Quick, no-fail and a guaranteed holiday crowd pleaser! From goodie bags to decorating the dessert bar, this Mint Swirl Dark Chocolate Bark is the perfect easy recipe to master!
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Tis the season. Ready or not. It always seems to sneak up on me, and before I know it I am rushing to trim the tree, bake the cookies for Santa and enjoy all of the season’s festivities! I know that no matter how many times I tell myself, “I’ll never throw another holiday shindig,” I am bound to invite a group over and before I know it, there’s a day planned in the kitchen with everything for a proper Christmas feast, from a roast down to classic pecan pie.
Stress all I want over the prep and clean up, we all know I love it! A feeling, I am sure you can relate to. And by the time everyone goes home and I am done spying for the jingle of reindeer, the memories created and laughter shared were worth it all the mess created.
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Ingredients
- 2 oz dark chocolate morsels
- 3 oz mint chocolate morsels
- 4 tsp shortening - divided
- 2 oz white chocolate morsels
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Set up your workplace with 2 microwave safe bowls. Stir the dark chocolate and mint chocolate morsels together in one bowl with 3 teas shortening. Microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring in between each burst, for 1 ½ to 2 minutes, until chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Quickly repeat with the remaining 1 teas shortening and white chocolate morsels.
- Spoon the mint chocolate onto the lined baking sheet, smoothing with an offset spatula.
- Working Quickly, drop random spoonfuls of the white chocolate all over the mint chocolate.
- Using a butter knife or wooden pick, gently pull the point through the chocolate, creating delicate swirls as desired.
- Place in the fridge 30 minutes to set.
- Chop roughly into uneven portions and enjoy.
Nutritional informations provided as a courtesy and is only an approximatation. Values will changes based on ingredients used.
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