You can make these easy sweet and salty chocolate cashews in just a few minutes with simple ingredients and this no-fuss recipe. Dark chocolate-covered cashews with sea salt make an incredible treat!
Nuts, dark chocolate, and a little sea salt. That's my idea of a perfect sweet treat. I made these sweet and salty chocolate cashews in just a few minutes with simple ingredients and a no-fuss recipe. These chocolate-covered cashews are amazing!
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❤️ Why you'll love these salted chocolate cashews
Homemade is best-made!
When holiday times roll around, we're presented with endless options for commercially made candies. Offering sweets to our friends and families to celebrate special days like Hallowe'en, Valentines' Day, Christmas or Easter is part of our culture.
It's a tough habit to break, even for those of us who eat a "clean" and healthy diet for the rest of the year.
But one look at the list of ingredients on the package is usually all it takes for me to put the candy back on the shelf and head to my kitchen to make my own.
Making homemade chocolate treats like this Salted Chocolate-Orange Almond Bark, Cherry Almond Chocolate Bark or Salted Dark Chocolate Bark with Pumpkin Seeds or Trail Mix Chocolate Nut Clusters is quick and easy.
A small piece satisfies all those chocolate cravings.
🛒 Ingredients
- whole unsalted roasted cashews
- quality dark chocolate with at least 70% cacao
- Fleur de Sel or flaky sea salt
- raw cane sugar or coconut palm sugar
- all-natural gluten-free marshmallows, optional
🥄 How to make chocolate-covered cashews
- If you have raw cashews, toast them either in the oven at 350°F for 10 - 15 minutes or on the stovetop in a heavy-bottomed skillet. Remove them when they're fragrant and starting to brown. Watch carefully as they can burn easily. If you've bought roasted cashews, you can skip this step.
- Melt the chocolate over, not in, simmering water or in the microwave, checking at 30-second intervals.
- Stir cashews into melted chocolate until well coated.
- Remove from the chocolate one at a time with a fork or with one of these handy dipping tools. (affiliate link) Transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Lightly sprinkle with sea salt and optional raw cane sugar or coconut palm sugar.
- Let cool completely.
- Store in a cool, dry place, but not in the refrigerator (or the chocolate may "bloom.") Chocolate does not like temperature changes.
👍🏼 Helpful Tips
Use quality ingredients: The key to making these Sweet 'n Sea Salty Chocolate Cashews is to use high-quality ingredients: fresh cashews, quality dark chocolate and sea salt.
Using chocolate with at least 70% cacao will give the best flavour.
I use Fleur de Sel flaky sea salt. I sometimes add a sprinkle of raw cane sugar to these chocolate-covered cashews for a extra little crunch.
These two tiny additions to chocolate-covered cashews take them up a notch and make an incredible treat. They have that sweet and salty contrast we all crave!
Reduce the cost: cashews are usually more expensive than other nuts. You can keep this chocolate candy within your budget by substituting peanuts for half the cashews. Make little nut clusters instead of single cashews.
Frequently Asked Questions
Store these chocolate cashews in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.
For longer storage, you can freeze them for up to 3 months.
No! Chocolate will absorb flavours of any strong-smelling foods you may have in your fridge.
🔁 And here's a fun variation!
Buy some natural marshmallows, snip them into small cubes and stir into the mix! Cashews, peanuts and marshmallows together are amazingly delicious!
If you are on a mission to avoid additives in your food, consider making your own confections to celebrate special days. These Sweet and Sea Salty Chocolate Cashews will keep everyone happy. You won't miss the commercial candy one bit.
If you make these chocolate-covered cashews, please leave a comment and a rating below. Thanks in advance! Subscribe to my newsletter and have new recipes delivered straight to your inbox once a week.
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📖 Recipe
Sweet and Salty Chocolate Cashews
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole cashews, roasted, unsalted
- 6 oz quality dark chocolate
- 1 teaspoon Fleur de Sel or flaky sea salt
- 1 teaspoon raw cane sugar or coconut palm sugar
- ¼ cup chopped all natural marshmallows, optional
Instructions
- If you're using raw cashews, roast them either in the oven at 350°F for 10- 15 minutes or on the stovetop in a heavy-bottomed skillet, just until fragrant and starting to brown. Watch carefully and remove from heat right away. If your cashews are already roasted, you can skip this step.
- Melt the chocolate over, not in, simmering water or in the microwave, checking at 30 second intervals.
- Stir cashews into melted chocolate until well coated.
- Remove from the chocolate one at a time with a fork and transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Lightly sprinkle with sea salt and optional raw cane sugar or coconut palm sugar.
- Let cool completely.
- Store in a cool, dry place, but not in the refrigerator (or the chocolate will "bloom.")
- Option: Make sea salty cashew clusters by stirring ¼ cup chopped all natural marshmallows into the chocolate-cashew mix. Drop by small spoonfuls on to parchment paper lined baking sheet and sprinkle with sea salt.
Annie
Double the chocolate for an extra tasty treat:)
Elaine
Hi Annie, happy to hear this worked out well for you!
Jennifer
I've made these as hostess gifts! They were so easy, so incredibly delish! Hard to not eat them all before I give them away!
Elaine
Ha ha! So true. It's hard to stop at one! Thanks for the 5 stars!
Anne
So quick and easy! I made these with marshmallows and they were devoured!