My husband shopped for and made the dinner that we had to celebrate Chinese New Year. I do not mind making our family meals for occasions such as Christmas, birthdays, and Easter. However, I always insist he cooks at the start of the lunar calendar as he stir fries vegetables so much better than I do.
As always when my husband cooks celebration dinners, I think of the sweet treat we will have with our tea after the meal. On Saturday afternoon when I moved into the kitchen, I realised that I had not bought more milk to make my intended dessert. So I fell back on a family favourite knowing that I had enough ingredients i. The cupboard: Chocolate Bark.
I gathered all the ingredients together: semi-sweet baking chocolate, sliced almonds, walnuts, and cranberries. I prepared my pots to melt the chocolate: I insert a stainless steel bowl into one of my smaller pots that has boiling water in it. I prefer melting my chocolate this way to using the microwave as it ensures that I will not burn the chocolate. Once the chocolate is all melted, I add the nuts and cranberries. Once the ingredients have been covered in the melted chocolate, I spread the mixture into a baking tray lined with baking paper. The chocolate hardens in the fridge and, once it has been broken into pieces and placed on a plate, is ready to be enjoyed.
This sweet treat is simple to make and is always enjoyed by my family. The few remaining pieces never last long in the fridge.
Do you make your own chocolate bark?
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2018
(This post is linked to the WordPress weekly photo challenge. The prompt this week is Sweet.)
You had me at chocolate bark, Colline. I love the stuff.
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Do you make your own? If so, what do you put in it?
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It looks like such a delicious chocolate bark you made, Colline. Looks like quite a feast too, and wr have the same plates at home like you do. Happy Chinese New Year 😊
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It is delicious Mabel – and not too sweet 🙂
Now those plates have been around for a while. There are times when I think I need to change them!
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I love to eat chocolate bark but have never made this. You meals looks delicious.
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Give it a try. It is really simple to make and you can put any combination you like in the chocolate.
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You are very fortunate in having a husband who can stir vegetables Asian style, without turning them into a soggy tasteless mess Colline, a talent I sadly have not mastered.
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He has been doing so for a long time. He keeps complaining, though, that the plate on the stove doesn’t get hot enough. His dream is to have a gas stove. 🙂
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My grandsons always want me to make this for them. I just use whatever nuts I have on hand but have not tried the cranberries. The next time I make it, I will add them. At Christmas, I add broken candy cane pieces.
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The candy cane is a good idea! I have also put Thompson raisins in mine.
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It’s very appropriate to have made Chocolate BARK this year. After all it’s the Chinese year of the dog!!
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Haha, I did not think of that! 😂
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