Appetizers & Snacks Recipes

Dark Chocolate Almond Clods

The other day we were at Costco and as usual, we were trolling the sample stands (or as my kids call them, snack tables). One very nice lady was carrying a tray of Almond Nuggets and handing out samples of these crunchy chocolate, almond, and seed snacks. We all took one apiece, then bought a bag for home.

The bag emptied fast. Compared to a lot of packaged snacks out there, the ingredient list on these isn’t that bad, but even so, I knew I could make something similar at home with even fewer ingredients and no added sugar. Plus we wouldn’t need to brave the weekend Costco crush to have them again.

These dark chocolate and almond clods are stupidly easy to make, and they taste amazing! Be sure to use good quality dark chocolate with a high cocoa percentage (I use 70%) for the richest chocolate taste. Just melt and and stir in sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, and a touch of sea salt.

You could totally use a traditional double boiler to melt the chocolate, but it’s much simpler to do it in the microwave. Break the chocolate into small pieces, place it in a microwave-safe bowl, and heat it on medium-high in short bursts of no more than 20-30 seconds. All microwaves differ, so check your chocolate each time and adjust accordingly. As the chocolate starts to melt, stir it after every time and nuke it on shorter time increments. Stop heating when the chocolate is almost all melted and let the heat finish the job while you stir.

Mix all your ingredients together and use a spoon to drop the dark chocolate “clods” on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Once they cool and harden, snack away! Be forewarned, these little chocolate bombs are addictive. Fortunately they contain no added sugar, and nuts and seeds are a great source of protein, fiber, heart-healthy monounsaturated fat, antioxidants, and plant stanols (thought to help lower cholesterol). Almonds in particular are high in calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, and fiber.

Store the extra dark chocolate and almond clods in an airtight container for later. If they last that is. 😉

Dark Chocolate Almond Clods

A chocolaty, crunchy, and surprisingly healthy snack.

Ingredients
  

  • 4 x 100 gram bars of dark chocolate
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds
  • 3/4 cups pumpkin seeds
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Carefully melt chocolate in microwave. Heat in bursts of 20 seconds on medium-high, checking and stirring between. Once chocolate is mostly melted, stir until all remaining chocolate is melted and smooth.
  • Mix in almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, and sea salt until well coated.
  • Drop "clods" of chocolate/almond/seed mixture on parchment paper. Set aside to cool.

Notes

Store in air tight container.

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37 Comments

  • This sound delicious. And easy. Thank you for sharing. I’m always looking for little treats to have stashed away for when the mood strikes. lol.

  • Pumpkin seeds go so nicely with dark chocolate! AND they are high in iron… BONUS! I NEED to try this recipe.

  • These look amazing! They remind me of the ramen noodle stick and chocolate plops we used to make as kids but with some far better for you and more tasty ingredients Lol. Looks like I’ll be hitting up Bulk Barn this week to give it a try!

  • These sound so yummy! All my favourite nuts and seeds plus chocolate and sea salt? The perfect treat! I am definitely going to make these.

  • Oh boy these Dark Chocolate Almond Clods look super yummy, easy to make and I love all of the ingredients, thanks so much for sharing the recipe!

  • Oh man – these look so good! I like to think when I eat dark chocolate I am eating healthy 😛 Thanks for sharing!

  • Thanks for figuring out a recipe for this delicious sounding, healthy snacks. I don’t have that kind of talent so I appreciate you putting one together.

  • They sound so good, although I’ve never tried Chia Seeds… I’ll bet your version is not only just as tasty and healthier but probably a lot cheaper too!

  • Hi there. This is just what I was looking for, and yes, I blame Costco lol.
    But can someone please tell me what 4 x 100 grams bars of chocolate is? The bars I have are in ounces. Thanks.

  • Can you use coconut instead of almonds and how much? Thx. I bought the innofoods dark chocolate nuggets and they are delicious.

    • Dottie, you could absolutely use coconut instead, though of course it’ll taste different than the ones with almond. The amounts aren’t exact, so I’d start with a cup of shredded, unsweetened coconut then add more as needed to get the right texture. Let me know how it turns out!

      • Hello Olivia, I tried the coconut instead of almonds. It is absolutely delicious. I used, natural salted pepitas, roasted salted sunflower seeds, the chias and I used 1 cup of toasted coconut chips/smiles. Thank you for this recipe. I excluded salt since the seeds were salted.

  • For a person who is like me and loves chocolate, this recipe would be a must to make. thanks for sharing.

  • I will be making this for a Christmas present. My last is Almond and I like to remind people about how good Almonds are.

  • WOW this is full of stuff I like and most of the time I have in my home. I will be making these. Will freeze most of them and just pull out one or two when I need some chocolate 🙂