Chocolate Almond Clusters/Almond Chocolate Clusters

For the final day I made kids favorite almond chocolate clusters.These clusters can be made with any nuts,as my kids love almonds I made with it.
Here I used the semi sweetened chocolate and also topped it with kosher salt and sugar granules.Its purely optional.Also I melted the chocolate and toasted the almonds in microwave oven .White chocolate can also be used to make this yummy clusters.

                                                                    

                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Almond Chocolate Clusters

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 10 minutes
   Cooking time ~ 2-3 minutes

   Makes ~ 10 -12 clusters

 Ingredients

Almonds/badam	1/2 cup
Semi sweetened Chocolate	1/3 cup
Sea salt	a pinch
Granulated sugar or raw sugar	1 tsp(optional)

 Method

• Roast the almonds in a MW for 2 -3 minutes or till it becomes crisp.Let it cool down completely.Line a baking tray with parchment paper and keep it aside.
• Now in microwave safe bowl add the semi sweetened chocolate and keep it for 1-1.5 minutes or till its melted.Mix it in between every 30 seconds.Once the chocolate is completely melted add in the toasted almonds.

•  Mix it well and scoop up a spoonful of mixture and keep it on the lined baking tray.Let it sit on the counter for 1-2 hours or refrigerate for 30 minutes.Once the chocolate sets remove it from the paper. 

• Store it in an air tight container.

• Dark or white chocolate can also be used.
• Instead of topping it with salt and sugar,white chocolate can be melted and drizzled on the top to give a nice look.
• Toast the nuts to get a nice crunchy clusters.

Enjoy..........

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