Have ya'll started your holiday baking? When the kids were still home, it was hard to begin baking early because all the goodies would disappear before Christmas. DH has a sweet tooth too though so it's still a gamble. However, I had a small crew to feed for 3 days last week. One day I made Buttermilk Pie, one day I served apple pie with ice cream, and one day I made these Peanut Clusters.
This is one of the first recipes my MIL shared with me when we were first married because they were one of DH's favorites so I've been making these for 35 years. I haven't made them in probably 4 or 5 years so I thought it was time I add these to the cookie plate this season. These are fast to make and they freeze well so I figured I could hide them in the deep freeze after the crew had their fill and hope there are still a few left for Christmas. 😉
Peanut Clusters
12 oz chocolate chips
1 C peanut butter
1 C powdered sugar
2 C Red-skinned Spanish Peanuts
*Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter over low heat on a double boiler. Stir in powdered sugar. Stir in peanuts. Drop onto waxed paper covered cookie sheets. I pop these into the fridge to set up.
I don't have double boiler so I just add some water to one pot and then nest another smaller pot inside. And that's it! Fast and easy and a seasonal favorite around here. This batch has disappeared so I'll be mixing up more and hiding them in the deep freeze. 😉
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I, too, don't have a double boiler so when a recipe calls for one I use my microwave oven. Short bits of time (30-60 seconds) followed by stirring until the chocolate and peanut butter are melted. An advantage to this method is that when the mixture in the bowl starts to get stiff, I can reheat it until it's workable again.
Thanks for sharing your recipe. Been making nut clusters for years but I’m looking forward to trying them w/powdered sugar.
That's so funny you would post the peanut clusters as Bonnie Hunter mentioned them on her blog yesterday (except her hubby was making them! LOL). I don't really bake a lot anyway but now that it's just me, it ain't gonna happen. And you mentioned buttermilk pie--that was one of my fave things to make when I was a relative newlywed. Haven't made one in YEARS!!
The peanut butter would taste good, I normally just melt chocolate then stir in the peanuts and drop on wax paper. They're so easy to make and so good! Hope you can find some stitching time this week!
Yum! I can see why these would be gone in a heartbeat!
Peanut clusters are a favorite here too! And they do not last long. I haven't made them for awhile either.
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