EEEEeeee!! (my excited squeal) I am so super de duper excited to share a few things with you this splendid Thursday (almost Friday) morning.
First off, there’s this:
All I really have to say is I think you need to make these asap. Only 5 minutes prep, 20 minutes in the freezer and kaBAM!
Dessert so good it’s hard to walk away.
But you need to because you ate all the rest and we working on our fig’re ’round here. Summer’s a coming.
Secondly, and perhaps more importantly:
My first giveaway!!
It’s been a mere 9 months since I started blogging and I am in love. Not only do I find it challenging, inspiring and stimulating, it’s fun!
I would encourage anyone interested to give it a go, and don’t give up.
And I would encourage EVERYONE to enter this nut giveaway!
Nuts are rich in healthy fats like monounsaturated fats that have been found to help reduce the risk of heart disease (1).
Pecans are rich in antioxidants and ridiculous flavor. (and go great with chocolate)
Almonds have plenty of Vitamin E to share. (and go great with chocolate)
Cashews are chock full of copper, aiding with energy production and free radical elimination in the body (2). (and go great with chocolate)
Nuts are one of my favorites snacks (along with dates,) I love the salty flavor and hunger killing qualities!
SOOO if you’re interested in winning some almonds, pecan and cashews, enter below!
How to enter: Do one or all the following, each one is an extra entry so make sure you comment once for each one you do!
1. Leave a comment telling me how you’re gonna go nuts with these nuts.
2. Follow me on twitter
3. Like me on facebook
4. Follow me on pinterest
5. Follow me on instagram
Giveaway open to U.S. residents only, please.
The giveaway will end on Thursday, April 5th at 11:59pm PST, so enter some time between now and then! I’ll pick a random winner and announce the winner on Friday, April 6th!!
Good luck and go nuts!
~l
UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. True Random Number Generator
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chocolate coconut nut clusters
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Freeze Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients (4-8 servings)
- ~5 ounces chocolate, melted (dark and/or milk, I used a combo)
- 1-2 Tbsp chopped nuts, (I used pecans and almonds)
- 1-2 Tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes, lightly toasted at 350 degrees for 2-3 minutes, until lightly golden
- sprinkle sea salt
Instructions
In a double boiler (a glass bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, water is not touching bowl), melt the chocolate. Then pour it into a parchment paper lined glass dish and top with the nuts, coconut and salt.
Place in the fridge or freezer to cool and set.
Remove and break into clusters.
Enjoy!
I love soaking cashews to use in vegan recipes. The flavor and texture are do different! My absolute favorite way to snack on nuts though, is just mixed with some chocolate chips. Easy, delicious and dangerous!
my gorgeous love, can i enter the giveaway? or should i just eat some at home? can’t wait to be back. kisses
Giveaway is not open to family members sorry… and um I ate all of this batch, I’ll make more
You have noted very interesting points! ps nice site.
Hooray from this Registered Dietitian on your touting of the fabulous-ness of nuts! I’ll always support them, and even more so when the prospect of receiving some gratis is on the table. For me, I think some homemade nut butter would be in order.
Cheers,
*Heather*
Already following on Twitter (@squirrelbread).
Liked on FB.
Following several boards of yours on Pinterest as well.
great giveaway and congrats on 9 months! i would shove those nuts straight in my mouth, or toss them in a salad. TWSS.
i would share these with my Mom.
I am going to go nuts over these!! Add chocolate and poof GREAT YUMMY TASTY TrEaTs!!!
They look so tasty. Thx for running this giveaway. Enter me please…
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you are entered!
Following you on Twitter! (I really want those ingredients for those treats!!)
@chrisziegler6 If I win please contact me via email-
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I liked your FB page (Tristan Ziegler)
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I keep readig articles about the health benefits of chocolate and nuts (especially chocolate)…for calorie purposes, there is always a negative connotation associated with chocolate, but all this recent research says that is BULL-ony!
I love this little treat you’ve fashioned up – I’m big on chocolate and nuts and you just present the whole thing so well. Way to get a simple, healthy treat out there!
thanks, it was totally on a whim and so addicting, I can’t believe I didn’t think of it earlier!
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I love to eat them as is. They are so addictive!
i put them in my oatmeal breakfast bars that i have every morning! YUMMY
also following your pinterest boards
I’d love to make some homemade cinnamon nut butter and coconut date nut rum balls!
coconut date nut rum balls?! sounds amazing, you must share!
I follow you on twitter!
@j_mosh
I like you on facebook, too
I follow your boards on pinterest
pinterest.com/jmosh
Almond milk and cashew butter sound like the perfect things to me, and I’ll happily eat pecans with just about any food imaginable.
I would eat them sprinkled on top of my oatmeal every morning for breakfast. I also really want to experiment making different nut butters.
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I follow you on twitter!
I love nuts….will be using them for nut butters!
Oooh I would definitely use the nuts to make some energy balls!! They are the perfect mid-afternoon pick me up snack at work, and the perfect pre/post gym snack!
Sounds delish!
I followed you on twitter.
I liked you on facebook.
Um. They’d get eaten as soon as I opened the box, wouldn’t make it into a recipe!
I’ll make chocolate pecan caramel clusters.
amazing!
Follow you twitter.
I would love to make fudge with these lovely nuts.
I’m looking forward to making various frozen yogurts with nuts and chocolate this summer!
I just joined the Facebook following. I’m interested in how to incorporate nuts into savory dishes.
Love your blog! I think I will use these nuts in my baking and for snacking on.
I follow you on Twitter.
I “Liked” your facebook page.
I follow you on Pinterest.
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I have been meaning to make homemade nut butters for ages and these would be perfect!
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Heck, yeah, I’d go nuts with these nuts. They’re one of my favorite foods and good for you too.
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I would just snack on them, I love nuts!
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I entered your Go Nuts! contest by liking you on Facebook! Thanks for the great posts!
Muffins! I would make Muffins! Gosh, I love muffins.
Well well well! Looks like I saw this post just in time! Man will I go nuts for all these nuts! I followed you on pinterest and twitter! Liked you on Facebook! And followed you on instagram! I love all your posts and just posted your blog on pinterest! Hope I win!!
xoxo!