Chocolate Macadamia Nuts

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Two things...taste vs method. Followed recipe as directed. Made in small amount to avoid nuts clumping together as they cooled. End result was terrific flavor and texture. Made a second time with slight change in method. Followed recipe exactly BUT then quickly dumped the chocolate covered nuts on a cookie rack and let liquid chocolate drain. While draining, sprinkled sugar. Still delicious!
Annie, Fremont, CA

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This has become an all-time family favorite. It is a physically demanding recipe---get a helper to pour the chocolate while you stir, stir, stir. We never temper the chocolate. Once the macadamias are cool, I place them in the freezer. When I'm ready, I place the nuts in a room temperature bowl (the bigger the better, and begin right away. The chocolate adheres first, and most to the cold nuts (as opposed to equally chocolate coating the bowl. Don't worry about them looking perfect, they look fabulous no matter what. Another reviewer was right, you may need to break up clumps here and there, just keep them moving as much as possible. This is what prevents them from becoming just one big clump. People are just shocked that I actually make chocolate covered macadamias myself, even though I have a reputation for making and baking great sweet treats. You'll never go back to store bought, with that disgusting waxy coating. I miss Jacques' show! :(

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These are superb in taste. The corn syrup baked onto the nuts adds a surprising tasty crunch. But adding cold nuts to a bowl, pouring on 1/3 the melted chocolate, folding quickly, repeat and repeat? Each of the first two pouring of chocolate and folding quickly resulted in huge clumps of chocolate covered nuts. I broke them apart and poured the remaining melted chocolate over them. "Place the cooled nuts in the coating pan or in a large mixing bowl. Slowly add one third of the bittersweet chocolate, one ladleful at a time." Very confusing directions. I'm a good cook, great at candy making, follow directions well, but when the directions aren't well written, the recipe doesn't turn out well. All that said, the chocolate macadamias are delicious!

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I little on the hard side to make but the come out good of course my don't look as good.