Homemade Bark
This homemade bark is the best holiday gift! It’s delicious, customizable, and festive. Everybody will love these gift bags, and the bonus of a copper cookie cutter!
Day 3 of DIY Gift Week is here!
Monday: Espresso Candied Pecans
Tuesday: Best Ever Chicken Rub
Today: HOMEMADE BARK!
When I was a teacher, a student brought me in a package of homemade bark made in cookie cutters, and it was the cutest, most festive holiday treat! I’ll be gift giving bark all season long!
What you’ll need:
Plastic Bags
Ribbon
Cookie Cutters
Card Stock (White) Card Stock (Brown)
Printable Labels
Homemade Bark
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 10 oz. bag dark chocolate or chocolate of choice
Topping ideas:
- 1 tablespoon All-Purpose Caramel from the Lexi’s Clean Kitchen Cookbook
- 1–2 tablespoons orange zest
- 1/2– 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1/4 cup dried bing cherries, golden raisins, or dried fruit of choice
- 1/4 cup nuts or seeds of choice, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup shredded coconut
Instructions
- Heat chocolate using a double broiler method (Bring one inch of water to a simmer in a small pot. Set the heatproof bowl over the mouth of the pot (water should not touch the bottom of the bowl). Stir chocolate as it softens. When you have just a few small unmelted chunks, remove bowl from heat and stir to melt the rest).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour out chocolate and lightly spread into a rectangle onto parchment paper. Place into the fridge until bark hardens.
- If using cookie cutters: lightly grease and pour chocolate to desired thickness (1/4 inch or so). Add toppings and place in fridge until bark hardens.
- Wrap in cellophane with a bow for the perfect holiday gift!
Notes
Store in the refrigerator until ready to gift.
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Try these bark variations:
Orange Zest and Sea Salt Bark
Sea Salt Trail Mix Bark
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Happy DIY gift week! Check back for more the rest of the week!
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2 Responses
I LOVE the idea of making bark in cookie cutters! That’s such a cute and festive idea 🙂
I agree with Sarah…so clever!!