Trick-or-Treat Candy Bark

Have leftover Halloween candy? Melt your favorite type of chocolate and swirl in our cold-aged Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste that carries over 400 flavor notes for a mesmerizing base of creamy and rich bark. Top with a variety of candy, pretzels, and sprinkles for a spooky sweet twist.

Ingredients

Directions

Melting the Chocolate

On the stove:

Fill a small saucepan with an inch or so of water. Then add chocolate to a heat-safe bowl and set it over the saucepan or use a double boiler.

Set heat to medium-low and stir the chocolate as it melts. Remove it from heat when almost all the chocolate is melted. Stir until it’s completely melted and smooth.

In the microwave:

Add chocolate to a microwavable bowl and heat in 15-second intervals, stirring between each. You should only need to heat chocolate for about 60-90 seconds total. When almost all the chocolate is melted, remove it from the microwave and stir until completely melted and smooth.

Assembly

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

As the melted chocolate cools, stir in the vegetable oil and vanilla bean paste.

Pour the chocolate onto the parchment paper and spread using a spatula. Place the candy on top of the chocolate and then chill in the refrigerator until the chocolate has fully hardened (15-30 minutes).

Remove the bark and slide parchment paper onto a cutting board. Cut to your desired size.

Notes:

Directions

Melting the Chocolate

On the stove:

Fill a small saucepan with an inch or so of water. Then add chocolate to a heat-safe bowl and set it over the saucepan or use a double boiler.

Set heat to medium-low and stir the chocolate as it melts. Remove it from heat when almost all the chocolate is melted. Stir until it’s completely melted and smooth.

In the microwave:

Add chocolate to a microwavable bowl and heat in 15-second intervals, stirring between each. You should only need to heat chocolate for about 60-90 seconds total. When almost all the chocolate is melted, remove it from the microwave and stir until completely melted and smooth.

Assembly

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

As the melted chocolate cools, stir in the vegetable oil and vanilla bean paste.

Pour the chocolate onto the parchment paper and spread using a spatula. Place the candy on top of the chocolate and then chill in the refrigerator until the chocolate has fully hardened (15-30 minutes).

Remove the bark and slide parchment paper onto a cutting board. Cut to your desired size.

Notes:

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    5 minsprep

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    30 minscool

  • Nielsen-Massey yield icon

    1 baking sheetservings

This Recipe Uses

Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste