Introducing our DREAM dessert for Halloween (and past)! A peanutty, caramelly, vegan chocolate bark studded with flaky salt. It’s like a refined Snickers bar (!!), however phrases can’t put together you for the magic of the primary chew!
Even higher? Minimal prep time, simply 5 elements, and it retains nicely within the freezer for straightforward snacking for weeks (or so we expect…good luck maintaining it round that lengthy!). Let’s make sweet, associates!
Inspiration
This 5-ingredient Snickers Chocolate Bark is impressed by our 5-Ingredient Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Truffles and That Well being Junkie’s significantly wonderful Date Bark, which circled the web this summer season. Oh, and Snickers bars…and each different chocolate + peanut butter deal with on the market. As a result of no higher taste mixture exists. There, we stated it!
And since we will’t be trusted with an whole batch of chocolate + peanut butter something, we needed a chocolate bark that’s a bit of refined and fairly sufficient to share with household and associates. Enter date caramel, a.ok.a. nature’s sweet, easy magical bliss, the simplest caramel on this planet, and each different superb description you’ll be able to consider!
How you can Make Snickers Chocolate Bark
With a batch of date caramel round, it’s GO time! We start by melting chocolate and spreading it into a skinny layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Subsequent, we add swirls of date caramel and peanut butter and do some artistry!
Then we sprinkle with chopped peanuts and flaky salt (measure these along with your coronary heart!) and place it within the freezer to set.
In simply an hour’s time, you’ll be sinking your enamel right into a chocolaty, caramelly, nutty masterpiece!
We will’t wait so that you can do this chocolate bark! It’s:
Caramelly
Peanutty
Chocolaty
Salty-sweet
Crunchy
Straightforward to make
& SO scrumptious!
It’s a decadent (and crucial!) deal with to maintain readily available for all chocolate + peanut butter lovers! And crumbled right into a bowl of Creamy Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream? Hubba hubba!
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Servings 16 (items)
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- 1/4 cup date caramel
- 1 cup chocolate chips (we like half semi-sweet, half darkish // guarantee dairy-free/vegan as wanted // we used Take pleasure in Life)
- 1/4 cup drippy salted peanut butter* (or different nut/seed butter equivalent to almond butter or tahini)
- 1/3 cup chopped roasted salted peanuts* (or different chopped nut/seed equivalent to almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, or pecans)
- Flaky sea salt (we like Maldon)
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Put together the date caramel and put aside 1/4 cup (70 g) of it (alter quantity if altering the default variety of servings). You’ll be able to retailer the remaining in your fridge and luxuriate in it with apple slices or pretzels for a fast deal with!
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Line a small baking sheet (~9 x 13 inches) or comparable measurement dish with parchment paper. Use a smaller or bigger dish if adjusting the default variety of servings (and ensure it can slot in your freezer!). Put aside.
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Place the chocolate chips right into a small microwavable bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between to stop burning, till easy and melted. You too can soften on the stovetop by including chocolate to a small glass or metallic bowl and punctiliously putting it over ~1 inch of simmering water in a small saucepan, then stir till melted.
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Pour the melted chocolate onto the baking sheet and use a spatula or the again of a spoon to unfold it thinly and evenly over the baking sheet, staying about 1 inch from the sides.
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Dollop the date caramel across the thinly unfold melted chocolate in ~1 tsp quantities. You wish to disperse it evenly (~each 2 inches) as it may be onerous to unfold. As soon as dispersed, use the again of a spoon to unfold it by means of the bark. Intention to get not less than a bit of bit to every space, however some thicker components are perfect and end in a caramelly shock!
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Subsequent, dollop heaped teaspoons of peanut butter onto the bark and use a knife to swirl it by means of! Let your internal artist shine! Lastly, sprinkle with chopped peanuts (we used 1/3 cup) and flaky sea salt to your coronary heart’s need!
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Place the bark into your freezer and freeze for about 1 hour till utterly set. As soon as set, break the bark into smaller items.
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Retailer the items in an hermetic container within the freezer for a number of months (if it lasts that lengthy!). It can additionally maintain within the fridge, however we favor the feel from frozen. The bark will change into delicate at room temperature, so it’s best eaten straight from the freezer. It’s additionally scrumptious served on vanilla ice cream!
Serving: 1 piece Energy: 117 Carbohydrates: 11.9 g Protein: 2.7 g Fats: 8.1 g Saturated Fats: 3.2 g Polyunsaturated Fats: 2 g Monounsaturated Fats: 0.7 g Trans Fats: 0 g Ldl cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 36 mg Potassium: 151 mg Fiber: 2.1 g Sugar: 8.3 g Vitamin A: 1 IU Vitamin C: 0 mg Calcium: 15 mg Iron: 0.9 mg
