Today is National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day!

Just in case you were wondering...Today is National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day! Grab a box of Goobers or a bag of Brach's or visit a candy shop for some peanut clusters. If you are ambitious here is a simple recipe:

CHOCOLATE PEANUT CLUSTERS

3 (6 oz.) bars milk chocolate, cut into tiny bits
1 1/4 lbs. roasted peanuts
1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Melt cut-up chocolate in upper part of double boiler, over boiling water. Stir occasionally. After 15 minutes remove boiler from heating surface. Immediately add vanilla, beat chocolate with a wooden spoon, or an electric mixer, until smooth and glossy.
Fold peanuts into chocolate gradually, using a wooden spoon, so as not to chop up peanuts.

Pick up rounded teaspoonfuls of candy and with another spoon shape clusters as they are placed on wax-paper-lined cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart. Let stand to cool, about 2 hours, or until chocolate is very firm to the touch. Store in a cool place, in wax-paper-lined boxes.

Recipe from Cooks.com

Enjoy your day!