This holiday
treat recipe couldn’t be simpler. Well, technically it could. But, it’s
certainly easy enough for pretty much anyone to make. You can keep a batch of
it at home, bag small pieces up and hand them out as sweets for your child’s
classmates or give a tin of it out as a Valentine’s gift.
As much as I
adore the wintery fresh candy cane-esque peppermint variety, I don’t really
feel like it matches up with Valentine’s Day. Instead, this holiday bark stays
a bit sweeter, and sticks with chocolate (and some heart-y accents).
Along with
my affinity for all things sugary, I also tend to be a bit of a penny pincher
(my husband may have some other, more colorful, words to describe my
relationship with spending money). With that in mind, I wasn’t really into
buying loads of pricey choco-bars for this recipe. Figuring that Christmas is
totally done, I hit the stores looking for some post-holiday bargains. And,
wouldn’t you know it – those chocolate kisses with red and green foil wrappers
were on clearance (I got four 11 oz. bags for $4). Given that I’m unwrapping
the candy first, the Christmas-colored foil wasn’t an issue. If you can luck
out with some out-of-season holiday candy, I highly suggest that you do so.
And, save those wrappers. Your kids can use the colorful foil for a shiny new
art project!
I choose to
use dark chocolate. Firstly, that’s what the clearance candy came in, so I didn’t
really have a choice. Secondly, I milk chocolate aggravates my migraines, while
dark doesn’t seem to (I’m not a doctor and that’s not real medical advice, but
it works for me).
Here’s What
You’ll Need:
·
11
oz. of dark chocolate (give or take – I have to admit, I ate a few pieces while
unwrapping them)
·
7
oz. white chocolate (the top layer was thinner, meaning you don’t need as much)
·
Valentine’s
Day sprinkles (I used little heart shapes, but you could go with regular
sprinkles in red and pink)
·
Optional:
Red or pink crystal sugar
·
Wax
paper
Here’s What
to Do:
1. Melt the
dark chocolate. I did this in the microwave (it’s super-easy). Empty the
chocolate into a microwave safe bowl and heat for increments of 30 seconds,
stirring in between. Microwaves vary in terms of heat, so it may take more or
less time. Mine took a total of one minute 30 seconds, with a good stir each 30
seconds. Be very careful, the bowl and the chocolate will be hot.
2. Cover a
baking pan with wax paper. I used a 9-inch rounds pan, but you can use a square
or rectangle shape as well.
3. Pour the
melted chocolate into the pan. Smooth it out across the wax paper.
4. Put the
pan in the freezer for 30 minutes.
5. Take the
chilled chocolate (it should be hard by now) out of the freezer.
6. Melt the
white chocolate in the same way that you did with the dark. You have less
chocolate, so it will take less time. Mine took about one minute, with a good
stir every 20 seconds.
7. Mix in
the sprinkles (and sugar crystals, if you’re using them).
8. Spread
the white chocolate over the frozen layer.
9. Put the
pan back in the freezer for another 30 minutes.
10. Take the
bark out and pop it out of the pan. It should cleanly come off of the wax
paper.
11. Crack
the Valentine’s Day chocolate bark into pieces.
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