Are you over sugar after the holiday weekend!? WELL I’M NOT!! I had some chocolate cream pie, peanut brittle, white chocolate, and chocolate covered nuts. I didn’t mess around. So I’m all about the dessert right now. My goal was to stay away from alcohol and to just not overeat, so I bought a case of soda water and went through those cans extremely fast. When everyone else is drinking, it can sometimes be hard just because it’s boring sipping on normal water. But soda water with some fresh lime made me feel like I was part of the group and not missing out. It also kept me feeling more full so I didn’t go back to the dessert table…as many times.

PaleOMG 4 Ingredient Chocolate Mint Cashew Clusters

But there was ONE time that I did have some alcohol. But I kind of didn’t know I was drinking it. So get this. This is kind of a secret but I suck at keeping secrets so it’s my friends problem for trusting me. So on Christmas Eve, we went to a friends house in Nebraska who quickly asked us all two questions:

  1. Do you trust me?
  2. Do you like milk?

The next day, on Christmas day, we met him at his house and he drove us to an undisclosed location. That smelled like farm poop. Well, it was. We walked into this shed that was filled with mud (and probably poop), many people who didn’t speak english, and a cow. For milking. We were then given a solo cup that they added water to, along with chocolate, coffee, and sugar. Then we walked up to the cow and the farmer milked the cow straight into our solo cup. The spraying of the milk mixes all the ingredients together and you have hot chocolate coffee milk. Which, at first, makes you kind of gag. Because it’s super foamy and so warm in your hand. And it’s most likely mixed with feces since the cows tail, which is waving around while you milk it, is covered in all sorts of brown caked mixture. I’m not a milk person in the first place, or a feces person, but I’m definitely a chocolate person. So I was into it. EXCEPT the coffee tasted really strong. Like burn your throat kind of strong. A few sips later, we were told that the water was actually everclear. I haven’t had everclear since I was a college kid and dumb AF.

Once I figured out it was alcohol, I was no longer into it. So I gave mine to my husband (which turned out to be a bad idea in the long run…everclear never leads to good nights) and I made myself another one, minus the everclear, which was super tasty. And then I became the DD of the night after everyone enjoyed 3+ drinks. I was really good at being DD this past weekend. Not so good at holding back on the treats, but really good at being boring to other drunk people, while getting them home safely. If I’ve figured out anything in the year of 2016, it’s that I’m really good at being that boring friend who will partake in 50% of events, but you can always rely on me to be your ride.

#2016goals

PaleOMG 4 Ingredient Chocolate Mint Cashew Clusters

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4 Ingredient Chocolate Mint Cashew Clusters

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  • Yield: 12 clusters 1x

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cashews on a baking sheet then place in oven to roast for 8-10 minutes or until the cashews are slightly browned and fragrant.
  2. Place chocolate chips in a double boiler to melt, then add peppermint oil and mix to combine.
  3. Add roasted cashews to the melted peppermint chocolate and mix until cashews are coated. Line a baking sheet with parchment then use a spoon or cookie scoop to scoop out 1-2 tablespoons of the chocolate cashews then place on parchment paper and sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Repeat with all cashews then place in the fridge to harden for about 10-15 minutes.
  4. Remove from fridge a few minutes before serving to help come to room temperature!

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8 Comments

  1. Summer says:

    Well I just finished listening to the podcast about how you come up with content, but I have a question that would have been good for that podcast, so maybe you might answer it on a future one anyway? I’m wondering about your photo props. How you find them, do you have a huge stash of them in your hot, do you use once and then throw away? I’m only curious because I have a really small house, and it stresses me out for you thinking of you having to store a lot of props. But maybe you have a huge house and don’t really care about clutter? Love the podcast, though let me add my voice to the chorus that doesn’t appreciate all the cussing. Hope that doesn’t mean you won’t answer my Q… 🙂

    1. juli says:

      i keep all my props until i’m totally over them and then i take them to goodwill. and i store them in a large cabinet in my office. i find most of them at world market or hobby lobby, those are my favorite places to shop because they have so many options!

  2. Amy says:

    I’m not over the treats, not even close. Thanks for linking to peppermint oil… I’m obsessed with all things mint, but have been struggling to find the appropriate oil to eat. I know it sounds silly… but it seems like most of the ones available are actually essential oils and not for eating.

  3. S says:

    Having someone to rely on for a ride is never a bad thing in my book.

  4. Katherine says:

    Yuuum! My mom used to make something like this for Christmas every year! Thanks for sharing!






  5. Christina K. says:

    I am all about adventure and new experiences but that is the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard. Seriously WTF! hahaha I can’t decide if I’m intrigued or grossed out (totally would have tried it).






  6. Fresh Recipe says:

    The Recipe looks so simple and good to look as well. I am pretty sure, i would love eating it all in one go! Thanks for posting the recipe.






  7. Cassie says:

    I still went a little overboard with the kettle corn and vegan treats AFTER the holidays! Don’t even get me started on Indian buffets… 😉 anyways, these cashew clusters look fabulous! Can’t believe they don’t contain any added sugars!