White Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Clusters for the Holidays
No oven and only three ingredients go into these clusters, which makes them one of the easiest homemade treats to pack into a holiday tin.
The one step that needs attention is melting the white chocolate. White chocolate scorches and seizes more easily than dark, so the microwave method works in short bursts, 30 seconds at a time, with a stir between each, until it is smooth.
The pecans go in already toasted and roughly chopped. Toasting brings out their flavor and keeps them crisp inside the chocolate. In my view, the tart cranberries are what keep these from being too sweet.
A few points that help:
- Stir in the cranberries and pecans as soon as the chocolate is smooth, while it is still fluid.
- Keep the spoonfuls compact so each cluster holds together.
- They set at room temperature, or faster in the fridge.
Once firm, they go into an airtight container for storage.
PrintWhite Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Clusters
Melted white chocolate stirred with dried cranberries and toasted pecans, dropped in clusters on parchment and left to set. A no-bake holiday treat.
Ingredients
- 12 oz white chocolate chips
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup pecans, toasted and roughly chopped
Instructions
- Melt the white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
- Mix in the dried cranberries and chopped pecans until well coated.
- Drop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, creating individual clusters.
- Allow the clusters to set at room temperature or refrigerate for quicker setting.
- Once set, transfer the clusters to an airtight container for storage.
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