My Chocolate Season 2024: Chocolate Nut Bark

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On Sunday afternoon, I 'played' in my kitchen for several hours. First, I made my Rustic Turkey Soup. Next came a delicious iron skillet meal that incorporated ground chorizo, thin-sliced Brussels sprouts and frozen corn (kernels). Then, as fresh cranberries dried in my oven, I made this Chocolate Nut Bark for the first time. 

​Soooo easy and sooo tasty! And perhaps just the right treat to enjoy while anxiously awaiting election results over the next couple of days.

Equipment

Double boiler (mine is a large saucepan with a small stainless steel bowl)
Mixing spoon
Large mixing bowl
​Rubber or silicone spatula
Baking sheet
Foil

Above: Pecan and walnut pieces await the addition of bittersweet chocolate chips as they melt. V.O.E.: I always have walnuts on hand and, fortunately, had plenty of pecan pieces remaining from last week's blog post for Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie. 

Above: It wasn't easy to avoid eating a large sample of this gooey, decadent combo.

Above: Nor was it easy to avoid eating MANY pieces once they solidified in the refrigerator, before I used them for my final photo. But now I don't have to avoid eating them!

V.O.E. - That's unbleached parchment paper between layers of the finished bark pieces. When I first put them in this container I wanted to be sure the two layers wouldn't stick together. Once the individual pieces had fully solidified I removed the parchment paper.​