Chocolate-Covered Peanuts

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David Lebovitz

Makes 1 1/2 cups (265 g)

Source

Ingredients

4 ounces (115 g) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1 cup (150 g) roasted, unsalted peanuts

Method

Put the pieces of chocolate in an absolutely dry heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water to melt the chocolate, stirring until smooth. In the meantime, stretch a piece of plastic wrap over a dinner plate.

Once the chocolate is melted, remove it from the heat and stir in the peanuts, coating them with the chocolate. Spread the mixture on the plastic-lined plate and chill.

Use a chef's knife to chop the chocolate-covered block of peanuts into bite-sized pieces, then mix them into 1 quart (1 liter) of ice cream as you remove it from the machine.