The holidays are the season of homemade gifts, and chocolate bark is one of the easiest and most impressive things you can make. It looks like you spent hours on it. You did not.
What makes this one special is the crunch from raw organic cacao nibs. Instead of a flat, sugary bar you get little bursts of real chocolate flavor and texture in every bite. Add some dried fruit and nuts and you have a gift that looks and tastes like it came from a shop.
Christmas Cacao Nib Chocolate Bark
Makes 1 tray
- 2 cups dark chocolate, chopped (or good chocolate chips)
- 1/4 cup raw organic cacao nibs
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts (pistachios or almonds look great)
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- A pinch of flaky sea salt
- Melt the chocolate gently over a double boiler or in short bursts in the microwave, stirring between each.
- Pour it onto a tray lined with parchment and spread it thin.
- Scatter the cacao nibs, nuts, cranberries, and sea salt over the top while it is still wet.
- Chill until fully set, then break into pieces.
Wrap the pieces in a little box or a clear bag with a ribbon and you have a gift people will actually be happy to get. The red cranberries and green pistachios give it that holiday look without any effort.
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