CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON ON A STICK WITH MARCONA ALMONDS AND DRIED CHERRIES

Name: CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON ON A STICK WITH MARCONA ALMONDS AND DRIED CHERRIES
Ingredients: 12 slices of thick-sliced apple or hickory wood smoked bacon, skewered lengthwise; 2 cups high quality semi sweet chocolate chips; 6 tablespoons butter; 1/8 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 cup finely chopped marcona almonds; 1/2 cup finely chopped dried cherries; demerara or turbinado sugar for sprinkling