Introducing our DREAM dessert for Halloween (and past)! A peanutty, caramelly, vegan chocolate bark studded with flaky salt. It’s like a subtle Snickers bar (!!), however phrases can’t put together you for the magic of the primary chunk!
Even higher? Minimal prep time, simply 5 components, and it retains properly within the freezer for straightforward snacking for weeks (or so we expect…good luck protecting it round that lengthy!). Let’s make sweet, buddies!
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 complete batch of chocolate + peanut butter something, we wished a chocolate bark that’s a bit subtle and fairly sufficient to share with household and buddies. Enter date caramel, a.ok.a. nature’s sweet, easy magical bliss, the simplest caramel on the earth, and each different superb description you may consider!
Methods to 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 together with your coronary heart!) and place it within the freezer to set.
In simply an hour’s time, you’ll be sinking your tooth 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
Simple to make
& SO scrumptious!
It’s a decadent (and essential!) 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 Get pleasure from Life)
- 1/4 cup drippy salted peanut butter* (or different nut/seed butter corresponding to almond butter or tahini)
- 1/3 cup chopped roasted salted peanuts* (or different chopped nut/seed corresponding 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 (regulate quantity if altering the default variety of servings). You possibly can 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 dimension dish with parchment paper. Use a smaller or bigger dish if adjusting the default variety of servings (and ensure it would 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 forestall burning, till easy and melted. You can too soften on the stovetop by including chocolate to a small glass or metallic bowl and thoroughly inserting 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 perimeters.
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Dollop the date caramel across the thinly unfold melted chocolate in ~1 tsp quantities. You need to disperse it evenly (~each 2 inches) as it may be arduous to unfold. As soon as dispersed, use the again of a spoon to unfold it via the bark. Intention to get at the very least a bit bit to every space, however some thicker elements are ultimate and lead to a caramelly shock!
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Subsequent, dollop heaped teaspoons of peanut butter onto the bark and use a knife to swirl it via! Let your interior artist shine! Lastly, sprinkle with chopped peanuts (we used 1/3 cup) and flaky sea salt to your coronary heart’s want!
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Place the bark into your freezer and freeze for about 1 hour till fully 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 couple of months (if it lasts that lengthy!). It’ll additionally hold within the fridge, however we favor the feel from frozen. The bark will change into smooth 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
