Best Basic Bark Recipes

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CHOCOLATE BARK



Chocolate Bark image

This is the easiest recipe I think I own. My kids are always asking me to make it because it is so good!

Provided by wanda

Categories     Desserts     Chocolate Dessert Recipes     Milk Chocolate

Time 1h26m

Yield 40

Number Of Ingredients 4

saltine crackers, or as needed
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 (12 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 11x17-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread saltine crackers on baking sheet in a single layer, salted sides up.
  • Combine butter and brown sugar in a saucepan; melt together over medium heat, stirring well until mixture turns a caramel color, about 5 minutes. Pour caramel mixture over crackers and spread evenly.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until just bubbly, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool briefly.
  • Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes. Pour chocolate over crackers and spread evenly.
  • Transfer baking sheet to the refrigerator and chill until bark hardens, about 1 hour. Break bark up into pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 119.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 80.6 mg, Sugar 9.9 g

BASIC BARK



Basic Bark image

Who can resist velvety chocolate -- bittersweet, milk, or white -- topped with nuts, candy, or dried fruit? Try one of these bark variations (or experimentwith your own favorite flavors): Movie Theater Bark; Dried Cherry and Orange Peel Bark; S'mores Bark; Peppermint Bark; Lime and Macadamia Nut Bark; Pistachio, Dried Cranberry, and Toasted-Coconut Bark; Cookies-and-Cream Bark; Crackly Two-Tone Bark; Peanut Butter Swirl Bark.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield Makes one 9-by-12 1/2-inch sheet

Number Of Ingredients 3

Vegetable oil cooking spray
Bittersweet, milk, or white chocolate, chopped, according to variation
Toppings, according to variation

Steps:

  • Coat a 9-by-12 1/2-inch rimmed baking sheet withcooking spray, and line with parchment, leaving anoverhang on ends.
  • Melt chocolate in a double boileror a heatproof bowl setover a pan of simmering water,stirring. Pour into baking sheet,and spread in an even layer.
  • Immediately sprinkle toppingsover chocolate. Refrigerateuntil firm, about 1 hour.Peel off parchment, and breakbark into pieces.

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