I secretly love Valentine’s Day. I know it’s not cool to like the lovey-dovey holiday, but George and I had our first date on Valentine’s Day and I can’t help but be nostalgic about it. This year instead of the heart-shaped cookies, candy and cakes, I wanted to do something a bit different. Who comes to the rescue once again? Our beloved friend, nuts!
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 cup of walnuts
- 1/2 cup of pecans
- 1/2 cup of cashews
- 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips
- Sea salt for sprinkling
Melt the coconut oil in a skillet over low heat. Throw in the nuts and toast until slightly brown. Remove from heat and spread nuts on a cookie sheet lined in wax paper. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or impromptu double boiler (a larger pot over a slightly smaller pot 1/4 full of water.) Stir chocolate constantly and when smooth drizzle over nuts. Sprinkle with sea salt. Chill nuts in fridge until chocolate sets.
To make the bags, I took a Ziplock bag and cut off the resealable edge. Then, I added the nuts. To make the printable, I drew a little peanut cartoon (then George told me it sucked and re-drew it) and scanned it in Photoshop. But you don’t have to do that because I created a downloadable one for you right here! Just click on it for the full image!
Finally, I cut out the image, punched a hole and tied it to the bag. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Make them for anyone and everyone you are nuts about!
love,
melanie
This is totally awesome! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome! Looks like you all survived the blizzard 🙂
Thanks for posting! My hubby would love this and especially loves beer nuts : )
You’re welcome! And beer nuts are an awesome idea!
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