How To Make Dark-Chocolate Bark with Walnuts and Dried Cherries
Bittersweet and crunchy, this dark chocolate bark is a four-ingredient dessert for any occasion. Crystallized ginger adds a hint of spice to this treat.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½cupswalnut,(6 oz) halves
- 9ozbittersweet chocolate
- 1cupdried sour cherries,(4 oz)
- 2tbspcrystallized ginger,finely chopped
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and toast for 8 minutes or until golden and fragrant. Let cool, then coarsely chop.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
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In a glass bowl, heat ⅔ of the chocolate in a microwave oven at high power in 30-second bursts until just melted. Stir until smooth.
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Add the remaining chocolate and stir until melted.
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Stir in the walnuts, cherries, and crystallized ginger until evenly coated.
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Scrape the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and spread it into a 12×8-inch rectangle. Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until firm enough to cut.
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Cut the bark into 48 pieces (6 rows by 8 rows) and transfer to a plate. Serve cold or at room temperature.
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Make-Ahead: The bark can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days or refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
- Calories: 29.83kcal
- Fat: 1.69g
- Saturated Fat: 0.95g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.54g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.11g
- Carbohydrates: 4.29g
- Fiber: 0.38g
- Sugar: 3.65g
- Protein: 0.28g
- Sodium: 1.26mg
- Calcium: 2.45mg
- Potassium: 25.87mg
- Iron: 0.18mg
- Vitamin A: 2.07µg
- Vitamin C: 0.32mg
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