Peanut Clusters

Double Boiler

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This is one of the easiest recipes you will make all week.  It's quick and easy, but it looks as if you've spent hours and hours on it.  This is also very easy to make into a dairy free version, if need be.  I love making this recipe.  The hardest part is laying out the wax paper ahead of time and finding a double boiler to melt the chocolate.  Not many people have double boilers anymore.  You could probably melt the chocolate in the microwave, but I prefer the consistency of melting it on the stove top.  Somehow, it just seems more Christmassy to me.  :)

(Note: these whip up fast.  I started and finished within an hour this afternoon and then realized I had forgotten to take pictures while I was going.  Don't worry - I'll make up another batch later this week and have one of the kids take pictures as we go.)

Peanut Clusters

Spread wax paper on counter and table tops.  I line cookie sheets with wax paper and then drop the peanut clusters onto the wax paper to cool.  Some people will tell you to spray the wax paper with non-stick cooking spray - but that decision is up to you.

Ingredients:
2 (10 ounce) bags of non-dairy chocolate chips (such as Enjoy Life)
1 pound of roasted peanuts not in the shell.

Place water in the bottom pan, and then put the top pan over the water.  Add chips to the top pot, and set the heat at medium.  Stir the chips occasionally until the chocolate is melted.  Add peanuts, a handful at a time,  to the pot, and stir until the peanuts are covered with chocolate.

Remove pot from the heat.  (Turn the heat off) Drop spoonfuls of the chocolate/peanut mixture onto waxed paper.  Let sit until the chocolate hardens. (about an hour)  Remove from wax paper and store in an airtight container.