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Recipe: Chocolate Covered Brazil Nuts

May 16, 2016 //  by Di Hickman//  34 Comments

Another Meatless Monday (insert fanfare) and another full day of eating, plus a recipe for chocolate covered brazil nuts. I’ve made a full vlog which is embedded and linked below but just to show you the most delicious food I ate Saturday it was this meal at Lotus Vegan: Chickn & Pancakes!!! Let me tell you it was freakin’ awesome!

lotus vegan

Looks good right? Yep, vegan diets are so restrictive, lol! Bob had a chickn wrap and his was equally delicious. Their curry is good too (my favorite is the panang). If you’re in North Hollywood and looking for excellent vegan food, I definitely recommend. Rather than bore you here with pics of the whole day you can check out the vlog below, or watch it on my YouTube channel and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE!!!!

So I know you’re here for the chocolate covered brazil nuts right? So a couple of weeks ago I decided to put everything I ate into cronometer to see how I was doing with micro nutrients. As it turns out I was doing really well for most things but was low in Vitamin D (I supplement anyways) and selenium. Say what?  As Selenium plays a critical role in reproduction, thyroid hormone metabolism, DNA synthesis, and protection from oxidative damage and infection I figured it was time to make sure I was getting enough selenium. Guess what? ONE Brazil nut gives you 100% of your RDA! Perfect. Then I remembered having chocolate covered brazils (Just Brazils) in England, and figured I could make my own! Ta-da….

recipe - choc covered brazil nuts

Ok it’s just me that calls them selenium bombs but hey the name might catch on right? So let’s get down to bizness and get this recipe underway. I say recipe, but there are literally two ingredients… can you even call that a recipe?

Recipe: Chocolate Covered Brazil Nuts

So you’ll need:

  • 4oz Dark Chocolate
  • 1 lb Brazil nuts
  • baking tray
  • parchment paper
  • saucepan & metal bowl

recipe - choc covered brazil nuts

Firstly you need to melt the chocolate. Add water to the saucepan and place on a medium heat. Break it up the chocolate into small pieces and place in the silver bowl, then place the bowl on top of the saucepan to create a ban-marie. The chocolate will melt but shouldn’t burn. Ensure you stir it occasionally. While you’re waiting for the chocolate to melt, line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

recipe - choc covered brazil nuts

Once the chocolate is melted remove from heat, and stir in the Brazil nuts. Make sure they are thoroughly coated in the chocolate. Then comes the tedious bit. Take each one out and place it on the baking sheet. Try to ensure none are touching so they are individual nuts rather than a cluster. The idea is to eat 1-2 a day not a whole bunch, remember this is for our micro nutrients. Yeah, keep telling yourself that Di!

recipe - choc covered brazil nuts

Once all the nuts are the the baking sheet you’ll find your hands are covered in chocolate. Now it’s a total shame to waste good chocolate so lick those fingers clean THEN wash your hands. Priorities people! Place the baking sheet in the fridge overnight. The next day take the nuts off the tray and into their storage container. I keep mine in the fridge. In our bag there was around 175 nuts which for a one nut daily supplement means this will last us around 3 months.

recipe - choc covered brazil nuts
Really though along with selenium, and all the goodness of dark chocolate (remember milk chocolate doesn’t have the same benefits) these really are something you can indulge in and know you’re doing the body good. Just remember to only have one daily, or a few a week. They real question should be: Can you resist?

Question of the day:

What’s your favorite nut?

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Eileen Kelly

    May 18, 2016 at 8:04 pm

    I love your recipe. I am a huge nut fan as well, I love pecans and almonds. my family loves nuts so I must make your recipe for the family

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 20, 2016 at 3:28 pm

      I’d never tried pecans till I moved to the US!

      Reply
  2. Mary

    May 18, 2016 at 9:45 am

    That looks delicious! I’m going to have to try it with almonds or pistachios.

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 20, 2016 at 3:27 pm

      I’m thinking next time I’ll chop up a mix of nuts and do like a choc nut brittle!

      Reply
  3. Wendy

    May 18, 2016 at 9:33 am

    These are great! I try to make sure I get enough Selenium for my thyroid.

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 20, 2016 at 3:27 pm

      definitely good for thyroid issues!

      Reply
  4. Cara (@StylishGeek)

    May 18, 2016 at 8:57 am

    My favorite nut? It’s a toss up between hazelnuts and pistachios! I can never get enough of these nuts. I love snacking on them…and I love them with chocolate too! Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipe! You can’t go wrong with chocolate!

    Reply
  5. Lauren

    May 18, 2016 at 8:29 am

    Everything is better with chocolate ;). And just one Brazil nut gives you the amount you need, I can do that!

    Reply
  6. Heather

    May 18, 2016 at 6:13 am

    Yum! Those look awesome! I think my favorite nut might be pistachios, or almonds…or maybe walnuts 🙂 I like all kinds over here!

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:44 am

      walnuts are one of my favorites too!!!

      Reply
  7. Julie

    May 18, 2016 at 5:14 am

    OMG get in my belly! These look amazing! Now I’m hungry, ha!

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:44 am

      hahahaha I thought the same thing.

      Reply
  8. Kiwi

    May 17, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    I never had brazilian nuts! I bet it is amazing with chocolate you cant go wrong with that!

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:43 am

      wow you’ve never had brazil nuts? They are amazing!

      Reply
  9. Sheri

    May 17, 2016 at 11:23 pm

    I dont really like nuts at all, I much prefer the pancakes you made, now those are delish!

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:43 am

      Ha I wish I’d made them, cos they were delicious, they were from a restaurant we went to. I need to dig out my pancake recipe though now berries are in season!

      Reply
  10. Kirsten

    May 17, 2016 at 9:39 pm

    Thanks for the info on selenium, I never knew! I love a good dark chocolate and nuts so this is right up my alley! Yum! Pinned!@

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:42 am

      Thanks for pinning! I’m with ya on the dark chocolate!!!

      Reply
  11. Louise Bishop

    May 17, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    Wow. I try to be health conscious but I’ve never calculated my nutrition intake like that. How crazy that you can make sure you get all your Selenium by eating just one nut.

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:42 am

      Always good to occasionally check to see if you’re getting all your nutrients. Crometer is awesome!

      Reply
  12. Tanya @ Moms Small Victories

    May 17, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    I’ve been trying to cut my meat intake down to once a day and going dairy, sugar and gluten free to help ease autoimmune arthritis pain so I eat nuts and make my own trail mix. I will eat unsweetened dark chocolate so I gotta make these! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:41 am

      awesome, glad to help. Yes I hear so many times that when people cut out animal products there autoimmune disease symptoms greatly lessen

      Reply
  13. tiaras and tantrums

    May 17, 2016 at 4:37 pm

    either almonds – very salted OR pistachios – I love them equally – but not together. My husband would really love these – he loves sweet and salty together.

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:38 am

      Ah see my Brazil nuts aren’t salted. I have to watch my salt intake, which is another reason I make my own 😉

      Reply
  14. Rachel Langer

    May 17, 2016 at 4:06 pm

    This recipe is NUTS! Bahaha I crack myself up… looks awesome. I make cashews similar to this but I use 100% pure dark cacao with no sugar or milk added and then add honey so it is a bit sweet.

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:38 am

      Yeah I’m thinking next batch I’m gonna chop them up and do little a nut brittle. My hubby wasn’t keen on the whole brazils, he prefers cashews

      Reply
  15. Ana De- Jesus

    May 17, 2016 at 2:23 pm

    I would love to have a delicious bowl of chocolate Brazil nuts right now. Pinning this to take note and learn.

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:36 am

      Thanks. Yep I remember having “Just Brazils” in the UK growing up, usually around christmas. But they were expensive for the amount you get!

      Reply
  16. Vicky

    May 17, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    Now those look finger licking good! I have never tried chocolate covered brazil nuts but now I must make these.

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:36 am

      anything chocolate covered has to be good right? 😉

      Reply
  17. Kait

    May 17, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    These look so tasty! It would be hard for me not to devour the whole batch before they were even done drying!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:35 am

      heheheeh yes self control can be a problem

      Reply
  18. Robin Masshole Mommy

    May 17, 2016 at 1:00 pm

    I am not big on nuts, but my husband will eat any kind of nuts! He loves almonds especially!

    Reply
    • Di Hickman

      May 18, 2016 at 7:35 am

      I like almonds too! Honestly I like most nuts but brazil and hazelnuts are probably my favorites

      Reply

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