Make a spooky-sweet treat with this Halloween Bark! This easy candy recipe is made with smooth white chocolate, swirled with warm fall colors like orange, gold, and brown for a pretty, elegant look.
Although I'm calling this Halloween Bark, it could be made any time really. The beautiful colors of fall are perfect all season long.
You could then change the colors to be green and red, for example, Christmas colors. It's really easy to change this up.
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- What makes this recipe so yummy
- Groceries you'll need: Ingredients
- Recipe walkthrough: Instructions
- Recipe variations and substitute ideas
- Recipe troubleshooting
- Necessary gear: equipment
- More Halloween recipes I think you'll love
- How to store leftovers
- Mel's kitchen notes
- Melanie Cagle
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What makes this recipe so yummy
The white chocolate is the basis for the flavor of this recipe. Choose your favorite white chocolate - be as luxurious as you want!
Groceries you'll need: Ingredients
See recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities.
Recipe walkthrough: Instructions
This is an overview of the recipe steps. For more detailed instructions visit the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Hint: Use any colors, or candies to dress this bark up any way you choose.
Recipe variations and substitute ideas
Following is a list of variations and alternate ideas for substitutes that you could play with in this recipe:
- Chocolate - instead of plain white chocolate, you could get something like peanut butter chocolate or use dark chocolate. Use a decadent, luxurious white chocolate, or get the cheap stuff if it's not important to you.
- Pretzels - you could get some broken up and sprinkle for some texture.
- Candy Corn - a great idea for a fall treat. You could even use those little candy corn pumpkins.
- Nuts - always a little contentious if you don't know who'll be eating the bark.
- Sprinkles - find those Halloween colored sprinkles.
- Candy Eyeballs - always a favorite.
- Gummy Worms - we're getting crazy now, lol!
Like I said, my Halloween Bark I like to try to keep nice and elegant.... but you really could go as crazy as you like with the decorating for spooky season!
Recipe troubleshooting
A place to see any obvious issues that we encountered when testing this recipe for you:
- The chocolate seized - it's super important not to overcook the chocolate. Only use 15 second bursts, and stir in between. If you are able you could use a double boiler on the stove, even mix in a little shortening to thin the chocolate a little.
- The chocolate set before I could decorate - it's important to have everything ready to go when you melt that chocolate so you can work quickly. I didn't try this, but if you're in this situation, maybe you could try placing the baking sheet in a warmed oven to melt it again?
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Necessary gear: equipment
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I just used a mixing jug to melt the white chocolate, then used a baking sheet with wax paper (you could use parchment paper).
I have a couple of links in the recipe card below if you want more information.
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How to store leftovers
If you want to speed up the chocolate setting you could place in the refrigerator for a couple minutes.
If you have some leftover, you could store in an airtight container at room temperature for about 2 weeks.
Mel's kitchen notes
Push down on those little candies so that they seat nicely into the chocolate, it'll help stop them falling out.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 24 Ounces White Chocolate Chips
- 12 Each Drops Orange Food Color
- 12 Each Drops Yellow Food Color
- 12 Each Drops Red Food Color
- 4 Ounces Reese's Pieces Candy
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
- Take the white chocolate chips and melt in the microwave in 15 second blasts, stirring between blasts until the white chocolate has melted completely and stirs easily. Be careful not to overcook the chocolate here or it will seize.24 Ounces White Chocolate Chips
- Pour the white chocolate onto the wax sheet lined baking sheet and smooth out with a spatula.
- Working quickly, drop the food color in drops evenly all over the white chocolate.12 Each Drops Orange Food Color, 12 Each Drops Yellow Food Color, 12 Each Drops Red Food Color
- Using a toothpick make pretty swirls through the food color.
- Sprinkle the top of the bark with Reese's pieces, then press each one down further into the chocolate.4 Ounces Reese's Pieces Candy
- Allow to set for 20-30 minutes, or as long as it takes. Using your hands break into pieces.
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