Almond & Cranberry Protein Clusters

I got the idea for these after seeing the nut and chocolate clusters going viral on TikTok. I love how amazing new food trends are being created on internet websites like TikTok and some of them go viral and get loads of attention. This recipe is one of them, making a huge buzz. I have tried a few of these viral TikTok recipes recently and they do not disappoint. Its not every day that a food trend exceeds my expectations, but this one is definitely a winner.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword almond clusters, almond cranberry chocolate clusters, almond cranberry protein clusters, clean eating candy recipe, clean eating dessert or snack, healthy almond cranberry chocolate snack, healthy almond snack

Servings 12

Ingredients

1 cup almonds, unsalted, roasted
3/4 cup dried cranberries
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
1 cup chocolate chips
2 teaspoons coconut oil
1/3-1/2 teaspoon sea salt, to taste

Instructions

If you need to toast your almonds, preheat oven to 300°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or use a silicone baking mat. Spread almonds out in a single layer and toast for 10-12 minutes, stirring once during that time. Set aside.
Line a small or medium baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper. Set aside.
Melt the chocolate - Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave at 50%power with 20 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.
Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.
Fold almonds, cranberries and protein powder into the chocolate, making sure to coat everything well. Using a spoon, scoop and drop piles of chocolate-covered almonds to create clusters onto the baking sheet, evenly spaced apart. (Spoonful can be as large or small as you’d like. My clusters had about 8-10 almonds each in them.)
Sprinkle with a little sea salt then allow chocolate to completely set.
Chill in the refrigerator, for 15-25 minutes.
Store chocolate covered almonds in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks.

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