Chocolate Fruit and Nut Clusters

By
Sharon Swanson, Indianapolis, Ind.

A delicious no bake chocolate cookie

Preparation time
40 minutes
Cooking time
4 minutes
Total time
44 minutes
Yield
48 Clusters

Ingredients

4 cups milk chocolate chips (24 ounces) 4 teaspoons vegetable oil 3 1⁄2 cups dry mix

Instructions

Dry mix

Combine raisins, nuts, coconut, crisp breakfast cereal (or any combination of these)

Melt Chocolate

Melt chocolate and oil in top of double boiler over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.

Microwave instructions

Melt chips in large micro-proof bowl at medium power for 2 to 4 minutes, stirring well after 2 minutes initially, then heating and stirring at 30-second intervals, as required, until smooth and melted.

Remove from heat; stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by well-rounded teaspoonfuls onto a wax-paper-lined cookie sheet. If mixture becomes too thick to drop, set over bottom of double boiler again and stir gently until smooth. Chill for about 10 minutes or until chocolate has set. Store in airtight container in cool, dry place. Makes 4 dozen 2-inch clusters.