Chocolate Fruit & Nut Clusters

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 100 g good quality chocolate (72%+)
• 3 tablespoons whole milk
• 15 g dried cranberries
• 25 g dried apricots, chopped
• 40 g blanched almonds, roughly chopped
• 40 g pecans, roughly chopped
• 5 wheat-free oat crackers, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon sifted icing sugar (optional) or 2 teaspoons sliced almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 break the chocolate into small pieces and place in a heavy based pan.
• 2 add in the milk and heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate has melted. remove from the heat and stir until smooth and thoroughly blended.
• 3 add the cranberries, apricots, almonds, pecans and crackers and stir until lightly coated with chocolate.
• 4 spoon into small paper mini muffin liners, or alternatively, place dessert spoonfuls onto non stick baking paper. leave for at least 30 mins, or until the mixture has set.
• 5 chill in refrigerator then sprinkle with a little icing sugar or flaked almonds before serving.