter

  • 2 Cups Deluxe Nut Mix

  • 1 Pound Semi-Sweet Chocolate

  • Coarse Sea Salt, garnish as desired

Directions

  1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Place sugar in a thick bottomed sauce pot over medium heat.

  3. Do not stir or even disturb to prevent crystals from forming. When the sugar melts and begins browning gently swirl the pan to move the sugar into the amber syrup. When the sugar has completely dissolved into caramel syrup slowly add the cream. Stir this and continue cooking until the lump of sugar melts again and the result is thick caramel. Cook this for 2 minutes, remove from the heat and stir in the butter then the nuts. Set aside

  4. Drop this mixture by the generous tablespoonful onto a prepared baking sheet. Place in freezer for 20 minutes.

  5. Put chocolate in a medium, microwave-safe bowl and melt on high, stirring every 20 seconds, until melted, about 2 minutes total.

  6. Remove caramels from the freezer and dip in chocolate, using a fork to flip and coat.

  7. Return to parchment paper, sprinkle with sea salt and transfer to the refrigerator to chill until firm.