3 Easy Holiday Bark Recipes.

So continuing on this Holiday Bark path how about 3 more that are stupid easy - Cookies 'n Cream Bark, Roasted Almond Bark, and Rocky Road Bark.

Cookies 'n Cream Bark.

Roasted Almond Bark.

Rocky Road Bark.

Considering we're a week and a half out from Christmas (HOLYSHIT HOW DID THAT EVEN HAPPEN?!) we're officially in Last Minute Gift territory.  Any of these would be fantastic for some quick gifting.

Each of these three barks follows the same basic steps:

Melt, Mix, Dump.

That's it!  Stupid easy.  Nothing tricky, nothing fancy, no measuring at all.  The kind of baking you can do while also enjoying some Holiday Drinks (for example - Make yourself a White Russian substituting the cream for eggnog.  Seriously.  Go.  DO IT NOW.  Have one for the pregnant lady who is unable to participate in the holiday drinking season and is making up for it by making ridiculous amounts of candy.  AHEM.)

But!  I know it's easier to play along if I actually write out the recipes so... First start with my Tips for Making Bark & Working with Chocolate - all of those apply here.  Then:

Cookies 'n Cream Bark.

Ingredients:
1lb White Chocolate
Approx. 18-20 Oreos (somewhere in the neighborhood of a cup and a half)
Parchment paper

To Make:
Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler.
Smash up the Oreos. They can be as fine or as coarse as you want.  I used a ziplock bag and a kid:

HULKSMASH.

Yeah my Oreo's weren't all that evenly crushed.  Whatever.  It's bark.  Perfection is not the point here.

My Oreos are perfectly smashed, thank you very much.

Once the chocolate is completely melted and smooth take it off of the heat for a few minutes.  So it isn't scalding hot anymore.  Mix in all but about 1/4 cup of the smashed Oreos.  Dump mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet and spread it out so it's pretty even and thin.  Sprinkle the remaining Oreos on top.  Press the Oreos into the chocolate a little bit so that they stick.

Throw the whole mess in the 'fridge until it sets.  Take it out, let it come up to room tempature, and cut/break into pieces.

YUM.

Roasted Almond Bark.

Ingredients:
1lb White Chocolate
Approx. 1-1/4 cup whole Almonds
Parchment paper

To Make:
First roast the Almonds: Spread the Almonds evenly on a baking sheet.  Salt them if you want.  Put them in a 350 degree oven for approx. 10-15 minutes.  Keep an eye on them - you want them to be a nice, golden brown:

Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler.

Once the chocolate is completely melted and smooth take it off of the heat for a few minutes.  So it isn't scalding hot anymore.  Mix in the Almonds.  Dump mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet and spread it out so it's pretty even and thin.  Throw the whole mess in the 'fridge until it sets.  Take it out, let it come up to room temperature, and cut/break into pieces.

Mmmm Nutty and Delicious.

Rocky Road Bark:

Ingredients:
1lb Dark Chocolate
Approx. 1 cup Walnuts
Approx. 1 cup mini-marshmallows
Parchment paper

To Make:
Chop up the Walnuts (or you can buy them pre-chopped and save yourself a step.)
Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler.





Once the chocolate is completely melted and smooth take it off of the heat for a few minutes.  So it isn't scalding hot anymore.  Mix in all but about 1/4 cup of the Walnuts.  Mix in all of the mini-marshmallows.

Dump mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet and spread it out so it's pretty even and thin. Sprinkle the remaining Walnuts on top.  Press the Walnuts into the chocolate a little bit so that they stick. 

Throw the whole mess in the 'fridge until it set.  Take it out, let it come up to room temperature, and cut/break into pieces.

It's so, SO good.

I plan on packaging these in small bags and giving them in sets.  Yay for simple, delicious, and homemade gifts!!!