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Chocolate Covered Almonds [Guest Post]

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Today you’re getting one of my favorite snacks ever from one of my favorite bloggers ever, Erin from The Almond Eater. I didn’t even tell her to make these! She reads minds, I guess. If you’re not familiar with her, I’m sure you’ll love her immediately. Erin is as goofy as I am, and I love that she lives near me! Another blend (blogger + friend) match! Take it away, gurrrrrl. 

Hi guys! I’m Erin and I blog over at The Almond Eater. When Angela asked me to guest post, I paused and thought, ehhhhhhhhhhhh. I’M KIDDING, I didn’t have to think about it for one second. Ang and I both live in Pittsburgh and have recently become blogger-turned-friends, which is kinda cool. [editor's note: um, only kinda cool, Erin?? jk.]

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So anyway, my blog is called The Almond Eater because I’m obsessed with almonds. The funny thing is that I usually prefer them raw. They’re just so. darn. good. But if I had to choose another way to have my almonds, I’d choose chocolate covered.
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I have no idea when my almond obsession started… I believe it was a few years ago… but I learned rather quickly that chocolate covered almonds are a food that I absolutely cannot keep in the apartment. Yeah, they’re in the same category as Nutella. What category is that? It’s the if-I-have-these-in-the-house-I-will-eat-all-of-them category. It’s bad, but also so good.
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Try to find me someone who doesn’t like chocolate covered almonds. Just try! Oh, and people who are allergic don’t count–sorry guys.
I had never made chocolate covered almonds before but, as you’d imagine, they’re pretty easy to make. Just see for yourself, and thanks for reading!
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Chocolate Covered Almonds

Ingredients
  • 1 cup raw almonds
  • 2 tsp coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp raw cacao (cocoa powder will work too, but the raw cacao gives them a richer flavor)
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Directions 
  1. Place the almonds in a mesh strainer overtop of a bowl.
  2. Sift the cacao through the almonds so that they are covered but that the bowl underneath the strainer catches the leftover cacao.
  3. Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds-1 minute.
  4. Pour the melted chocolate overtop of the almonds, making sure they are evenly coated.
  5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the almonds onto the paper.
  6. Place in the refrigerator just long enough for the chocolate to harden onto the almonds.
  7. Enjoy!

More places to find Erin:
Twitter: @TheAlmondEater
Facebook: The Almond Eater
Instagram: @erin_thealmondeater
Pinterest: The Almond Eater
Email: thealmondeater@gmail.com

Questions of the Day:
>> Have you ever made homemade chocolate covered almonds and/or nuts?
>> What’s your favorite flavor of specialty almonds?


Filed under: Food, Guest Post, Recipe, Snacks Tagged: Almonds, Chocolate, Chocolate Covered Almonds, Guest Post, Homemade, Nuts, Snacks

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