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Christmas Chocolate Bark

This no-fail Christmas chocolate bark with pecans is an easy addition to your holiday cooking traditions.

Finding gluten-free desserts at parties is like trying to find a Salvation Army bell-ringer at a Grinch convention. It’s just not happening often.

That’s why I like recipes like these. Chocolate. Pecans. Some flavor pairings with a good dash of salt. I’m adding this to my list of favorite holiday recipes like Oreo balls

One small note about “white chocolate”. This can be tricky because it’s not really chocolate.

Milk and dark chocolate are produced from the cocoa bean, white chocolate contains no cocoa solids whatsoever. Instead, white chocolate is made from cocoa butter, a pale yellow edible vegetable fat which has a cocoa aroma and flavor.

This means it can be hard to melt along with milk chocolate. White chocolate baking chips are the most tricky with melting but work great in cookies and bars.

For this recipe, I used the Ghirardelli squares and they worked great.

For more holiday treats, check out these posts.

Spiced pecans: Using an oil spritzer, coat the pecans with light olive or canola oil. Sprinkle lightly with ground cloves and pecans. Shake to coat. Continue with recipe directions.

More Gluten-free Holiday Dessert ideas

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Salted Pecan Bark

Salted Pecan Bark

Yield: 16 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Additional Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Easy chocolate salted pecan bark

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped (I used some cinnamon-clove spiced pecans, recipe below)
  • 3 4-oz. bars bittersweet chocolate baking bars
  • 3 4-oz. white chocolate baking bars
  • 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Instructions

  1. Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet.
  2. Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted.
  3. Line a 17- x 12-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment paper. Break each chocolate bar into 8 equal pieces. (You will have 48 pieces total.) Arrange in a checkerboard pattern in jelly-roll pan, alternating white and dark chocolate. (Pieces will touch.)
  4. Bake at 225° for 5 minutes or just until chocolate is melted. Remove pan to a wire rack. Swirl chocolates into a marble pattern using a wooden pick. Sprinkle evenly with toasted pecans and salt.
  5. Chill 1 hour or until firm. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 month.

Notes

Note: I used Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bars and Ghirardelli White Chocolate Baking Bars.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1 piece
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 182Total Fat: 11.2gSaturated Fat: 6.4gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 26mgCarbohydrates: 20.5gSugar: 20gProtein: 1.6g

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