One of my favorite things about the holidays is that I end up receiving numerous boxes of chocolates.  I am a nuts & chews type of gal and even with a box dedicated to those- there never seem to be enough nut clusters in the box to satisfy my craving for them.

We have had torrential rain here in So.NV for 5 days now I think.  Our average rainfall for a year is less than 5 inches.  This year we had a total of 2 inches before this storm came on through.  While I love the rain and miss it nearly all the time- it's a good thing my house sits up fairly high- although I may be living on an island here soon.  Because of all the flooding around town- my plans to get out to catch up with a friend were squashed & I decided to take advantage of this cozy down time and make goodies.

I happened to have a half full canister of mixed nuts left over from other goodies I have made & also just happened to have a HUGE bag of chocolate chips.  YAY!  Absolutely thrilled to make my own candy.  Every year I say that I am going to do it- and this time I finally did- with some sugar sprinkles for good measure. :)

My kids look at me while I am spooning out the mixture onto the parchment & ask me what they are called. I tell them "nut clusters". My youngest daughter looks at me and says "They look like poo mom" My son then chimes in "Oooo- Reindeer Poo".  So call them what you like- depending on your flare for the funny. They are oh so yummy- no matter the name!