Salted Chocolate Caramel Cashew Clusters

These salted chocolate caramel cashew clusters are the perfect bite filled with all the good things. All the things you need for a quick little pick me up and salty-sweet treat. They are just enough to reward yourself and satisfy a sweet craving.

15 minutes

Difficulty

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	192
Fat:	14 g
Carbohydrates:	15 g
Protein:	4 g
Calculated per serving.

by Real Simple Good

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Serves: 16

Ingredients

2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp Butter, Salted
0.25 cup 0.25 cup 0.25 cup Coconut Sugar, or maple sugar
2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp Coconut Milk, full fat
1 pinch 1 pinch 1 pinch Sea Salt
1.5 cups 1.5 cups 1.5 cups Cashews, raw, I used dry roasted with sea salt but raw would be just fine
5 oz 5 oz 5 oz Dark Chocolate Chips

Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Line a mini muffin tin with liners and set aside.
Make your caramel sauce. Over medium heat, add your grassfed butter or ghee to a small skillet.
As the butter melts, add your coconut or maple sugar and keep mixing everything until the butter and sugar combine.
Add the coconut or nut milk and continue stirring.
Once the milk is combined into the mixture, turn the heat down to low and keep stirring. The sauce will start to thicken.
Remove from heat and in a small mixing bowl, combine your cashews with your caramel sauce and mix with a spoon until the cashews are coated in caramel.
Spoon the cashew caramel mixture into your muffin liners. There will probably be extra. I busted out my regular sized muffin tin because I don't have two minis and just made a thinner layer of the nut mixture.
Melt your dark chocolate next. Use a double boiler over medium heat (or a sauce pan and stainless steel mixing bowl if you don't have one). Stir the chocolate around plenty so it doesn't burn.
Once the chocolate is melted and smooth in texture, turn the heat off.
Spoon the chocolate over your caramel covered cashews.
Sprinkle a little sea salt on top of each cluster. This is imperative for achieving maximum salty-sweet pleasure!
Place in the fridge to solidify the chocolate.
Serve these up or store them in an airtight container in the fridge for about a week or longer in the freezer.