Description
This chocolate almond bark recipe makes a perfectly clean and healthy dessert. It is also a thoughtful edible gift you can give year round.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces dark organic chocolate ( this is my favorite one )
- 5 tbsp raw cacao powder ( I used this one )
- 3 tbsp maple syrup ( or raw honey)
- 1/2 cup dried unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries (can also use goji berries)
- 1/4 tsp of sea salt.
Instructions
- Start by lining a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper and toast the almonds in a preheated oven at 350F for 5 mins.
- While almonds cool, bring a quarter-full saucepan of water to boil.
- Turn the heat down to simmering. Place a heatproof glass bowl over the simmering water. The bowl should be larger than the pot. Make sure no water gets in the bowl.
- Gently stir the chocolate until it melts. Important, make sure not to burn the chocolate and that the temperature doesn’t go over 48°C / 118°F.
- Once the chocolate is fully melted add the sea salt and maple syrup.
- Now add the toppings into the mixture and stir until everything is combined well.
- Pour the entire mix onto a baking sheet that is lined with parchment paper, spread with a spatula to even out.
- Sprinkle some of the topics over the chocolate, drizzle some more chocolate over the entire thing and put in the fridge to set for about 1 hour.
- When fully frozen, use your hands to break the chocolate into smaller pieces. Voila! You now have chocolate bark.
- Store in a cool, dry place in airtight container.
- Wrap with brown paper or gift in a pretty cookie box.
Notes
To make this as an edible gift, simply wrap the chocolate bark in a decorative dessert bag, or in a pretty cookie box like these ones. So cute!
