Cowboy Bark
A decadent, salty-sweet chocolate treat
Ingredients
- 16 ounces of dark good quality chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups mini pretzels
- 8 chocolate-stuffed oreos roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup toffee bits
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped peanuts lightly salted
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped almonds lightly salted
- sea salt
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Prepare all your ingredients BEFORE melting your chocolate. This is important. If you wait until after you pour your melted chocolate to chop your ingredients, the chocolate won't be soft enough for the ingredients to take hold. I placed the nuts in a zip lock bag and banged away with a mallet until the desired consistency was reached and just roughly chopped the oreos and toffee.
- Chop the chocolate into manageable chunks so it will melt easily.
- Place chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and heat on high for 2-3 minutes, checking and stirring every 15 secs or so. I used a double boiler for this step, but if you don't have one or prefer the microwave method, no problem.
- Pour the melted chocolate onto the paper and with an offset spatula or spatula, smooth into a large rectangle about 1/8 thick.
- Immediately sprinkle the chocolate with all of the remaining ingredients.
- If you have time and can stand waiting before tasting, let the chocolate set at room temperature for about an hour. It may take longer depending on humidity levels. I waited an hour on a muggy, humid day then placed it in the fridge for 15 minutes. Should have done that in the first place.
- Once set, break into pieces. The bark will keep if kept in an airtight containers for several weeks. If you decide to freeze or refrigerate them, you'll have several months to enjoy it. Not that they'll last that long...