Thursday, December 2, 2010

Chocolate Bark Recipe - - The Best Holiday Treat EVER


This is my favorite holiday treat recipe. IT IS SO GOOD. It is simple and easy and usually can be made with staples that you have on hand in your pantry. I started making it last year and immediately began to get requests for the recipe. I just made it earlier this week for my son's first-ever pre-k concert and the teachers at his school began to ask for it. So here is the recipe!

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CHOCOLATE BARK

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.

Line two baking sheets with tinfoil, and place Saltine crackers in a single layer.


Set a saucepan to medium high and add four sticks of butter.


Then add 3/4 cup of brown sugar and 1/4 cup white sugar.


Bring it to boil for just a minute.


Remember those saltines? Pour the butter toffee mixture over the saltines.


Put the sheets in the oven for ten minutes. I rotate the pans at the 5 minute mark. They'll come out all brown and bubbly.


Next get some chocolate, either 2 bags of Nestle morsels, or you can use Hershey Bars. After the sheet pans come out, put the chocolate on top of the crackers, and pop them back in the oven for a couple of minutes--just long enough to soften the chocolate.


Next chop some nuts. Whatever you like. I use that awesome Pampered Chef chopper. Got one? Get one!


Now, take the sheets out of the oven and with a spatula, spread the chocolate evenly over the saltines. (Honestly, I didn't have as much chocolate here as I wanted.) I would have liked to have had twice as much.


Next sprinkle the chocolatey goodness with the nuts. Or if you don't like nuts, skip that step altogether.

Place the baking sheets in the fridge or in a cold place so that they candy can set up for a few hours. After that, peel the bark away from the tinfoil and break into pieces.


Next? enjoy, hoover it like crazy, eat it for three meals a day, put it over vanilla ice cream, what have you. And be prepared to be the baker of the most popular treat at any holiday party you attend!

Enjoy!

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15 comments:

  1. Yum! I'm going to have to try this. Looks like a nice mix of salty and sweet!

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  2. Looks great and easy. I will give it a try.
    Cathy

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  3. Visiting via Creation Corner, and so glad I did. I will definitely will try this - my man will love it.

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  4. I can't believe I've never seen or heard of this before - my eyes are just lit up!! I will be making this soon - thanks!

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  5. That candy is the best stuff ever. We call it redneck candy because of the crackers.

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  6. Thanks for the kudos everyone--if you have never made it and you try it, please come back and let me know how it turned out!

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  7. This is such a great Christmas-time treat - and so easy too!

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  8. This is intriguing, I must try it. Looks so simply yet delicious.
    I'm your newest guest from NewlyWoodwards, bthw. Hi!

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  9. Yum! This looks great and what a great gift idea for neighbors or coworkers.

    Thanks for sharing this at Dare to DIY. Really appreciate it.

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  10. I'm so curious to know how it tastes! I've never heard of starting with a cracker, but I'm sure it's yummy!

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  11. Oh yum, that looks delicious and simple. Perfect combination!

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  12. TO DIE FOR! One of my favorite holiday treats! YUM!

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  13. Thank you for the tutorial, I tried making this in the past and I did something wrong and it didn't turn out. How could I mess this up. Good news I have your tut to walk me through it!!

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  14. This looks so good! I have some crackers I have been needing to use up! Thanks for posting it on our link party!

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