Chocolate Fruit & Nut Clusters

Submitted by kelly in TO

"I found this on the Nairns Oatcakes website while looking for Low GL recipes, I like their oat crackers, but after making Recipe #133160 I can't say I buy their crackers much anymore, oh well."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 20 clusters

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)

directions

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.