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The Chocolate I Dream About

Hey friends! Happy almost-Valentine’s Day! I’m sure some of you are making plans with your sweeties to celebrate, and I wish you a very happy holiday with your loved one! My fiancé will not be around for Valentine’s Day, sadly, so I decided to treat myself to some yummy chocolate. That decision morphed into a new creation, namely a chocolate that I just made up that I’m calling Nutty Bark. It is so simple to make this chocolate bark, and it’s heavenly! Here are the ingredients:

  • 2, 4-ounce boxes of Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate bars
  • 1/2 cup chopped cashews (or peanuts, or really any nut)
  • 1/2 cup Reese’s Pieces

First, chop the cashews if they’re not pre-chopped. Sprinkle the cashews and Reese’s Pieces on a non-stick baking mat or on wax paper in a baking sheet.

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Next, in a microwave safe bowl, melt the semi-sweet chocolate. Hint: Heat it for 30 seconds, then stir. Heat for another 30 seconds and stir again. Continue heating in 10-second increments after that until it’s fully melted. This chocolate melts perfectly into a silky smooth liquid. Pour the chocolate over the chopped nuts and candies and, using a rubber spatula, spread the melted chocolate out so there is one uniform layer.

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Put the pan in the fridge for about 1 hour or until the chocolate has completely hardened. You should be able to pull it off the wax paper or baking mat in one heavenly chocolate brick.

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Now, break the chocolate slab up! I suppose you could also just eat it all right then, and that would be perfectly acceptable too. I plan on sharing this bark with my family, so I had to break it into smaller pieces. You can break it up with your hands, a knife, or however you prefer.

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Now, dig in! This chocolate bark is the perfect balance of a sweet chocolate (but not too sweet!) and a creamy salty-sweet peanut bite, and it’s delightfully crunchy but melts smoothly on the tongue. If that doesn’t say “Happy Valentine’s Day”, I don’t know what does! Happy eating!