These were inspired by a carton of Trader Joes sea salt & turbinado sugar chocolate almonds. Aka the snack I COULD NOT STOP EATING. Have you ever tried them before? If so, you know the struggle. Quality ingredients are key. Use pure chocolate (not chocolate chips—save them for your chocolate chip cookies instead). I opted for bittersweet chocolate, but semi-sweet works just as well. If sweeter chocolate is more your style, milk or even white chocolate works too. A helpful tool = this 3-piece dipping tool set. I use the 3-pronged tool for these to help lift the almonds out of the chocolate pool and shake off as much excess chocolate as I can. It helped me separate the almonds so I wasn’t left with chocolate almond clusters—rather, individual chocolate almonds. The finishing touch is a sprinkle of coarse sea salt or flaky sea salt and turbinado sugar (I use Sugar In The Raw). Any coarse sugar works! The nuts are wonderful simply coated in chocolate, but the light sprinkle of sugar & salt turns them up about 10 notches. For another lighter chocolatey treat, see my recipe for light chocolate chip cheesecake bars. And here are 20+ healthy dessert recipes for even more inspiration!
