I love to make homemade gifts for friends for special occasions. And I especially like to make tasty homemade gifts. There is something about watching someone really enjoy and savor something yummy that I have created just for them. Anyone else feel like that? This week I wanted to make a special treat for a friend having a birthday. This is what I came up with: Honey-Kissed Dark Chocolate Macadamia Nuts.

The recipe is quite easy. The ingredients are few. But the result is sweet, decadent, pure joy. They package up nicely as a gift or can be stored in the fridge for when your sweet tooth acts up.

I used soaked and dehydrated macadamia nuts for this recipe in order to make them more digestible. I used an unsweetened dark chocolate baking bar and sweetened it with honey. I have yet to find an unsweetened organic, soy-free dark chocolate baking bar. This one that I used is soy-free but not organic. If anyone knows of one, please let me know.

I added a titch of coconut oil, sea salt, and vanilla extract and that was it! You can sprinkle them with whatever strikes your fancy. I chose a bit of sea salt and some toasted coconut. To make the toasted coconut, simply bake coconut shreds at 325’F for a couple of minutes, shaking the pan and checking it every minute until it starts to brown. You will need a double boiler to make these treats. I use a glass bowl over a pot, and it works great.

Honey-Kissed Dark Chocolate Macadamia Nuts

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Author: Katja from Savory Lotus

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Ingredients

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1 and 1/2 cups macadamia nuts (preferably soaked and dehydrated)
4 oz. unsweetened dark chocolate (like this)
1 TBS coconut oil (like this)
5 TBS RAW honey (like THIS one)
2 pinches of celtic sea salt (I use this one)
1/4 tsp vanilla extract (like this)

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Instructions

Chop unsweetened chocolate into tiny pieces
In a double boiler, add chocolate and all the rest of the ingredients (except macadamia nuts). Gently melt until well incorporated and smooth.
Remove from heat and allow to cool for a bit. The runnier the mixture, the thinner the coating will be on the nuts.
Once mixture has cooled a bit and is a bit thicker, pour about a 1/4 cup of the macadamia nuts into mixture. Stir to coat well.
With a fork, scoop out each nut individually and place onto a parchment paper lined baking tray. A silicone mat will work as well.
Once you have fished out each nut, sprinkle with desired garnish.
Repeat process with remaining nuts (1/4 cup of nuts at a time)
If mixture begins to get too thick, simply reheat briefly on the double boiler.
Let nuts cool completely at room temperature or in the fridge before serving.
Store any leftovers in the fridge.