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How to Make Chocolate Bark
Learn the basics of making the easiest and most fun kind of homemade candy: chocolate bark! With three unique variations and some great ideas for Easter!

- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 ounces Ghirardelli Baking Bars (finely chopped)
- Toppings of your choice
Instructions
- 1
Place the chopped chocolate in a shallow metal bowl.
- 2
Nestle the bowl over a small pot of warm (110 to 115 degrees F) water, and allow to stand for 15 minutes, stirring with a silicone spatula every 5 minutes and changing out the water as it cools. (Take care not to allow any water to drip into the bowl of chocolate.)
- 3
When all the chocolate is melted and smooth, pour it onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, and smooth it out into a thin, even layer.
- 4
Sprinkle with desired toppings.
- 5
Allow to set/harden.
- 6
Break into shards.