How To Make Chocolate Bark With Hazelnuts
Love chocolate bark? You’ve got to try this crunchy hazelnut chocolate bark recipe.
It is super easy to put together, and is one of the best ways to put some chocolate to use. This makes for a great quick treat you can make in advance and enjoy any time of the day.
It is also one of the easiest chocolate bark recipes I’ve ever come across.
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What I Love About this Recipe
Not only is this a great recipe that requires minimal prep time, but it also makes for a great gift for someone who loves chocolate.
With a thin layer of semi sweet chocolate and some delicious mix ins or nuts, this is an excellent recipe to try your hands at.
Ingredients For the Homemade Bark Recipe
With just 2 simple ingredients, you can’t go wrong with this easy chocolate bark recipe.
- 2 bags (11 oz) of semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 1/3 cup raw hazelnuts
How to Make Chocolate Bark
Making the chocolate bark is super easy. All you need to do is follow these easy steps, and you’re sorted.
Step 1: Preheat Oven
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Roast Hazelnuts
Place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Once they are roasted, remove from the oven and let them cool for about 5 minutes.
Step 3: Remove the Skin
Then place the hazelnuts in a kitchen towel and shake around, until all the skins fall off the hazelnuts.
Step 4: Melt Chocolate
Then melt the chocolate morsels in the microwave in increments of 30 seconds, until fully melted.
Step 5: Spread Chocolate
Spread out the chocolate and candy over the rimmed baking sheet using a butter knife until it is spread out and even. Spread out the hazelnuts over the chocolate.
Step 6: Chill in the Refrigerator
Place the baking sheet in the fridge and let cool for at least 30 minutes.
Step 7: Break into Pieces
Then break into pieces and serve.
Tips to Make the Easy Chocolate Bark Recipe
Making this candy bark is super easy, but you might want to have these tips and tricks handy too.
- I have used chocolate morsels, but you can also make do with chocolate chips or even candy canes for the chocolate layer.
- To bring a bit of fun variation to the dish, you can use a blend of two or more kinds of chocolate and create a marbled chocolate bark. Simply spread melted white chocolate, almond bark, milk chocolate and some melted dark chocolate on the roasted hazelnuts in a swirly pattern.
- I also love making different chocolate barks using different kinds of chocolate. You can make a separate white chocolate bark and a dark chocolate bark if you want to.
- You can use either a microwave or a double boiler to make the melted chocolate. If you’re melting the chocolate in the microwave, remember to use a microwave safe bowl and keep stirring the chocolate at every 10-15 second intervals.
- Remember to use high quality chocolate while making bark. If you’re using chocolate bars, you’ll want to make sure that the chopped chocolate is in small pieces. This will make it easier for you to melt the chocolate, especially if you’re melting it in gently simmering water.
How Do I Store the Leftover Chocolate Bark?
This decadent treat can actually be stored for later too. Just remember to use an airtight container to store them.
You’ll need to refrigerate the layered bark and if you have broken it into pieces, you’ll ideally need to wrap the individual pieces in parchment paper.
Storing it at room temperature isn’t ideal, since there’s always a risk of the chocolate melting.
How To Make Chocolate Bark With Hazelnuts
Easy and Delicious Chocolate Bark with Hazelnuts
Ingredients
- 2 bags (11 oz) of semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 1/3 cup raw hazelnuts
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat Oven
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Roast Hazelnuts
Place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Once they are roasted, remove from the oven and let them cool for about 5 minutes.
Step 3: Remove the Skin
Then place the hazelnuts in a kitchen towel and shake around, until all the skins fall off the hazelnuts.
Step 4: Melt Chocolate
Then melt the chocolate morsels in the microwave in increments of 30 seconds, until fully melted.
Step 5: Spread Chocolate
Spread out the chocolate and candy over the rimmed baking sheet using a butter knife until it is spread out and even. Spread out the hazelnuts over the chocolate.
Step 6: Chill in the Refrigerator
Place the baking sheet in the fridge and let cool for at least 30 minutes.
Step 7: Break into Pieces
Then break into pieces and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 63Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 1g
What Else Can I Add to the Homemade Bark?
- You can also bring in a bit of flavor variation to this rather simple chocolate bark by adding some dried fruit or coconut flakes into it. You can use dried fruits like dried cranberries and dried cherries to the bark.
- Peanut butter or peanut butter cups can also be a great addition to the chocolate bark if you want to go beyond the regular chocolate flavor.
- You can also add toppings like crushed candy canes (if you want to make a holiday themed chocolate bark), pumpkin seeds and any other kind of seeds to the chocolate bark.
- Sea salt in particular, can be a great topping along with the roasted almonds, when you make dark chocolate bark.
- Roasted almonds can be a great substitute for the roasted hazelnuts in this recipe. They’ll work well with dark chocolate in specific.
More Chocolate Recipes
If you enjoyed making this easy chocolate bark, and are inspired to try some more fun desserts and chocolate recipes, here are a few you might want to check out.
