Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Clusters
I have been on a serious pomegranate kick recently. Serious. At one point this week there were six of them in my fridge. Not only do I love their color and taste, but with some very serious illness surfacing in my family I have found myself more drawn to antioxidant packed foods than ever.
While designing the menu for a party I hosted on Wednesday (more on that next week) I knew I wanted to add a fresh, new sweet treat to the mix. With pomegranates on the brain I thought why not pair them with dark chocolate? Dark chocolate is also full of antioxidants making this a match made in healthy dessert heaven!
These ended up being the hit of the party. One of my guests commented that they reminded her of biting into a cherry cordial. Albeit a much fresher cherry cordial. No sugary liquid goo here. Just pure pomegranate goodness.
Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Clusters
- 1 pomegranate
- 2 3oz bars of 70 percent or higher dark chocolate (I like to use the Endangered Species brand)
- 12 baking cups ( I like the reusable silicone kind)
- Open the pomegranate and remove the seeds. You will have more seeds than you need. Save the extra to make this, this or this!
- Drop a small spoonful of pomegranate seeds into the bottom of each baking cup
- Melt the chocolate bars in a pan over low heat. Be careful not to turn the heat up to high or your chocolate with burn.
- Spoon just enough melted chocolate on top of the pomegranate seeds to cover them
- Using a toothpick or the end of a knife gently stir the chocolate in the cups so the pomegranate seeds are well coated.
- Place baking cups in refrigerator until the chocolate is cooled and solid.
- When the chocolate is completely set remove the baking cups and enjoy!
These are best stored in the refrigerator as they will soften very quickly at room temperature.
