Gooey, Cinnamon-Spiced Chocolate Covered Walnuts

Do you LOVE chocolate covered nuts? They are a firm favourite for most people, but are usually sugar and oil laden treats that are only for occasions.

However, with these gooey, cinnamon-spiced chocolate covered walnuts you can eat them EVERY darn day if you please with no guilt whatsoever. Yes, these amazing chocolatey spiced treats are GUILT free!

What’s So Great About These Chocolate Covered Nuts?

Firstly, most chocolate covered nuts are full of refined oils and sugars. Often lots of other nasties too, such as soy lecithins, preservatives, and artificial flavours.

These homemade chocolate covered walnuts are made from WHOLE and healthy plant foods – all of which have some great nutritional benefits.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’re getting in these homemade treats:-

Walnuts

Walnuts are known as one of the most healthiest nuts in the nut world and contain a myriad of health benefits.

These include:-

• OMEGA FATS – The amazing walnut is rich in omega 3 fatty acids that are in the best omega ratio of 6:3 (this is the exact amount that is considered healthy in isolation).
• WEIGHT MANAGEMENT – Walnuts are high fat, fibre, and antioxidants, which together are very satiating and helps to control blood sugar and sugar cravings.
• UNIQUE ANTIOXIDANTS – The humble walnut actually contains a unique antioxidant found only in a couple of other foods, and more than any other nut.
• GLOWING COMPLEXION – The B-vitamins, along with the antioxidants, in walnuts help to get your skin glowing by de-mobilising those ageing free radicals in the body.
• SLEEP – Walnuts contain melatonin which helps regulate your circadiun rhythm, thus helping you to get a good night’s sleep naturally.
• BRAIN – The antioxidants, melatonin, vitamin E, and folate in raw walnuts can help alleviate mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.

Carob

Carob is a caffeine free bean that tastes like CHOCOLATE, but without the caffeine. It’s also SUPER high in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, along with many other benefits.

These include:-

• CAFFEINE FREE – Carob is 100% caffeine free, unlike its cacao counterpart.
• NATURALLY SWEET – This delightful little bean is sweeter than cacao, and therefore needs less added sugars to make it palatable.
• CHOCOLATE SUBSTITUTE – Carob powder makes the perfect substitute for cacao in all manner of recipes. These include, decadent chocolate cakes, fudgy brownies, hot chocolate drinks, mole-style chilis, cookies, homemade granolas, and homemade chocolate bars.
• HIGH IN IRON – Just ONE tablespoon of carob powder contains 35% of your daily needs for iron.
• LOADED WITH FIBRE – One tablespoon of this cacao substitute contains 11% of your RDA of fibre.
• HIGH IN CALCIUM – Carob is also a plant based calcium containing food coming in at 4% of your RDA per tablespoon. Considering you will usually have more than than a tablespoon of carob in your chocolatey treats per serving, this can be significant.
• VITAMIN D SOURCE – Strangely, carob powder per tablespoon contains 10% of your daily vitamin D needs to help keep bones and your immune system strong.
• ZERO FATS – Carob contains ZERO fats! That’s right, if you’re dieting or on a low fat diet, carob can be eaten daily as part of your healthy lifestyle.
• ANTIOXIDANTS – Antioxidants are needed to help neutralise free radicals in the body, and carob contains them in ABUNDANCE. Along with no less than 24 different polyphenol compounds, eating this bean, along with other antioxidant rich plant foods, is going to help you fight the ageing process on both the inside and out.
• INEXPENSIVE – Lastly, organic carob is generally much less expensive to buy than organic cacao powder. Depending where you buy it from it could be over 3 times less expensive.

How To Make Chocolate Covered Nuts?

It’s so easy to make your own cinnamon-spiced chocolate covered walnuts, and it works out WAY cheaper than any shop-bought version.

In only minutes you can create these delicious, gooey nutty treats with minimal effort and zero baking.

1. First you need is a freezer proof dish (or two, depending on size) and a mixing bowl.
2. It’s then a simple matter of carefully mixing all your ingredients (except your nuts) into a beautiful, glossy chocolate sauce, then adding your nuts of choice.
3. Mix well and lay flat on your prepared tray.
4. Freeze and eat. It’s nice to just eat them straight from the freezer as this chocolate sauce does not set hard, rather it turns more of a chewy, gooey texture.

Customisable

You can also customise these nuts to your liking using any nuts you please, along with any flavours you please. You don’t necessarily need to use walnuts or cinnamon if they’re not your thing. You can experiment with different nuts, fruits, and spices.

Some other combinations are:-

• Raisins and peanuts (akin to shop versions of fruit and nut chocolate bars)
• Brazil nuts with vanilla flavoured chocolate
• Pecans with pumpkin spiced chocolate

Gooey Cinnamon-Spiced Chocolate Covered Walnuts

The perfect, guilt-free sweet treat for after dinner.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Healthy Snack

Cuisine American, British

Servings 6

Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

• Mixing bowl
• Wooden spoon
• Flat tray
• Tin foil or parchment paper

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups walnut halves
• ½ cup maple
• ½ cup carob powder You can use cacao if you prefer.
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder

Instructions

 

• Prepare a flat baking sheet by lining it with tin foil or parchment paper. You won't be baking these nuts, but you will need to use something to lay them flat on that will also fit in your freezer.
• In a bowl add your cinnamon and carob powder. Next slowly add your maple syrup and a little at a time and mix continually to prevent it going lumpy. Mix until it is smooth and glossy.
• Add your walnuts to your chocolate sauce mix and stir gently to cover every nut.
• Spoon your mixture out onto you prepared lined tray evenly, then put in your freezer to set.
• You can eat your chocolate-cinnamon spiced walnuts straight from the freezer as the chocolate does not set hard. This also helps keep them fresh.

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