Monster Chocolate Cashew Turtles Recipe

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Monster Chocolate Cashew Turtles
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Heat the first heavy cream in a small sauce pan.
  2. Bring to a simmer and remove from heat.
  3. Place chocolate chips in a stainless steel bowl.
  4. Pour hot cream over chocolate and stir with a rubber spatula.
  5. Place paper muffin cups into a muffin pan. Pour ganache into paper cups 1/4 inch thick.
  6. Top with toasted cashews and cool in freezer.
  7. For the caramel:.
  8. Heat the second cream in a small pan up to the boil.
  9. Shut off heat and keep warm.
  10. In a large sauce pan, combine sugar water and lemon juice and cook to a medium caramel color. Be extremely careful - this will be 'very hot'.
  11. Remove from heat and carefully add the hot heavy cream.
  12. Stir until a smooth caramel.
  13. Caution, use a cooking vessel much larger than necessary because the hot caramel will boil up and could splatter.
  14. Allow to cool to a honey like thickness.
  15. Spoon the caramel on top of the cashews. Place back in freezer for 15 minutes.
  16. Remove paper cups and place turtles on a wire rack.
  17. Melt dark chocolate and spoon over turtles.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 832.64 Kcal (3486 kJ)
Calories from fat 494.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 55g 85%
Cholesterol 77.68mg 26%
Sodium 31.05mg 1%
Potassium 390.71mg 8%
Total Carbs 91.73g 31%
Sugars 75.28g 301%
Dietary Fiber 6.02g 24%
Protein 8.08g 16%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2%
Iron 4mg 22%
Calcium 63.9mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 418.9 Kcal (1754 kJ)
Calories from fat 249.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.67g 85%
Cholesterol 39.08mg 26%
Sodium 15.62mg 1%
Potassium 196.56mg 8%
Total Carbs 46.15g 31%
Sugars 37.87g 301%
Dietary Fiber 3.03g 24%
Protein 4.06g 16%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 2%
Iron 2mg 22%
Calcium 32.1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 20.4
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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