These easy Vegan Mexican Chocolate Covered Almonds make a great gift for the holidays. To save time they can be made into clusters.
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These Vegan Mexican Chocolate Covered Almonds could not be any easier. The hardest part is waiting for them to set.
You will understand when you taste the chocolate and clean out the bowl. They are irresistible!
I was inspired to make this vegan Mexican dessert because I really love my Vegan Mexican Hot Chocolate. If you love cinnamon in your coffee, you should try the hot chocolate and these chocolate covered almonds.
The spices make all the difference in the world. Other Mexican chocolate recipes are my Vegan Mexican Chocolate Chickpeas, Vegan Mexican Chocolate Truffles, and Mexican Hot Chocolate Pudding.
Not only is there cinnamon, but there's nutmeg, and a hint of cayenne pepper as well.
I don't know about you, but I love making homemade gifts, and I love receiving them. These would make a great edible gift for the chocolate lover in your life.
So that they wouldn't stick together, I lifted each almond out of the chocolate one by one with tweezers. To make things easier, especially if you have more than one person to give these to, you could make them into clusters instead of individual pieces.
It's all in the presentation, and it depends on the look you are going for.
Other recipes to try are my Chocolate Almond Protein Balls and my Smoky Maple Glazed Walnuts recipe.
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❤️ Why You'll Love Them
- They are sweet and crunchy, with a touch of spice.
- They are the perfect homemade gift for the holidays.
- They make a great snack or dessert.
🧾 Ingredients
- Almonds: I used raw almonds but you could use salted roasted almonds. Just skip the toasting the almonds step.
- Dark chocolate chips: For the sweet chocolaty flavor.
- Cinnamon and nutmeg: Add warm spice flavor.
- Cayenne pepper: Adds spice.
- Salt: Enhances flavors.
To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
📖 Variations / Additions
- Other nuts: roasted cashews, pecans, walnuts, peanuts
- Other spices: ginger, cardamom, allspice, chai spice mix, pumpkin pie spice
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Put almonds in a skillet. Toast until fragrant. Let cool.
Step 2: Place a heatproof bowl over a saucepan with a couple of inches of water. Pour chocolate chips into the bowl. Heat until melted, stirring constantly. Alternatively, you could microwave the chocolate chips in the microwave at 30-second intervals until melted.
Step 3: Pour spices into the bowl. Stir to combine.
Step 4: Pour almonds into the chocolate mixture. Stir so that they are coated.
Step 5: Pull out almonds with a fork, keeping them from sticking to each other, and place them on parchment paper or foil. Place in the fridge to set.
You can also keep the almonds in clusters if you like them stuck together. Store in the refrigerator or freezer.
Other Almond Recipes
Other great almond recipes to try are my Almond Chia Pudding recipe, Homemade Almond Milk, and Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups.
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
These chocolate covered almonds will last for 2-3 weeks in an airtight container in the fridge, and even longer if stored in the freezer.
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These chocolate covered almonds with Mexican spices are a chocolate lover's dream. If you like a little spice, you'll love these!
📋 Recipe
Vegan Mexican Chocolate Covered Almonds
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups raw almonds
- 9 ounces dark chocolate chips (about 1 ¼ cup)
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- large pinch cayenne pepper
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Toast almonds in a dry skillet over medium heat. Stir frequently until fragrant, about two to three minutes. Let cool.
- Place a heat proof bowl over a saucepan filled with water (or use a double boiler). Pour dark chocolate chips in the bowl over medium heat. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, and salt.
- Stirring constantly, heat chocolate mixture until smooth and melted. Turn off heat.
- Pour almonds in chocolate mixture and stir so that all the almonds are coated.
- With a fork place them on a parchment-lined sheet pan, keeping the almonds separated. You may need to reheat the chocolate if it starts to solidify.
- Place in the freezer or the fridge, depending upon how patient you are for the almonds to set. Store in the fridge.
Notes
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Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Lee Kaplan says
I have to bring a “small snack” to a gathering this Saturday. This will fit the bill. And it’s vegan!