These easy Vegan Mexican Chocolate Covered Almonds make a great gift for the holidays! They can also be made into clusters!
Easy
I have been on a dessert making kick for the holidays. These Vegan Mexican Chocolate Covered Almonds are about the third easy dessert recipe I've made recently.
My last dessert was a 2 Ingredient Vegan Peanut Butter Fudge. In that post I explained that the main reason I am making easy recipes is because I broke my ankle about six weeks ago and everything takes me a lot longer.
I have been in a wheelchair, which my house is not set up for. To make things easier, I have been creating simple recipes, and photographing them inside instead of outside, which is what I usually do.
I only made two recipes in the first five weeks after my accident. Luckily I had several months worth of recipes waiting to be posted, but not creating recipes was driving me crazy. So now at about week six, I am all about making things in the kitchen.
These chocolate covered almonds could not be any easier. To make them, you first toast raw almonds for a couple of minutes.
Then, you heat the chocolate in a makeshift double boiler with some spices. Next, you pour the almonds in the chocolate mixture and place them on a piece of parchment in the fridge to cool and set.
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!
It's All In The Spices
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.
Not only is there cinnamon, but there's nutmeg, and a hint of cayenne pepper as well.
Homemade Gift
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.
I love the bulk section of the grocery store. Not only is it cheaper and better for the environment because you aren't paying for all that packaging, but you can buy as little or as much as you want.
One treat I like to buy when I shop in the bulk section is vegan chocolate covered almonds. The only thing is, they don't have Mexican flavored chocolate covered almonds. Good thing I have a recipe now!
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Vegan Mexican Chocolate Covered Almonds Recipe
These chocolate covered almonds with Mexican spices are a chocolate lover's dream. If you like a little spice, you'll love these!
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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
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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 vanilla extract.
- 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 tweezers, pull out each almond individually* and place on a parchment lined sheet pan, keeping 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
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Monika says
It sounds absolutely delicious..sorry to read about your ankle. Hope that you recover soon. Sending you some love..
Willow Moon says
Thanks Monika, that's very sweet of you!
Elise Cohen Ho says
YUMMY. There are so many wonderful things about this recipe that I just know I will need to try it.
Willow Moon says
Thanks Elise!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
These look wonderful! They would make great holiday gifts!
Lauren says
Omgggg these look so good! I need to make these!
Lauren
jessica says
these will make the cutest gifts for the holidays...if i don't eat them ALL first!!
Amanda Kruse says
These look so good!
xx,
Amanda
Olatunji says
First time commenting here!
So sorry about your broken ankle. Thanks for keeping up with your blog schedule despite it.
I honestly can't wait to try this recipe.
Willow Moon says
Thank you, I hope you like it as much as I do! My blog keeps me sane and creating recipes makes me happy, so as long as I can do both, I will.
Mama Munchkin says
These are perfect! I am baking this weekend to put packages together for the teens that just want gift cards. They will love these.
Willow Moon says
Thanks! I hope they love them as much as I do!
Brittany N says
Wow, this looks great! One of my best friends just went Vegan so I'm going to have to make these for her!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Brittany, I hope she likes it!
Tina says
These are SO good! I will be making these again! Thanks for the recipe!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Tina, I'm glad you like them!