Alpha Gal Friendly Dark Chocolate-Covered Almonds
Crunchy, bittersweet, and finished with a whisper of flaky sea salt, these chocolate-covered almonds hit every note you want from a satisfying snack or homemade gift. For anyone managing alpha-gal syndrome, store-bought chocolate treats can be a minefield — many contain milk, hidden mammalian-derived additives, or are processed on shared lines with dairy. This recipe keeps things beautifully simple: raw almonds, high-cacao dark chocolate, and sea salt, with nothing extra sneaking in. The double-boiler method gives you smooth, glossy chocolate without scorching, and the whole process is surprisingly low-effort. Spacing the almonds out on parchment and salting them immediately before the chocolate sets is the small move that makes these look and taste genuinely impressive. Once they're set — either at room temperature or with a quick chill in the fridge — you've got a deeply satisfying treat you can trust completely.
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6 servings
- 1 cup raw whole almonds
- 4 oz dark chocolate (70% cacao or higher), roughly chopped
Chef's tipPick a bar close to the cacao % the recipe names (e.g., 60-70%). A higher % tastes darker and less sweet. - ¼ tsp flaky sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it near your work area.
- 2
Fill a small saucepan with about 1 inch of water and bring it to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat. Place a heatproof bowl over the saucepan, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water. Add the chopped dark chocolate to the bowl and stir occasionally until fully melted and smooth, about 3–4 minutes. Remove the bowl from the heat.
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