Whip up a quick and easy holiday treat with this White Chocolate Bark Recipe. Ready in as quick as 20 minutes, this confection is a delightful blend of creamy white chocolate and your choice of mix-ins. With no baking required, this recipe is as simple as melting, mixing, and chilling. The result is a beautifully textured bark that not only adds a touch of elegance to your dessert table but also makes a charming homemade gift for loved ones.
Making this white chocolate bark is one of the easiest things on my holiday to-do list. So easy, I've been delegating it to the kids for years.
All you do is melt, spread, scatter, chill and break. We make it as cranberry Christmas bark with a little flaky salt. The toppings are wide open, and I've got tons of suggestions below.
This is a fun one to make with the kids.
Let's Talk Ingredients
- White Chocolate: The flavor of your chocolate bark depends on using good chocolate. Many types of chocolate chips contain additives that can prevent the chocolate from melting properly. If you use chips, make sure you choose a good quality. I like to use a chocolate bar.
- Cranberries: Tart dried cranberries add the perfect counterpoint to sweet white chocolate. I recommend buying sliced cranberries or chopping them yourself. Feel free to mix the chocolate bark toppings up - I've given you some more ideas below.
- Salt: Finishing with a touch of flakey salt takes the flavors to the next level.
More Chocolate Bark Topping Ideas
- Slivered or sliced almonds
- Toasted chopped pecans
- Chopped pistachios, peanuts, walnuts or cashews
- Chopped dried fruit such as apricots, cherries, or raisins
- Crushed dried ancho pepper
- Shredded coconut
- Maldon sea salt
- Broken gingersnap cookies or graham crackers
- Crystallized ginger
- Freeze-dried raspberries
- Pretzels
- Potato chips
- Sunflower, pumpkin, or sesame seeds
- Mini-marshmallows
- Melted caramel squares
- Crushed peppermint candies
- Chopped chocolate-covered espresso beans
- Cooked chopped bacon
- Pomegranate Seeds
A Few Things I've Learned
When making holiday bark, use a chopped bar, not chips. Most chips have stabilizers that keep them from melting smooth. If you want to use chips, reach for a good brand like Ghirardelli and chop them fine.
Chop the chocolate into even pieces so that it melts evenly.
Tools Needed
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- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper or silicone baking mat
- Microwave-safe bowls or double boiler
- Rubber spatula
How to Make White Chocolate Bark
First, start by prepping your pan. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set it aside.
Next, chop your chocolate into uniform pieces. This will help it melt evenly.
Place the chopped chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 60-second increments, stirring in between.
You can also melt the chocolate using a double boiler on the stove. Don’t forget to stir - I recommend a rubber spatula.
Pour the melted chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet and spread it into a rectangle. (It doesn't have to be perfect.)
Immediately sprinkle with the cranberries and flaky salt. (Or whatever toppings you have decided to use.)
Press the toppings gently into the chocolate.
Refrigerate for about an hour or until the chocolate is set.
Once set, break the bark into pieces and enjoy!
More Festive Treats to Try
20-Minute Cranberry White Chocolate Bark (Christmas Bark)
Ingredients
- 12 ounces white chocolate finely chopped
- ¾ cup dried cranberries chopped
- ¼ teaspoon Maldon sea salt or similar flaky salt
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- Place the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 60-second increments, stirring in between.
- When the chocolate is melted, pour the mixture onto the parchment-lined baking sheet and shape it into a rectangle.
- Sprinkle with cranberries and Maldon sea salt.
- Refrigerate for about an hour or until set or freeze for about 10 minutes, until hardened.
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