Cranberry Chocolates

5 from 1 vote

Cranberry Chocolates are fun and festive! Using dried cranberries, crushed nuts and smooth white chocolate they make the perfect sweet treat!

Course: chocolate, Dessert, Treat

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: cranberry chocolates

Servings:

Calories: 72kcal

Author: Adrianne

Equipment

1 Medium sized mixing bowl
1 Soup Spoon
2 Silicon 4cm, 1.5 inch 15 domes chocolate moulds
1 Heatproof jug 2 cup, 16 oz minimum
1 Chopstick handy to stir the melted chocolate
2 Teaspoons

Ingredients

300 grams/ 11 oz white chocolate Note 1
1 cup dried cranberries roughly chopped, Note 2
3 tablespoons crushed peanuts Note 3

Instructions

Technique 1

Dried cranberries: add the cranberries to a medium sized mixing bowl and use kitchen scissors to roughly chop them.
Cranberry nut mixture: add the crushed peanuts to the chopped cranberries and use a spoon to stir and combine.
Spoon filling into moulds: use 2 teaspoons to spoon ½ of the cranberry nut mixture into the chocolate moulds.
Melt the chocolate: add the white chocolate to a heatproof jug. Microwave for 1 mins, remove and stir, then 1 more minute, remove and stir, then microwave for 1 further minute.

Technique 2

Fillings: add the combined cranberry nut mixture to the melted chocolate and stir to mix in together.
Moulds: use 2 teaspoons to spoon the combined wet rocky road mixture into the chocolate mould. Repeat to fill each dome.
Set: carefully pick up the filled chocolate mould with 1 hand either side and place into the fridge (either open it 1st or get someone to open it for you) for a minimum of 1 hour. Note 4
Serve and enjoy: once the chocolates are set, remove from the fridge, place mould on chopping board and push from the back to pop the chocolates out. Repeat for remaining chocolates.

Notes

Note 1 - Chocolate: You can use chocolate melts, chocolate bits or a block of cooking chocolate broken into pieces. Ensure you measure it using kitchen scales or purchase exact quantity ie 300 grams which is approximately 11 ounces.
Note 2 - Dried cranberries: you will be able to get these from almost all local grocery stores, be it Walmart, Safeway, Tesco, Aldi, Woolies or Coles. We need to use kitchen scissors (or a knife and chopping board) to roughly chop them up.
Note 3 - Crushed nuts: I use crushed peanuts, which I purchase from the cooking and nut section called crushed or granulated nuts. These are handy as it saves taking out the food processor to chop them. Their small crunchy texture is a delightful addition to ice creams, salads and more!
Note 4 - Mould info fridge : the silicon mould is flexible and curvy. If you place it onto a chopping board for support, you can then hold this in one hand and use your other hand to open the fridge. Otherwise you have 1 hand at each end of the mould and no hands to open the fridge. You can open it before putting the mould into the fridge or ask someone in the house to open it for you also.
Note - Melting the chocolate: some recipes that talk about melting chocolate, will say microwave the chocolate in 30 second increments. However, I have tried this and let me tell you nothing happens after 30 seconds!!! So I microwave for 1 minute, remove (use an oven mit as the handle is hot) and stir, microwave for 1 minute, remove and stir, then return to the microwave for 1 final minute and stir after that time. It works perfectly!

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