These 3 ingredient peanut clusters are so easy to make, even your kids can do it! A perfect low carb treat for Mother’s Day. This post is sponsored by Lily’s Sweets.
Mother’s Day is on Sunday and this easy low carb peanut cluster recipe is for all the mothers out there, past, present, and future. The mothers whose kids are grown and long out of the house, the mothers who are in the trenches right now, changing diapers and herding kids to soccer practice, and the mothers that are still dreaming of their children to be. As one of the mother’s who is in the trenches at the moment, I have a thing or to to say about this here holiday. So listen up, kids. I am going to tell you what your mother really wants. You may be thinking fancy gifts and flowers and breakfast in bed. But it doesn’t have to be so complicated or expensive. While a visit to the spa is really nice and I wouldn’t say no to it, it’s also not necessary. Here’s what mama REALLY wants this Mother’s Day.
How To Make Sugar-Free Peanut Clusters:
- Acknowledge that mama of yours. Cards, letters, or phone calls are required if you’re not in her immediate vicinity. Kisses on the cheek and an “I love you, Mama, you’re the best” is standard protocol if you are nearby.
- Give her some peace! If you’re still in your childhood or adolescence, refrain from fighting with your siblings for the day. That right there might be the greatest gift of all time.
- Give her some time to herself. Spouses, this one is on you. Give her time off, tell her to go shopping or for a long walk, let her do whatever she wants to do for the day. Take the kids off her hands and just let her rest and breathe and have some space. If your kids are really young and are the sort to follow her to the bathroom, you have to run some serious interference.
- Make things easy for her. If breakfast in bed means she will need to clean up after you, wiping up spilled milk and flour, DO NOT DO IT. I repeat, DO NOT MAKE HER BREAKFAST IN BED IF YOU CAN’T CLEAN UP THE MESS YOUR OWN DAMN SELF! Taking her out to brunch is an excellent alternative.
- Make her something homemade. Cards or picture frames or paper flowers. This is especially important for the wee ones. I treasure my homemade kiddo gifts more than anything else. Almost all the other paper things and art projects that come home from school get tossed in the recycling bin, but the ones made especially for mama on Mother’s Day? Those will be with me forever.
- And most important of all, give her peanut butter and chocolate. This is a hard and fast rule in my house. Don’t even speak to me on Mother’s Day if you don’t have some low carb peanut butter and chocolate treat on offer. (But if your mama prefers a different flavour, give her that instead…I am a little flexible on this!).
Here’s why these sugar-free peanut clusters are absolutely perfect for Mother’s Day. Because it’s so ridiculously easy to make that even the little ones can get involved. If they’re old enough like mine, they can even throw it together themselves (with a little supervision, perhaps) AND clean up after themselves (clean up will inevitably mean them licking out the bowl so they may need a shower afterwards). And it’s homemade, so you’ve basically covered rules 4, 5, and 6 above. With this one little recipe, you’ve got half of Mother’s Day already covered! And by using Lily’s Milk Chocolate (or dark chocolate, if you prefer), it’s a guilt-free indulgence.
These 3 ingredient peanut clusters are actually my low carb take on the famous CrockPot Candy, but they aren’t made in a slow cooker. I seriously don’t see the point of that crockpot candy, to be honest. Here’s why…it’s so insanely easy to melt chocolate in a double boiler. By using your crockpot, you’re adding hours to a process that takes about 5 minutes. Plus then you dirty your slow cooker. By using a boil set over a pan of simmering water, you’ve got your hot clean up water right there, ready to clean out the bowl. After your kids have licked it entirely clean first, of course.
Make mama happy this Mother’s Day. Give her time, space, some love, and peanut butter and chocolate!
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 6 ounces sugar-free milk chocolate
- 10 ounces salted peanuts
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Set a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Add the peanut butter and the chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
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Add the peanuts and stir to coat well. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a waxed paper lined baking sheet and chill until firm, about 30 minutes. (You can make them as big or as small as you like. I made mine into 24 clusters.)
Cindy Brewer says
I have pinned the peanut recipes that you have emailed. My question is do you have a go-to brand of peanut butter that I can purchase?
Carolyn says
Justin’s is a good sugar free one!
Heather says
How do you feel about Smucker’s Naturals… less sugar, lower price. 🙂
Carolyn says
Sure, it would be just fine.
Kim says
OOOOh, I made this with a whole bag of Lily’s dark chips for a plane ride and they were wonderful. I froze them first and they held up all day…thank you for the milk chocolate recipe…def going to make these.
Trina Horvath says
Did u add any cocoa butter to make the clusters more stable?
Abby says
Is the nutritional info. for the whole batch ??
Patty says
Duh…no way. Just tally the info on the labels of your 3 ingredients, then divide by the number of clusters you make.
Carolyn says
No, per cluster.
Gillian says
I am delighted to come across your site I am a diabetic type 2 and constantly on the hunt for food that I can safely eat
Suzanne says
Vitacost sells these bars for $3.73 apiece. $6.00 cheaper than here.
My HEB sells them for $1.99.
Karen says
#4 !!! You cracked me UPPP. Agreed. Do NOT make me anything unless you clean up after your own damn self. And these peanut clusters are making their way into our date night/Netflix watching, Mother’s Day not withstanding. YUM.
Michelle says
Hi carolyn. .what other nuts can we use instead of peanuts…
Carolyn says
Anything you like!
Nicki says
These were amazing but I did not make them low carb. I used regular chocolate chips and crushed almonds. They were amazing!!
Estelle says
Everyone in my family low carbing or not, love these clusters! I make it on a weekly basis and have added amonds and walnuts if peanut supply was low and it was just as good, so easy and so fast to make and ready in under an hour. Thanks for such a simple uncomplicated recipe!
Keira says
Hi what kind of peanut butter do you use
Carolyn says
Justin’s. It’s just ground peanuts but they get it super creamy.
Summer Brooks says
Could I substitute the peanut butter and peanuts for almond butter and almonds? Btw, just love your blog and all the recipes!!!! They’ve been such a help with my keto journey 🙂
Carolyn says
Yes, you absolutely can.
Summer Brooks says
Forgot to check the reply notification button lol
Suzan says
How many pieces in a serving?
Carolyn says
One.
Grace Cooper says
Could I use 100% cacao unsweetened chocolate? 🙁 it’s all I have right now!
Carolyn says
That’s going to be very bitter unless you sweeten it.
Grace Cooper says
ok..that is what I thought I will sweeten it …see what happens…thanks
Rhonda says
Could this be melted in a microwave?
Carolyn says
Sure just do it slowly in short increments and stir in between.
Jeannette says
Where do I find this sugar free milk chocolate?
Carolyn says
It’s linked in the post!
Natalie says
These look so delicious and very easy! YUM!!!
Roxie says
Can I use unsweetened chocolate instead of sugar free?
Carolyn says
Um sure…if you want it to be ridiculously bitter and not taste very good! You could try to sweeten it but that’s tough because it tends to gum up if you just add sweetener. But search my blog for homemade chocolate chips and then you will have a good way to do it.
Linda says
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Thank you
Linda
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Salina says
Hi, I purchased the Hershey’s sugar-free chocolate chips. Will these be sweet enough? Thanks.
Carolyn says
They should be.
Salina says
Where is the best place to purchase Justin’s Peanut Butter at a decent price? Thanks again.
Carolyn says
Good question! Safeway often has it for less than places like Whole Foods.
Jeanne says
I have 100% unsweetened cacao chocolate and swerve confectioners. I don’t like Stevia and prefer dark chocolate. How much Swerve would I have to use, if any, to make these?
Carolyn says
You can do this but unsweetened chocolate and Swerve take a little coaxing to combine well. Make sure you still use the peanut butter and maybe some coconut oil as well to get the Swerve to mix in. I’d be using at least 1/4 cup and tasting and then adjusting from there. Make sure you melt the PB, chocolate, Swerve and coconut oil together first and getting the sweetness right before adding the peanuts.
Helen Braun says
How do you measure your chocolate chips and peanuts – is the cup measurement the same, as in 1 cup equals 8 oz. Somehow, that does not seem right.???
Carolyn says
I don’t measure out chocolate chips. I use milk chocolate bars. https://amzn.to/2Gm9hfQ
Kathy Charest says
Hi Carolyn! Can you tell me what role the peanut butter plays here? Can I just melt chocolate and cacao butter instead or does the peanut butter do something that I’m not thinking of? 🙂
Emily says
Have you ever made these with a caramel addition?? I would love to hear what you suggest!
Carolyn says
I haven’t but my updated caramel sauce would be delicious!
Kristyn says
Love that these are low carb! They hit the spot when craving something chocolate-y! And, super easy to make!
Kellie Hemmerly says
Totally love this easy sweet treat!
Taylor says
Such a delicious low carb treat! Yum!
Chelsea says
These are seriously the best treat!! And soooo simple to make! Thanks for sharing!
Katie says
The perfect thing to satisfy the chocolate craving!
Priscilla McConnell says
How soon will these start melting after taking them out of the freezer?
Carolyn says
Unless you live in a hot location, they are good on the counter at room temp.
JoyceK says
What kind/brand of peanuts do you use? All I see are dry roasted, and cocktail peanuts (oil and salt) Thank you.
Carolyn says
Excellent question! I get the roasted salted ones from Trader Joe’s. Just peanuts, a bit of oil, and salt. Not the dry roasted kind. Whole Foods carries some similar ones.