Easy 10 Minute Dark Chocolate Bark With Nuts And Dried Fruits Recipes

FRUIT AND NUT DARK CHOCOLATE BARK

Steps:

• Cover a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a medium-sized bowl, melt chocolate and sugar in a microwave-safe bowl for one minute.
• Stir and then microwave in 15-second increments, stirring after each one, until chocolate is smooth and there are no lumps.
• Spread chocolate evenly over center area of baking sheet using a rubber spatula. Chocolate should be about 1/4-inch thick.
• Sprinkle nuts, coconut flakes, and dried fruit evenly over chocolate.
• Lastly, sprinkle flaked sea salt on top.
• Allow chocolate to cool at room temperature, until completely hardened, about 2 hours.
• Once chocolate is hard, use your hands to break it into pieces.

EASY HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE NUT BARK

Steps:

• Line an 8" pan or baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Melt dark chocolate: Bring a pot of water to a simmer and place a steel pot on top (use a double boiler if you've got one). Add uniformly chopped pieces of chocolate or chocolate chips (8 oz) to the pot and stir with rubber spatula. You are trying to melt the chocolate and not burn it. You don't want the boiling water to touch the second pot that's sitting on top of it or it will curdle. Keep stirring at a low heat until it's melted.
• Don't let any water get in contact with the chocolate or it will become unworkable.
• Melt slowly over low heat while stirring gently (if the heat is too high it will become lumpy)
• Pour chocolate into lined pan, sheet pan, or baking dish and lightly shake the pan (or use a spatula) to make the chocolate an even thickness. Add nuts and sprinkle sea salt over the top. Place in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Serve with Mixed Berry Gazpacho and Fresh Whipped Cream or Ice Cream. Happy Chocolate Eating! Beckie

CHOCOLATE BARK WITH MIXED NUTS AND DRIED CHERRIES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate over double boiler until smooth and velvety. Spread evenly onto a half sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• Top with pistachios, almonds and cherries. Cool for about 40 minutes. Break into pieces and serve.

WINTER DRIED FRUIT AND NUT CHOCOLATE BARK

Steps:

• Line small baking sheet with foil. Melt chocolate chips in medium bowl over saucepan of simmering water, stirring until melted and smooth. Pour melted chocolate onto foil, spreading with offset spatula to thickness of scant 1/4 inch. Scatter nuts and dried fruit over chocolate. Sprinkle with ginger. Sprinkle with fleur de sel. Chill until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes. Peel off foil. Cut chocolate into irregular pieces. Serve bark slightly chilled.

SALTED FRUIT 'N' NUT BARK

Steps:

• Melt the dark and white chocolate in separate bowls suspended over pans of gently simmering water, stirring every now and then. Meanwhile, line a large baking tray with baking parchment. Leave the chocolate to cool for 10 mins.
• Pour the dark chocolate onto the tray and spread it into a rectangle, roughly 20 x 25cm. Drizzle over the white chocolate and create a swirled pattern by dragging a cocktail stick back and forth across the chocolate. Scatter over the nuts, fruit and sea salt, then leave somewhere cool to set.
• Break into shards or leave whole, wrap in cellophane or pack into a box, then tie up with ribbon. Will keep for 2 weeks.

CHUNKY CHOCOLATE FRUIT-AND-NUT BARK

Steps:

• Set a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. Roughly chop chocolate and place in the bowl to melt, stirring frequently, keeping the heat very low. Chop toasted nuts; using scissors, cut dried fruit into small pieces. Finely chop candied ginger and/or orange peel. Place fruit and nuts into a large mixing bowl.
• Once chocolate is melted and smooth, take it off the heat and stir fruit and nuts into the chocolate. Gently stir to combine so the fruit and nuts are all combined with the chocolate. Line a pan with parchment paper that's been sprayed with a little oil. Sprinkle cocoa powder over parchment and then add the chocolate mixture. Spread it out in an even layer. Dust with more cocoa powder and place another piece of parchment paper on top. Let it cool down and set in the refrigerator, 1 hour.
• When chocolate is set, run a knife around the edge to remove from the pan. Break or cut into pieces to make chunky chocolates.