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Chocolate-Dipped Pecans
Chocolate-Dipped Pecans
1 Review
From: EatingWell Magazine, January/February 2013
These chocolate-dipped pecans get an elegant finish from a sprinkling of turbinado sugar. You can use this technique with other nuts to make chocolate-covered nuts too.
- By: EatingWell Test Kitchen
Ingredients 48 servings
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- ½ cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 48 pecan halves
- 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar
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- Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
- Place chocolate chips in a small glass bowl. Microwave on Medium for 1 minute. Stir, then continue microwaving in 20-second intervals until melted, stirring after each interval. (Alternatively, melt in the top of a double boiler over hot, but not boiling, water.)
- Dip half of each pecan into the melted chocolate. Let the excess drip back into the bowl. Place the dipped nuts on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle sugar over the chocolate. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set, about 30 minutes.
- Make Ahead Tip: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Serving size: 1 piece
- Per serving: 19 calories; 2 g fat(0 g sat); 0 g fiber; 2 g carbohydrates; 0 g protein; 0 mcg folate; 0 mg cholesterol; 1 g sugars; 1 g added sugars; 1 IU vitamin A; 0 mg vitamin C; 1 mg calcium; 0 mg iron; 0 mg sodium; 6 mg potassium
- Carbohydrate Servings: 0
- Exchanges: ½ fat
Reviews 1
February 08, 2014
By: EatingWell User
Toast the nuts first to bring out their flavor, then allow them to cool before dipping in chocolate
