Dark Chocolate Honey Nut Bars

SERVES: 6

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Total time: 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ¼ Cups pistachios
• 1 Cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1/2 tsp. cardamom
• 1 tsp. Cinnamon
• ½ tsp Kosher salt
• Zest of 1 orange
• Zest of 1 lemon
• ¼ Cup Honey
• 3.5 Oz. dark chocolate bar, melted
• Flaky Salt (Maldon is a favorite), optional

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Roughly chop the walnuts, then add them to a large mixing bowl along with the rest of the ingredients except the chocolate.  Mix thoroughly.
3. Transfer into silicon molds or line a loaf paper with parchment paper.
4.  Bake for 8-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool completely before removing from the molds or slicing if using the loaf pan. The mixture will harden as it cools.
5. Once cooled, you can decide how to add the chocolate.  You can either spoon melted dark chocolate into the molds while the bars are still in the mold and cool, so the chocolate encapsulates the bars.  Or you can, remove the bars from the molds and dip one side in melted chocolate.  Or you can drizzle with the chocolate.  Your choice.  Completely optional, finish with flaky salt.  
6. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set.

This recipe was developed by Diane at MyCuratedTastes.com

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