Instant Pot Dark Chocolate Spiced Nuts

Maple and cinnamon spiced nuts are cooked in the instant pot and then finished in the oven and quickly coated with dark chocolate and cocoa powder. These are great for holiday goodie baskets or just a really awesome snack!

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 211kcal

Author Lauren

Cost $15

Ingredients

4 cups mixed nuts
½ cup pure maple syrup or raw honey
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon sea salt
¾ cup shaved dark chocolate (65-85% cacao)
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

Instant Pot Spiced Nuts

Turn the Instant Pot onto saute. Add nuts, syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ½ teaspoon of salt. Saute ingredients until pecans are tender (about 8 minutes). Stirring frequently to check the consistency of the syrup and nuts.
When nuts become tender, press cancel on the sauté mode. Add ½ cup of water. Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees while pecans are cooking under pressure.
When timer is up, quick release the pressure from the Instant Pot. Pour mixture onto a baking sheet and arrange in a single, even layer. Bake for 5 minutes, flip the nuts and roast for an additional 5 minutes.

For Chocolate Glaze

After the nuts have finished roasting, remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle with shaved dark chocolate and allow to melt for about 30-60 seconds before beginning to turn the nuts to evenly coat in chocolate. Once coated, sprinkle the nuts with remianing ½ teaspoon of salt and sift the cocoa over the top of the chocolate nuts. Turn or stir to coat in in the cocoa powder and sea salt.

Notes

I used 85% cacao dark chocolate, which has much less sugar or additives, but also is not very sweet. If you want this to be sweeter, use 65% or somewhere in between. I also used 85% to calculate the nutrition facts, so keep in mind it may differ a bit with a sweeter chocolate.

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