4 Holiday Chocolate Bark Recipes
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Celebrate the season with our 4 Holiday Chocolate Bark Recipes! This Christmas Chocolate bark is such a classic treat during the holidays and perfect when you want to impress for the holidays! It literally takes 5 minutes to make, it’s that easy!
More no bake Holiday Recipes! These 60 Easy No Bake Christmas Treats, this Loaded Caramel Apple Pretzel Bark and this fun & Easy Unicorn Bark will definitely help out!
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To make barks for Christmas, all you have to do is simply melt chocolate, spread it out, and top it with your favorite ingredients. We came up with a few ideas that you may want to try or give it your own creative twist with your own decorative touches. It’s so much fun to make with the kids or with friends and family!
Have you ever tried making chocolate bark? If not, once you give it a try, you’re going to want to make chocolate bark for every season or special occasion!
Ingredients You Need for Chocolate Bark Base Recipe to Customize
- 1 – 11-12 ounce bag or 2 cups of dark, white, milk, peanut butter or semi-sweet chocolate chips, candy melts or almond bark.
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening or vegetable oil
- Toppings like sprinkles, marshmallows, candies, sea salt, toffee, pretzels, nuts, peppermint, cookie bits, etc.
Instructions How to Make A Chocolate Bark to Make Your Own
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Line a 10×15-inch pan or cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper.
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Place chocolate chips, chocolate melts or almond bark in a microwave safe bowl. Add shortening or oil. Heat chocolate chips in 30 second increments, stirring between each, until melted and smooth.
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Spread chocolate into an even layer on the prepared pan using a rubber spatula or a spoon to spread into an even 1/4-inch thick layer.
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Top with desired toppings.
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Chill to set then break into pieces. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4 days to 2 weeks. Some toppings may not last as long when it comes to pretzels or cookies, as they can get stale.
So…Here’s Our 4 Holiday Chocolate Bark Recipes
Peppermint Bark
- Start by melting dark chocolate, followed by a white chocolate, then sprinkle chopped candy canes or peppermint crunch on top. Add some colorful sprinkles if desired!
- Make sure not to let the dark layer get too cold before adding the white chocolate layer, this creates too much of a separation between the layers.
- With double layered barks on top of each other, allow the candy to come to room temperature before before trying to cut or break the bark. This gives the chocolate a chance to settle and come together instead of separating.
M&M Chocolate Cowboy Bark
- Sprinkle holiday M&Ms, pretzels, salted peanuts and mini marshmallows over melted white or regular chocolate. I added some marshmallows to the chocolate after I melted it, so some of them were chocolate covered before I spread the chocolate on the parchment paper.
- If you love this sweet and salty combination, you’ll love this Santa’s Reindeer Chow and our Christmas Cowboy Cookies!
Peanut Butter Swirl Chocolate Toffee Bark
- Melt milk or semi-sweet chocolate and spread it out. Then melt 1/2 to 1/3 cup peanut butter melts or chocolate chips and pour it randomly on top of the chocolate. Use a toothpick and swirl the tip of the toothpick into the peanut butter to get pretty swirls in the chocolate!
- Add some toffee and some sea salt for some extra love!
Fun Snowmen Bark
- Add Snowmen Peep Marshmallows and your favorite sprinkles to really give it some joy!
- This bark is the cutest and can be a feature candy bark treat by itself or with other barks and candies!
Holiday Christmas chocolate bark is a super fun and easy treat that is giftable! Wrap in clear plastic and tie with a festive bow or place it in a pretty tin for a lovely homemade Christmas gift. Looks like a party up in here!
For a baked gift, you may love these Biscoff White Chocolate Cookie Bars!
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4 Holiday Chocolate Bark Recipes
Ingredients
- 1 11-12 ounce bag or 2 cups dark, white, milk, peanut butter or semi-sweet chocolate chips, melts or almond bark
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening or vegetable oil
- Toppings like sprinkles, marshmallows, candies, sea salt, toffee, pretzels, nuts, peppermint, cookie bits, etc.
Instructions
- Line a 10x15-inch pan with parchment or wax paper.
- Melt chocolate (chips, melts, or almond bark) with shortening or oil in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in 30-second increments and stirring until smooth.
- Spread melted chocolate evenly on the prepared pan to about 1/4-inch thickness.
- Add desired toppings, chill to set, then break into pieces. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 4 days to 2 weeks (toppings like pretzels may not stay fresh as long).
Variations
- Peppermint Bark: Layer melted dark and white chocolate, sprinkle with crushed candy canes or peppermint crunch. Let layers cool at room temperature to avoid separation before breaking.
- M&M Cowboy Bark: Top melted chocolate with M&Ms, pretzels, peanuts, and marshmallows. For extra flavor, mix marshmallows into melted chocolate before spreading.
- Peanut Butter Swirl Bark: Swirl melted peanut butter chips into milk or semi-sweet chocolate, then top with toffee bits and sea salt for crunch.
- Snowmen Bark: Add Snowmen Peeps and sprinkles for a festive touch.
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