Holiday Candy Bark Recipe
Ingredients:
1 pack of saltines (a sleeve)
2 sticks of butter
1 cup of brown sugar
1 small bag of milk chocolate chips (we also use white chocolate chips)
Chopped nuts (we have used slivered almonds, pecans, pistachios, cashews or your favorite nut)
Optional: Add dried fruits such as cherries, mango or apricot
Optional: Mix different types of chocolate together (such as white, dark, bittersweet, couverture or milk chocolate)
Optional: Add flavoring to your chocolate while melting such as mint, vanilla or almond extract. You can also add caramel or a shot of coffee.
Optional: Add other toppings such as marshmallows, mini MnM’s, broken ice cream cone pieces, oreo cookie pieces, granola, candy cane bits, cripsed rice
Directions:
Preheat your over to 400 degrees.
First, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and add a layer of saltines.
Next, in a small pot add the sugar and butter and bring to a boil – for 3 minutes – make sure to stir frequently.
Pour the sugar and butter mixture over the saltine crackers and bake in the oven for 7 minutes.
After they are done baking – remove from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over it (we like to use both white and milk chocolate chips). Wait a few minutes for the chocolate to melt – then spread the chocolate out evenly. Next, add the chopped nuts of your choice. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours after which you break them into small pieces. In my opinion they taste best out of the refrigerator – so keep them cold !
If you want to skip the saltines, here’s a recipe for peppermint bark.
Peppermint Bark Recipe
- Crushed candy canes, to yield 1 cup
- 2 pounds white chocolate
- Peppermint flavorings, optional
Directions: Place candy canes in a plastic bag and hammer into 1/4-inch chunks or smaller. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Combine candy cane chunks with chocolate (add peppermint flavoring at this point if desired.) Pour mixture onto a cookie sheet layered with parchment or waxed paper and place in the refrigerator for 45 minutes or until firm. Remove from cookie sheet and break into pieces (like peanut brittle.)
