Fruit And Nut Chocolate Chunks

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs fine-quality bittersweet chocolate, broken into small pieces (not unsweetened)
• vegetable oil, for greasing pan
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries
• 2/3 cup raisins
• 2/3 cup salted roasted shelled pistachios (3 oz)
• 2/3 cup salted roasted cashews (3 oz)

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate in top of a double boiler or metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth.
• 2 while chocolate is melting, line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang, then lightly oil foil.
• 3 remove chocolate from heat and stir in fruit and nuts, then spread evenly in baking pan.
• 4 freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
• 5 lift candy in foil from pan using overhang and transfer to a cutting board. peel off foil and cut candy with a long heavy knife into 36 pieces.
• 6 cooks' notes:.
• 7 • if you have more time, chill the candy in the refrigerator (instead of in the freezer) until firm, about 1 hour.
• 8 • candy keeps, wrapped well in foil and chilled, 2 weeks.