Description
With a mix of chocolates, pretzels, popcorn, salted peanuts a pinch of salt and festive sprinkles, this Snack Attack Chocolate Bark is the ultimate gift of salty sweet snacking.
Ingredients
Units
- semi-sweet chocolate chips - 4 cups
- dark chocolate chips - 1 cup
- freshly popped popcorn - 1 cup
- white chocolate dipped pretzels (I made my own - 1 cup)
- salted peanuts - 1/2 cup
- sea salt flakes - 1 teaspoon
- festive sprinkles - 1 tablespoon
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Heat about 2" of water in a large double boiler. If you don't have one, MacGyver yourself one with a mixing bowl atop a large heavy pot. The bowl should easily sit on top of the pot with at least a few inches between the water and the bottom of the bowl.
- With the water simmering, add the 4 cups of semi-sweet chocolate to the large mixing bowl. The chocolate will begin to melt after a minute or two, gently stir with a heatproof spatula until the chocolate is completely smooth and melted.
- Gently pour the melted chocolate onto the lined baking sheet. Use a spatula or an offset spatula to smooth the melted chocolate towards the edges of the parchment paper, into a smooth, even layer.
- Melt the dark chocolate over a double boiler. Drizzle the dark chocolate, in vertical lines, over the the semi-sweet chocolate. Then using a thin object (I used a chopstick) gently drag the stick horizontally back and forth through the vertical lines, creating swirly wheat, latte-art style design.
- While the chocolate is still melted, gently top with white chocolate dipped pretzels, popcorn, peanuts, sea salt flakes and festive sprinkles.
- Place the entire baking sheet in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes while the chocolate sets and hardens.
- Using a big, sharp knife, cut the Snack Attack Chocolate Bark into snack sized chunks and eat all of the small bite sized bits while you package it up for gifts.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes