Almond Coconut Rum Clusters Recipes

CHOCOLATE, ALMOND, AND COCONUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds on a baking sheet and toast, tossing occasionally, until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Bring sugar and 2 tablespoons water to a boil in a saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Continue to cook, without stirring, until a thermometer registers 235 degrees, about 3 minutes.
• Add almonds; cook, stirring, until sugar begins to crystallize, about 1 minute. Stir in salt. Continue to cook, stirring, until a sandlike coating forms on nuts, about 1 minute more. Stir in coconut. Pour onto a parchment-lined baking sheet; let cool 30 minutes.
• Transfer nut mixture to a bowl. Add chocolate, stirring to coat. Return to sheet; separate into clusters with a fork. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days. Before serving, toss with cocoa powder, tapping off excess.

COCONUT ALMOND CLUSTER GRANOLA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine coconut oil, olive oil, maple syrup, sugar, coconut milk and salt and bring to a simmer. When sugar has dissolved, stir in vanilla extract and let cool slightly.
• In a food processor, grind 1 1/4 cups/105 grams of the oats and 1/4 cup/12 grams of the coconut into a flour. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in remaining oats and coconut, the spices, the nuts and the seeds. Pour maple syrup mixture over and stir to combine. Let sit 10 minutes.
• Using your hands, drop oat mixture onto prepared baking sheets in one layer, and pinch together into clumps with your fingers.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes, flipping the mixture (taking care not to break up the clumps) every 15 minutes. The mixture is done when it's golden brown all over and starting to crisp. It will continue to crisp up after as it cools. Transfer pans to wire racks and let cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month.

AFRICAN COCONUT CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Simmer milk, coco, sugar and margarine for 5 minutes and remove from stove.
• Do not cook longer than 5 minutes!
• Add the oats, vanilla and coconut and stir.
• Take teaspoon-fulls out and place them on wax paper to cool down.

COCONUT RUM SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 fan on low.
• Boil rum and sugar for 3 minutes.
• Cool rum sugar and add molasses.
• Baste salmon with rum sauce.
• press coconut on salman and dust with paprika.
• Bake for 8 minutes basting halfway.
• Serve with unused sauce on top.

NUTTY NOODLE CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Melt chips.
• Remove from stove and add noodles and nuts.
• Mix well and drop from spoon onto wax paper.
• Cool in refrigerator until set firm.

ALMOND HONEY CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F
• Place 1 1/2 cup of the almonds in the blender or food processor and process until ground.
• Line a baking sheet with greased foil. Stir together ground almonds, whole almonds and honey in a medium bowl, mixing well. Line the work surface with wax paper. With clean, wet hands, form the almond/honey mixture into a sticky ball; divide in half. Keep dividing each ball in half until there are 32 small clusters. Lay each cluster on the prepared baking sheet and bake 30 minutes.
• Let cool completely before removing from foil. Cookies will still be soft and chewy.
• Serve, or store airtight for up to 3 days.
• To roast whole almonds:.
• Spread in an ungreased baking pan. Place in 350ºF oven and bake 7 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and fragrant. Stir once or twice to assure even browning. Almonds will continue to roast slightly after removing from oven.

JILLS ALMOND BARK CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Melt almond bark in microwave.
• Add peanut butter and rest of ingredients.
• Drop on waxed paper with teaspoons.
• Let cool.

ALMOND CLUSTERS

Steps:

• Whisk the egg whites until stiff gradually whisk in all of the sugar until thick and glossy.
• Fold in almonds and the essence.
• Place small mounds of the mixture onto a baking tray that has been lined with non stick baking paper.
• Bake at 325F for 35 minutes then remove and cool on a wire rack.
• Place the melted chocolate into a piping bag and pipe swirls of it onto the top of the clusters.