New Daily Recipe: April 20,2011

New Daily Recipe: April 20,2011
Recipe From: BrightIdeas.com
Recipe Name: Chocolate Bark

Details:

Prep Time: 20 min.

Difficulty: Easy

Yield: Makes 18 pieces.

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups DOVE® Brand Dark Chocolate

1 ½ cups (approximately 10 oz.) whole blanched almonds, cut into thirds

Non-stick cookie sheet or 9 x 13-inch baking pan

Reynolds® Parchment Paper

Directions:

• 1. Put the dark chocolate in a mixing bowl, and place the bowl on top of a pot with simmering water. Stir until the chocolate is about 2/3 melted. Remove the bowl from the water, and continue stirring until all of the chocolate has melted. (For the microwave: Put the chocolate in a microwave-proof bowl and microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval. Once 2/3 of the chocolate has melted, remove from the microwave and continue stirring until all of it has melted.)

• 2. Fold chopped nuts into the DOVE® Brand Dark Chocolate and spread on a cookie sheet or 9 x 13-inch baking pan lined with Reynolds® Parchment Paper. Refrigerate until the chocolate hardens.

• 3. Loosen the "bark" from the pan, and break it up into bite-size pieces.

• 4. Store in an airtight container, and keep in a cool area or refrigerator.

• Other favorite combinations:

• • Pistachios and chopped dried apricots

• • Cashews and dried sour cherries

• • Miniature marshmallows and salted peanuts