Monday 20 December 2021

Triple Chocolate Bark

This is my last post for 2021.  And can I say how glad I am that this year is on its way out?  It has been tough, my friends, and I know many of you have had it tough too.  But I'm hearing D:Ream in my head: 'Things can only get better ... '  And I'm picturing that gorgeous Prof. Brian Cox who used to be in that U.K. band before becoming a world-famous physicist.  Some people have all the talent :-)   

This is a wonderfully simple and delicious treat.  And you can use any combo of chocolate you like.  White and ruby chocolate?  Oh yes.  Any kind of nut or bling you like.  Yep for sure.  Let it set, break it up and hand out to your loved ones wrapped up in cellophane, and tied with a pretty ribbon.  I went to a local newsagent the other day, asking for cellophane.  They didn't have any, nor a clue as to what it was ...  I felt like such an old fogey.  But I don't care, my friends.  My loooong and painful illness has made me realise that life is way too short to worry about stuff like that.  


triple chocolate deliciousness


Makes one large baking tray full!


ingredients:


200g./7 oz dark chocolate

200g./7 oz white chocolate

200g./7 oz milk chocolate

3-4 tsp thickened cream

a palmful of dried oranges, chopped

a scattering of dried rose petals, and 2 tsp of dried rose powder 

a big handful of walnuts, or nut of your choice, chopped

sea salt flakes, to taste - optional

lots and lots of bling!!


Method:


Grab a baking tray and line it with baking paper

Melt the dark chocolate and a teaspoon or two of the cream in the microwave, give it a stir, and pour it over one third of the paper

Then melt the white chocolate with a teaspoon of the cream, stir and pour that onto the next third of the paper

Now melt the milk chocolate and a teaspoon of cream, stir and spread that over the tray

Run a knife thru them gently so you get a lovely swirly effect

Over the dark chocolate, you place the chopped up dried orange

Then the rose petals and rose powder go over the white chocolate

And lastly, the nuts go over the milk chocolate

Sprinkle over the sea salt flakes if using

Now grab the bling, and go crazy over the whole shebang

Into the fridge to set, then break up and wrap up for friends and family - or just enjoy


Notes:


Toast the nuts in a low oven for a few minutes if you can be bothered - I didn't bother, so they're just raw and real

I used dried blood oranges 'cos they were in the pantry, which I snipped up with kitchen shears

Rose powder is optional


Our microwave is downstairs in the kitchenette, so the photos are from down there.  I had two baskets of ingredients and implements to take down with me!  And Mr P. washed up for me.  What a champion he is.



gather your bling

chop your nuts

off to the fridge to set

all blinged up and ready to eat


P.S. - In My Kitchen will re-appear in February!  I am taking a blog break.  Merry Christmas and a fabulous festive season to all!! xx



© Sherry M.

66 comments:

  1. Merry Christmas to you and I hope you enjoy the blog break. I look forward to seeing you post in February. Hoping you continue to heal and things get better.

    The chocolate bark is just lovely!

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  2. un dolce super goloso, complimenti!

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  3. I can't wait for 2021 be over! I am drooling over all the nuts and chocolate :-) So good.

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  4. oooooh, I love the addition of the rose petals!!! Have a wonderful holiday season!!!

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  5. Happy Christmas, Sherry — I hope 2022 is a much better year for you!

    I love this bark — anything with multiple chocolates gets my vote!

    Stay safe and happy!

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  6. I hope that you will be fully recovered by the time your blog break ends. It's certainly been a bad year for you! I hope you have wonderful Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. thank you Mae. not the best of years for sure. merry xmas.

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  7. I can attest to the deliciousness of these pieces of bark. Also proved they go well with grapes!

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  8. Your bark looks wonderful and the addition of salt is brilliant. Have a restful and restorative break. You will be missed.

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    1. thanks NCR. yes the salt is a wonderful little twist. merry Xmas.

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  9. Yummy looking bark -- really nice. Have a great break and a wonderful Christmas. See you next year!

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  10. I love barks - they are so easy to make and the toppings are endless. Fun for the kids to make :) Happy Holidays and enjoy your break...

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  11. Merry Christmas Sherry. This bark looks delicious! Enjoy your February off (I think I need to take time off soon from all this blogging too). Take Care!

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  12. Very interesting chocolate bark I'm impressed :)

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  13. So pretty and looks delicious! I haven't planned all my Christmas treats, and Christmas is upon us now. Luckily, my husband does a lot of baking and we will definitely have enough, no matter how little I do! Thanks for visiting my blog today!

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  14. Oh Sherry! This chocolate park looks absolutely amazing and yet relatively easy to make. I'm drooling. Hope your holidays are wonderful and look froward to your 2022 posts!

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  15. Haha we know about Brian Cox because Mr NQN kept getting mistaken for him during a cruise on a British ship (QM2). I didn't realise he was in D:ream! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and that you feel in tip top shape soon :)

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    1. that is amazing lorraine. he must be very handsome then :-) merry xmas to you both and teddy of course. xx

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  16. You have had quite a year. I've enjoyed following your blog and getting to know you this year. I hope your holidays are lovely and that the new year brings you good health and ribs that don't hurt! Thanks for sharing the recipe for this delicious looking bark!

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    1. thanks so much jeanie. always nice to meet another blogger. have a great festive season.

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  17. Well this is melt in your mouth deliciousness. The addition of the rose sounds quite intriguing.

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    1. thanks MJ. yes i like the rose powder. merry festive season.

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  18. What a delicious treat to make anyone happy. I hope the time off does you well and that 2022 will be a much better year. I hope you have a nice Christmas Day.

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    1. thanks karen. 2022 has to be better than this one :)

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  19. Looks delicious.
    I love chocolate.
    Happy new year 2022.

    Olga.

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  20. Funny, I just gave away a whole roll of cellophane in my decluttering operation. 2021 has been an absolute shitshow (pardon my French,) and I for one can't wait for 2022 - maybe that D'Ream song will be the 2022 anthem! And I was today old when I found out about Prof Cox - had to go off and google him after you told me!

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    1. happy new year sammie! i hope you enjoyed checking out Prof Cox. we have seen him live a couple of times. he's a cutie.

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  21. Oh, this looks fabulous. I would devour it all. Have a well deserved break! Thinking of you!

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  22. I will make this with Hannah over the weekend. Wish we could get Ruby chocolate here. May 2022 hold all that you need :)

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    1. i hope you enjoy/enjoyed making this tandy. happy new year!

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  23. Yummy! I hope your holidays were wonderful. Happy New Year!

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    1. thanks! we have enjoyed the break. Happy new year!

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  24. Enjoy the blog break. I'm still posting a January IMK. :) Please do take care of yourself!!!!

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  25. I still call aluminum foil "tin foil." I think that what used to be cellophane is now polypropylene, and is often called "cello sheets," which if you ask me, should be music played by a large string instrument.

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    1. yes i say tin foil too:) i agree about the music thingy!

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  26. This bark looks awesome. Love the toppings.

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    1. thanks balvinder. hope you had a lovely festive season.

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  27. Coming by to wishing you a Happy New Year Sherry and hope your having a restful blog break. The sparkly chocolate bark looks immense, i am just going to admire it. I don't think i can eat anymore chocolate. hope Also to wish you speedy recovery and healing.

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    1. thanks so much shaheen. yes it's good to clear the mind and leave the blog alone for a bit. see you in feb!

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  28. Happy New Year Sherry. Your blingy chocolate bark looks so enticing and delicious. Such a great idea for a special little gift. I need to have more edible bling on hand, noted. And I have realised our local newsagent sells very sturdy cellophane, and they know what we are talking about. It was so useful over Christmas. I am off the blogger radar for now as well, as we are still in Cairns, but hoping to get back to normal in a week or so when we return home, But then what is normal now?

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    1. and to you pauline. hope you're having a great break. normal?normal? what's that? :-)

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  29. Happy New Year, Sherry! I missed this post back around Christmas as I was taking a blog break there myself. However, chocolate is good no matter the time of the year. I do like the "gather your bling" part of this post...haha! And, yes, here's to 2022 being a better year!!

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    1. and to you david. hope yours was fabulous. So far this year is a stinker!! My brother died on tuesday. sad sad days.

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  30. Oh wow, this looks AMAZING!! - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com

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