Fancy looking chocolates are a great gift. I like them even better when they are easy to make. Fruit and Nut Milk Chocolate Bark falls into that category. Delicious milk chocolate, white chocolate and dried fruits and nuts. Delicious!
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Ingredients
- 400 g Milk Chocolate - [See good to know section.]
- 100 g White Chocolate
- 20 g Dried Cherries
- 20 g Dried Cranberries
- 20 g Raisins
- 20 g Toasted Pecans - Hazel is great too!
- 20 g Toasted Almonds - [See good to know section.]
Other things you need
- Food Scale
- Square Baking Pan - Size: 20x20x5 cm / 8x8x2 inch.
- Parchment Paper
- Offset Palette Knife
- Kettle
- 3 Bowl
- Dinner Spoon
- Cutting Board
- Cutting Knife
- Skewers
Instructions
- Weigh your ingredients.
- Line your baking pan with parchment paper. How? [Check out my article and video!]
- Melt all your different kinds of chocolate in seperate bowls. Not sure how to melt chocolate? [Check out my article and video!][Also; see good to know section.]
- Pour the melted milk chocolate into the lined baking pan and spread it out.
- Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the milk chocolate and marble it by moving a skewer through both layers of chocolate. Not sure how to marble the chocolate exactly? [Check out my article and video for instructions and tips!]
- Chop up the nuts, then sprinkle the dried fruit and nuts out evenly over the chocolate.
- Put the chocolate in your refrigerator for about 10 minutes.
- Take the chocolate bark from your refrigerator when the chocolate has set and let it return to room temperature. (If you try to cut the chocolate when it is very cold, and thus hard, it will break where you are not cutting.)
- Cut your Fruit and Nut Milk Chocolate Bark into sixteen pieces and enjoy it for dessert or as a treat!
Good to Know
- Storing: Make sure to store your chocolates in an airtight container in your refrigerator if you are not eating all of them right away.
- Shelf Life: The chocolates will stay good for several months if stored correctly.
- Type of chocolate: The better the chocolate is you use, the better your creations will taste.
- Gluten-free: Make sure the ingredients are gluten-free.
- Dairy-Free: To make this recipe dairy-free, use dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
- Vegan: To make this recipe vegan, use dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate and make sure all your other ingredients are vegan.
- Lactose-Free: To make this recipe lactose-free, use dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.
- Organic: Only use organic ingredients.
Nutritional Information per Portion
Know What You Eat
Both when buying food or when making your own, it is important to inform yourself about the nutritional value. Have a look at the nutrition label, learn about your serving size and what nutrients this product will bring to the table.
If you want to compare different products and their values, it is easier to look at a label where the values are given per 100 grams. This way you get a better understanding of the categories certain products belong to when it comes to nutritional values. Is this a product with a high sugar content? Does it contain a lot of fibre? How does this product measure up if I am looking to stick to a low-sodium diet?
Keep in mind that if you are looking to eat healthily, you should not just avoid eating fat and/or sugar. We need both in our daily diet. Make sure however to be aware of where you get your lipids and sugars from. As a rule of thumb, you could say; variation is very important in your diet and in general, the closer your food is to come straight from the source, the better.
If you want to read more about healthy food choices, check out my article [Healthy Food Choices]. Truthful Food also has a continuously growing article category solely focusing on specific ingredients and nutrients for everyone who wants to take a closer look at what you can find in your food.
*All given nutritional information is an indication. Due to differences in how ingredients are produced, where they are purchased and how the recipe is prepared, nutritional values may vary.
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