Peppermint Hazelnut Clusters

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Peppermint, Hazelnuts and CHOCOLATE! You won't be able to stop eating them! These clusters are so easy to make and eat. Makes great gifts, too. | tiaskitchen.com/peppermint-hazelnut-clusters

Mmmm… Peppermint Hazelnut Clusters!

So remember what I said a couple of posts ago about peppermint and chocolate? Yeah, here we go again.

But trust me. These peppermint hazelnut clusters is so worth it.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to stop gobbling these peppermint hazelnut clusters up.

Peppermint, Hazelnuts and CHOCOLATE! You won't be able to stop eating them! These clusters are so easy to make and eat. Makes great gifts, too. | tiaskitchen.com/peppermint-hazelnut-clusters

Well, it’s fortunate for my taste buds. Unfortunate for my waistline. That I am still trying to trim a bit more from LMII. You know what I mean.

Eh, but it’s the holidays. Let’s live a little.

There really isn’t too much to say about these bad boys other than that these peppermint hazelnut clusters are amazing.

AH – MAY – ZING!

Peppermint, Hazelnuts and CHOCOLATE! You won't be able to stop eating them! These clusters are so easy to make and eat. Makes great gifts, too. | tiaskitchen.com/peppermint-hazelnut-clusters

Peppermint, Hazelnuts and CHOCOLATE! You won't be able to stop eating them! These clusters are so easy to make and eat. Makes great gifts, too. | tiaskitchen.com/peppermint-hazelnut-clusters

How a Negative Turned into Awesome Peppermint Hazelnut Clusters

I was trying to make peppermint bark, but I was having some issues with the peppermint candy canes turning into dust in the food processor. Which when used to make peppermint bark tastes great but is very messy. It melts and sticks to everything. Including your fingers.

But boy, oh, boy does it taste good.

So I was on a quest to make the great taste be a little less… sticky.

And I wanted a little bit of a crunch. Just a little something.

Peppermint, Hazelnuts and CHOCOLATE! You won't be able to stop eating them! These clusters are so easy to make and eat. Makes great gifts, too. | tiaskitchen.com/peppermint-hazelnut-clusters

I figured the hazelnut often gets overlooked. Unless it’s in a latte.

And me being from Oregon, it seemed like a must.

For those uninitiated, hazelnuts are grown in many Mediterranean climates (mostly Turkey), but in the US, they are grown mostly in Oregon. And lots of people call them filberts, there. (Happy, Mom?)

And, I was right. Oh, so, right! They provide such a perfect counterbalance to the rest of the chocolate and peppermint. Yum!

Peppermint, Hazelnuts and CHOCOLATE! You won't be able to stop eating them! These clusters are so easy to make and eat. Makes great gifts, too. | tiaskitchen.com/peppermint-hazelnut-clusters

One last note before I give you the peppermint hazelnut clusters recipe. To break up the candy canes and the hazelnuts to perfect munching perfection, use a hammer.

Yep. Just a plain old hammer. Put them in a plastic ziplock bag, and hammer. But do so delicately. You can control the hammer to get the perfect shards of peppermint. And the perfect size of hazelnut bit. Usually in half for the hazelnuts works great.

Now, go off with your bad self and make these peppermint hazelnut clusters for your holiday enjoyment. And everyone else’s, too. Trust me. You will not be disappointed.

Peppermint, Hazelnuts and CHOCOLATE! You won't be able to stop eating them! These clusters are so easy to make and eat. Makes great gifts, too. | tiaskitchen.com/peppermint-hazelnut-clusters

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Peppermint Hazelnut Clusters


  • Author: Tia
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Yield: 32 clusters 1x

Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 lb. Chocolate
  • 1 cup Hazelnuts
  • 30 Small Candy Canes (divided)

Instructions

  1. Melt chocolate in double boiler.
  2. While it is melting, break up hazelnuts by putting them in a ziplock bag and lightly hit them with a hammer.
  3. Do the same with the candy canes. Lightly hit the with a hammer in the bag to get the consistency you want.
  4. After chocolate is melted, add hazelnuts and 24-25 crushed candy canes. (Keep 5-6 aside for topping, if desired.)
  5. Stir until mixed.
  6. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  7. Drop blobs of your mixture on the parchment paper. You should be able to fit 16 since they won’t spread.
  8. Let sit out for about 1-2 hours or pop in the fridge for quicker solidifying.
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins

Peppermint, Hazelnuts and CHOCOLATE! You won't be able to stop eating them! These clusters are so easy to make and eat. Makes great gifts, too. | tiaskitchen.com/peppermint-hazelnut-clusters

9 Comments

  1. Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts

    Ooh, love this recipe! Can totally imagine how fabulous this combo tastes! Btw, they’re called filberts by lots of folks, here, too. The mixed nuts in the shell that we get each holiday season always say filberts on the label. 🙂

    xo,
    Shirley

    Reply
    • Tia

      Well, I obviously missed comments on this post. I think this is when our 4 week long sickness started. Nice to know others call them filberts. My mom is hilarious when it comes to correcting people on that. And it is a fabulous combination. Going to have to save it for the holidays, though. We motored through them. Eek!

      xoxo,
      Tia

      Reply
  2. Alyssa

    Hello Tia, just letting you know that I am posting this recipe today. They’re so pretty. Thanks for letting me post the hot chocolate recipe on my kids site! I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday!

    Reply
    • Tia

      Hi Alyssa,

      Sorry I didn’t comment before. This came right at the beginning of a crazy illness streak in our house. We were all down for weeks. But thank you for posting it. And thank you for the compliment. Hope you had a great holiday.

      ~Tia

      Reply
  3. Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma)

    These sound amazing and SO easy to make! Would love to have you share it at Gluten Free Fridays link up! Its live now at vegetarianmamma.com! Cindy 🙂

    Reply
    • Tia

      Hi Cindy,

      Thank you! Yep, easy to make. And easy to eat. Way too many. 😉

      ~Tia

      Reply
  4. Elise

    Oh yum! I’m drooling over here. It’s like crunchy peppermint Nutella!

    Thanks for sharing with the Waste Not, Want Not link party!

    Reply
    • Tia

      Hi Elise,

      Peppermint Nutella! Awesome! No wonder I couldn’t stop eating it. 😉

      ~Tia

      Reply
  5. vegetarianmamma (Cindy)

    Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays Party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share next time!
    -Cindy

    Reply

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