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No stove, no oven, and no-bake, these are microwave-ready in minutes!

Melt white chocolate according to package directions an dip clusters into chocolate then replace on baking mat or non-stick foil to dry.Chocolate covered cashew clusters are chocolatey crunchy and so easy to make! They’re the perfect hostess gift or stocking stuffer!.

Gently pick up one cashew mound and fold caramel edges under cluster.

Using a cookie scoop, scoop out 1-2 Tablespoons of caramel and pour over each pile of cashews.

Once caramel reaches 241*F, remove from stove.

As you cook and stir, the caramel will start off white, then a light caramel then eventually a rich caramel color.

Between 218*F - 241*F will take a little while.

The mixture will come to 218*F pretty quickly, so don't panic.

Stir caramel mixture every few minutes to prevent from scorching the bottom of the caramel.

Caramel should cook at a heavy simmer / boil and will double, if not triple, in volume from the bubbles.

Cook caramel mixture over medium heat (I like to cook mine at a 7.5 level on my stove) until caramel reaches 241*F.

If not, you'll have to check the temperature regularly with your thermometer then rinse it off after each time.

Clip a candy thermometer onto the pan if your pan allows.

In a LARGE pot mix sugar, salt, corn syrup and whipping cream.

I had 6 cashews per mound, close together.

Place approximately 40 clusters of cashes all over baking mat or foil in round mounds.

Line a table or counter with baking mats or non-stick foil (non-stick side up).

This recipe works best with a silicone baking mat, silpat or non-stick foil.

If you love cashews and caramels, try this Caramel Cashew Clusters recipe today! Making homemade caramels may sound complicated, but they really are easy to make and taste better than anything you could buy! They also make great gifts for cookie exchanges, stocking suffers, white elephant gifts or goodies to keep around the house!

This Caramel Cashew recipe is easy to make and taste fantastic. I love learning about my favorite nut and you wont catch me complaining about their price any time soon. The cashew apples can then be eaten, juiced, turned into liquor or made into a chutney.Ĭashews predominantly grow in India and South America and shipped to America. They instead grow out of the end of a cashew apple.īecause you only get 1 nut for every cashew apple and because of the labor to remove them from their shells, this then explains why they tend to be a more expensive nut. Interestingly, the exposed “seed,” the “cashew nut,” is then roasted before consumed.Īnother interesting thing is that cashews do not grow like other nuts.

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You can certainly touch the outer shell, however once you crack it open, the insides of the shell is where the poison is hiding. Well apparently it’s because the outer shell has a toxin in it that irritates skin, similar to Poison Ivy. I’ve got to say that it never dawned on me that I’ve never seen a cashew sold in it’s shell. Through some research I found that the cashew is the only nut sold in stores already shelled. So where did my favorite nut come from and how did it become so popular?

Not chewy, hip loving caramels in all their sticky goodness. That’s the month of gym memberships, healthy eating and skinny thoughts. Trust me, no one wants to make or eat Caramels in January. If I don’t get them out now, they have to wait at least until June before I can post the recipes. With Christmas only 2 months away, I will be pushing a lot of caramel candy recipes on you over the next two months. I’m a huge fan of cashews and generally have a large jar of them in my office to snack on between meals.Ĭase-in-point, there is a large jar next to me now. Ok, so we eat them too, but we always eat the cashews and pecans first. She goes for the pecans, I go for the cashews and we make everyone else eat the leftovers. My Mother-in-Law, Liz can attest that when a jar of mixed nuts in placed in front of me, I always go for the cashews. This Caramel Cashew recipe is number 6 on the list of favorite caramel candy recipes. I came up with 11 different candy recipes all using my homemade caramel base.

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My caramel kick was in FULL swing last year, thanks Nate, and I literally went nuts. This time it’s for Caramel Cashew Clusters. If you haven’t grown weary of all my caramel posts, I’ve got another one for you! Caramel Cashew Clusters make the perfect gift for any cashew lover! Chewy homemade caramel, salted cashews and white chocolate create a gourmet treat that you can make at home!