This is the fastest candy I have EVER made and better yet, my Picky-picky Hubby gives it two thumbs up!! It is made in the microwave and is pretty enough for Christmas gift giving.
12 ounce bag of good quality semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 ounce bag of good quality milk chocolate chips
3 cups of your favorite whole nuts (see note)
Note: DO NOT be tempted to use all one kind of chocolate. For some (unknown to me) reason, the blend of white chocolate, semi-sweet and milk chocolate produces the BEST chocolate taste EVER!!
Put the chocolate chips in a large, microwave safe glass bowl and microwave for two minutes at 60% power (imperative that you stir every 30 seconds). My microwave took about 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
Stir until all of the chocolate is smooth, then stir in 3 cups of your favorite whole nuts. I ended up adding five cups of whole mixed nuts and I'm fairly certain I could have added one more cup. This makes a LOT of candy!!
The recipe calls for spooning candies onto waxed paper, but I spooned mine into mini-cupcake size paper liners. Put them in the fridge to "speed set" for about 15 minutes and they are ready to serve.
NOTE: The candy will only be as good as the chocolate you use. I used Ghirardelli chocolate chips. (Note: You do not taste the white chocolate when they are all melted together (I don't like white chocolate), but the blend of the 3 chocolates is delicious.
Note: If you are making these ahead, store in the fridge in an air-tight container (or ziplock bag) until it's time to serve (or give).
NOTE: I used a mixture of whole roasted nuts (cashews, almonds, peanuts, pecans, Brazil nuts and hazelnuts...delicious).
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
