Dark Chocolate Nut Cups

Snack

Best of all these Dark Chocolate Nut Cups are cute and delicious at the same time. They could serve as a dessert or as a nice welcome gift.

By Marinka
October 2, 2019

This quick and easy recipe is very close to nut clusters, but it has a different ratio. It is chocolate with nuts rather than nuts with chocolate. Because of the emphasis on chocolate, it is better to pour this into small cups. If you were to pour this on a baking sheet, you would end up with chocolate bark, as the chocolate will spread out.

Key Ingredients in This Recipe

You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.

  • Dark chocolate – or a combination of dark and milk chocolate.
  • Peanuts
  • Macadamia nuts – any combination of nuts would work. You can also use a combination of nuts and dried fruits.
  • Sea salt flakes

How to Make Dark Chocolate Nut Cups

  • Step 1– Melt the chocolate.

Step 2 – Mix roughly chopped nuts with the chocolate.

Bowl with mix of melted chocolate and chopped nuts.
small paper cups filled with chocolate nut mixture

Step 3 – Pour the mix into mini paper cups (1 5/8 inch). Fill them with half a tablespoon of the chocolate mix. This is about one large bite or two smaller bites and sprinkle with some coarse sea salt flakes. Then allow them to cool. You will have about 20 paper cups.

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  • Step 4 – Store the Dark Chocolate Nut Cups in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will be good for 1-2 months.
Close-up of Dark Chocolate Nut Cups

Alternative Combinations

Many combinations of nuts and/or dried fruits can work in this recipe. I would not use more than 2 different ones, as they will compete for flavor in such a small cup. Some suggestions of crunch and chewy are:

  • Peanuts and apricots
  • Macadamia nuts and mango
  • Almonds and raisins
  • Pistachios and dates
  • Almonds and cherries
  • Cashew and cranberries
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Dark Chocolate Nut Cups

Author: Marinka
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Grain-free, Vegan
Servings: 20 pieces
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Ingredients
 

  • 12 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1 cup peanuts, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
  • sea salt flakes (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and place mini baking cups on the parchment paper. (NOTE 1)
  • In a bowl, mix together the coarsely chopped peanuts and macadamia nuts and set aside.
  • Melt the chocolate. You can do this au-bain-marie (place a heatproof bowl over hot water) or in a microwave. Stir constantly until melted and smooth. (NOTE 2)
  • Stir the nuts into the chocolate and mix thoroughly.
  • Scoop half tablespoons into mini paper cups. You can decide how full you want them to be. I used mini baking cups (1 5/8 inch) and filled them just over half and was able to make about 20. (NOTE 3)
  • Sprinkle with sea salt flakes if you like.

Notes

  1. The only reason to cover the baking sheet with parchment paper is to avoid that you have to clean it, if you by mistake pour some chocolate outside the paper cups, onto the baking sheet.
  2. You can make these chocolate nuts cups from dark chocolate or from a mixture of dark and milk or just milk. Just depends on your preference.
  3. Half tablespoons of chocolate in mini cups (1 5/8 inch) is about one large bite or two smaller bites.

Nutrition

Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 5mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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