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Loading...Looking for a little indulgence? Whip up some easy to make (and eat!) blueberry chocolate clusters. Keep them for yourself to conquer those late night cravings, or wrap up a box full of blueberry chocolate clusters as a delicious gift for a loved one.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, divided
- 1 cup chocolate chips (dark, milk, or white)
Instructions
- Rinse blueberries, spread on paper towels and pat dry
- Line a baking sheet wtih wax paper or parchment
- In a small bowl or top of a double boiler, over barely simmering water, place chocolate
- Stir until melted
- Remove bowl from hot water
- Gently fold in blueberries
- Make clusters by spooning 4 or 5 warm chocolate coated blueberries onto wax paper, placing them 1 inch apart
- Or spoon mixture into silicone candy molds
- * Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes
- Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to three days
- For gift presentation: place clusters in pleated paper candy cups and arrange in a box
Variations
Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day
- Spoon heart-shaped mounds, each made with 3 chocolate-coated blueberries onto wax paper-covered sheet pan. Chill
- Makes about 30 mini-heart shapes
Christmas
- Arrange chocolate-coated blueberries in wreath shapes or rounds
- After the shapes have set, decorate with tube frosting or colored sugar
Hanukkah
- Spray dreidel- or star-shaped cookie cutters with non-stick spray
- Place on wax paper
- Using white chocolate-coated blueberries, fill each chill until firm
- Remove from cookie cutters and decorate
Hostess gift
- Make or purchase small sugar cookies
- Spoon a small amount of the blueberry-dark chocolate mixture on top of each cookie allow to set
Notes
*Silicone candy molds can be found at crafts stores or www.cakesandthings.com or www.candylandcrafts.com