Recipe: Easy Halloween Chocolate Boo Bark

published Oct 30, 2018
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Chocolate bark transcends all holidays but it is at its most ghoulish for Halloween. Here's how one ingredient can make better bark for Halloween!

Makes24 (1x3-inch) bars

Prep15 minutes

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Chocolate bark transcends all holidays — it is as welcome as a Christmas gift as it is alongside your bunny cake at Easter — but it is at its most clever and delightful at Halloween. And it’s even better with one simple, easy upgrade.

That upgrade? It’s easy: Rice Krispies or another crispy rice cereal. Fold it into melted chocolate and then top this bark with your favorite sprinkles, candies, and edible eyeballs for a spooky treat everyone will love.

I especially love using the cocoa crispy cereal and folding it into the chocolate — extra-crispy, extra-chocolatey!

Spread the melted chocolate out onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and you can top it with a variety of candied eyes, Halloween candy, and any sprinkles you like.

(Image credit: Joe Lingeman)

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Halloween Bark

Chocolate bark transcends all holidays but it is at its most ghoulish for Halloween. Here's how one ingredient can make better bark for Halloween!

Prep time 15 minutes

Makes 24 (1x3-inch) bars

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

  • 1 (24-ounce)

    bag dark chocolate chips (about 4 cups)

  • 2 cups

    Crispy Cocoa Rice Cereal

  • 1/2 cup

    candy, such as candy corn, M&M’s, Reese’s pieces, or candy eyes

  • 1/4 cup

    sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the chocolate chips in a large microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high until melted, stirring every 30 seconds, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes total.

  2. Fold the cereal into the melted chocolate, then use an offset spatula to spread it into a thin (13x9-inch) rectangle. Top liberally with the candy and sprinkles. Refrigerate the bark until firm, 30 to 40 minutes. Break or slice into bars.