These Chocolate Peanut Clusters are super simple, crunchy peanuts coated in chocolate and only needing 3 ingredients plus they're vegan.
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Why you will love this recipe
- Quick and Easy: Homemade Chocolate Peanut Clusters only needing 3 ingredients that you possibly have on hand in your kitchen right now. Only other things you need is 1 bowl, few utensils and a baking sheet that gives you a quick fast clean up.
- Excellent treat: These are the perfect peanut clusters with a nice crunch coming from the peanuts and the sweetness of the vegan chocolate chips mixed together gives you that one of a kind taste that makes you want to grab 1 or 2 more.
- Vegan: These are the best vegan chocolate nut clusters and it’s a favorite of mine, it’s quick and easy to make, fast clean up and it’s a vegan chocolate peanut cluster that tastes amazing.
If you love no bake desserts try my other vegan no bake recipes like these Chocolate Coconut Haystacks, Vegan Peanut Butter Cups, Coconut Cookie Bites, and Caramel Coconut Donut Holes.
Ingredients
For a full list and quantities check the recipe card below for these vegan Chocolate Peanut Clusters.
- Peanuts: I like to use roasted peanuts.
- Vegan Chocolate Chips: I like Enjoy Life or Tollhouse plant based brand.
- Coconut Oil: This helps keep the chocolate smooth and glossy.
Variations
- Size: You can definitely adjust the size, if you’d like smaller bite sized clusters use a smaller scoop/spoon if you’d like a larger size use a larger scoop/spoon you can easily adjust to the size you’d like.
- Clusters white chocolate: If you prefer white chocolate you can use vegan white chocolate in place of the vegan chocolate chips. You can also just drizzle vegan white chocolate chips or vegan chocolate chips on top of the chocolate clusters. If you’re able to find vegan butterscotch chips those create a completely different sweet taste.
- Perfect dessert or treat: These delicious vegan chocolate peanut clusters are a perfect snack or after meal treat, be sure to have extras on hand for a quick grab anytime of the day.
- Peanuts swap: Yes you can swap out the peanuts for other nuts or just add in other nuts with the peanuts, some options are cashews, almonds, walnuts or other favorites you have.
How to make these Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Step 1: In microwave safe bowl add your vegan chocolate chips and coconut oil and melt in 10-20 second intervals stirring in between until smooth and creamy. (Optional reserve 2 tablespoons to drizzle on top after it sets in the freezer for extra fancy design)
Melted chocolate!
Step 2: Add your peanuts and stir really well!
Peanuts and chocolate mixed up.
Step 3: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and use a medium cookie scoop or large spoon to scoop out piles of chocolate peanuts. (optional sprinkle with sea salt)
Step 4: Freeze peanut clusters for 20 minutes to harden and then remove them to enjoy! If drizzling with extra chocolate then do that now and return to freezer another 5 minutes to set. Store in the freezer up to 1 month or fridge 1 week
Expert Tips
- Anytime of the day: These are the best Chocolate Peanut Clusters any time of the day, a quick tasty afternoon snack/treat or an evening after dinner desert.
- Freeze Clusters: Freeze these clusters for at least 20 minutes to let them form, set and firm up so they don’t fall apart when you pick them up. Stays fresh for about 1 week in the fridge in a sealed container and 1 month in the freezer in an air tight container.
- Customization: You can easily adjust some of these 3 ingredients in this recipe, yes any changes you make will affect the flavor and texture of these clusters but adding other nuts to this recipe or changing the peanuts to other nuts, changing the size of the clusters, changing the vegan chocolate chips for vegan white chocolate chips or drizzling white chocolate over the chocolate peanut clusters should work out good.
Recipe FAQs
Peanuts covered in chocolate are a popular snack. They make an irresistible easy to grab treat when mixed together, the chocolate is sweet and the peanuts add a nutty crunch making them taste great together.
Generally home made chocolate covered peanuts are stirred into the melted chocolate and formed into a cluster. But if your wondering about factory made single peanuts covered in chocolate, one of the machines used is a turning vat and the chocolate coating is poured over the peanuts in a even layer.
The temperature of the room affects the hardening of the chocolate chips. It’s mentioned temperatures over 68 F can cause this issue. In this recipe I have you freeze the clusters for at least 20 minutes so they harden and set.
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Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Ingredients
- 10 ounce vegan chocolate chips (usually 1 bag)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 3 cups peanuts (salted, raw or roasted peanuts)
Instructions
- In microwave safe bowl add your vegan chocolate chips and coconut oil and melt in 10-20 second intervals stirring in between until smooth and creamy. (Optional reserve 2 tablespoons to drizzle on top after it sets in the freezer for extra fancy design)
- Add your peanuts and stir really well!
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and use a medium cookie scoop or large spoon to scoop out piles of chocolate peanuts. (optional sprinkle with sea salt)
- Freeze peanut clusters for 20 minutes to harden and then remove them to enjoy!
- If drizzling with extra chocolate then do that now and return to freezer another 5 minutes to set. Store in the freezer up to 1 month or fridge 1 week
Linda @ Veganosity
So easy and so smart! I used to eat chocolate covered peanuts at the movies when I was a kid. Those and chocolate covered raisins. Thanks for the reminder and the great idea. Love this! Pinned!
tworaspberries
YESSS the chocolate covered raisins too! YUM 😉 thanks so much Linda!
Manali @ CookWithManali
I could snack on these all day long! If it's chocolate then I'm always in! Love these Michele!:)
tworaspberries
right! chocolate is the best! thanks Manali 😉
mira
Need to make these asap! Delicious! By the way I love your new picture 🙂
tworaspberries
yes you DO! they are so easy and yummy 😉 and thanks so much girl I appreciate it! 😉
Momma Baker
I love chocolate covered peanuts! Can't wait to make these!!!
tworaspberries
I love them too! thanks so much 😉 let me know if you like them!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
This is such an easy and delicious snack! Love it! Anything dipped in chocolate is a winner in my book!
Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates
I love chocolate covered anything! These peanuts look like the perfect snack!
Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen
These look like they would be VERY addicting to have around! So delicious girl! Love and pinning 🙂
tworaspberries
😉 thanks SO much Ceara!!!
Katalina @ Peas and Peonies
These are great and so easy to make, a little sea salt on top and I am good 🙂
tworaspberries
YES! that would be delicious 😉