Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chocolate honey roasted nut and fruit bark. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chocolate Honey Roasted Nut and Fruit Bark is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Chocolate Honey Roasted Nut and Fruit Bark is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have chocolate honey roasted nut and fruit bark using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chocolate Honey Roasted Nut and Fruit Bark:
- Prepare 12 oz dark chocolate chopped, (can be chips)
- Make ready 12 oz milk chocolate chopped ( can use chips)
- Get 2 1/2 cup mixed honey roasted nuts, I used cashews, peanuts and almonds
- Take 1/2 cup roasted pistachios
- Get 1/2 cup dryed fruit, i used brown and golden raisins, craisins, and chopped apricots
Steps to make Chocolate Honey Roasted Nut and Fruit Bark:
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, for cooling bark on.
- In a large glass microwavable bowl combine chocolates. Microwave 60 seconds, stir and continue to microwave in small 10 second heatings until just liquid, stir in nuts and fruit. Pour onto prepared baking sheet, push and spread out to be flat. Cool until room temperature then chill until hardened.
- Break into pieces. Serve at room temerature but for longer storage keep chilled or it als freezes really well.
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