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While I tend to not be too interested in the game, I am all about the party and the snacks that go along with it. However, I feel like whenever I go to these types of gatherings there are tons of savory snacks but not too many sweets. And, certainly no salty sweets. I decided to change all of that this year and came up with this AMAZING (toot, toot) smokehouse caramel cup.
If I’m being completely honest, this recipe came from a failed attempt at making smokehouse almond brittle. I don’t know if it was the temperature, the use of coconut sugar or my fear of setting the stove on fire again (er… yeah It’s happened before while making brittle) but my sugar didn’t get to the right temperature so instead I made it into a yummy caramel instead. Since I recorded exactly what I was doing, I figured I’d try to rescue my failed brittle. I threw the caramel nuts into a blender, whizzed it together until it was smooth and then tasted. OMG. Amazing. Keep reading to see how to make these for yourself.
- 2 cups coconut sugar
- 1 cup water
- 6oz Blue Diamond Smokehouse Almonds
- coconut oil or coconut oil spray
- 2 cups of chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- mini cupcake liners
- Grease all sides of heavy bottom bottom pot with coconut oil or coconut oil spray. Place coconut sugar and water in the pot and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes stirring occasionally - you must stay with this so it doesn't boil over. reduce heat to medium for 2 more minutes and then stir in the nuts and allow to cool at room temperature for 30 minutes. Once cooled place in a food processor or high speed blender and blend until smooth.
- To make the cups: Lay out 9-12 cup cake liners. Heat 1.5 cups of chocolate chips over a double boiler or in the microwave until melted. Quickly stir in the coconut oil and the remaining chocolate chips and stir until smooth. Add a large spoonful to the bottom of each of the cups. Spoon in a heaping teaspoon of the smokehouse almond caramel and then top with another layer of chocolate. Place in the fridge to set.
- You'll likely have extra caramel and I suggest eating it with pretzels, celery, apples or simply by the spoonful.
What are your favorite game day snacks?
Yum! I once tried making my own PB cups in high school. It was a total mess!! This is inspiring me to try again.
I just made PB cups the other day, but I love your twist on it with the almonds! Genius! And, they look delicious.
Those look delicious. I usually go for something savory on game day. Pizza, beer. I know, boring! But it’s a good excuse to have pizza and beer.
I feel ya – pizza and beer are always a good idea.
I am saving this recipe! I swore off sugar for January, but the month is almost over! Can’t wait to try these!
let me know if you try it!
Those look so delicious!!! I haven’t had the smokehouse almonds in a long time but I might try it with some smoky spices, sea salt, and plain almonds. I did make basic almond butter cups http://www.create-enjoy.com/2013/10/homemade-almond-butter-chocolates-way.html –would actually like to figure out how to do it without store bought chocolate chips!
That’s a great idea- let me know how they workout! Instead of chocolate chips you could use cocobutter and cocoa powder instead or any other chocolate of your like.
Those seriously look so good!
They are insane!
Oh so yummy–they freeze well? I somehow imagine popping one of these out of the freezer as a sweet snack!
These look so impressive – I am not ready to tackle such a feat…would love to have a couple for our super bowl part today 🙂
Can’t have peanuts, so almonds are perfect!