Here are two of my most recent creations — Nikolaus gifts for my groups of girlfriends — one sweet, one dark. Go ahead and choose your favorite chocolate for any of these recipes.<\/p>\n
INGREDIENTS:<\/strong> METHOD:<\/strong> 2. Melt chocolate in a double boiler (or a saucepan filled with a few centimeters of gently boiling water with a glass or metal bowl on top) until smooth, add salt and stir thoroughly.<\/p>\n 3. Using a spatula, spread the warm (not hot) melted chocolate into the prepared pan in an even layer about 0.5 cm thick.<\/p>\n 4. Scatter the coconut flakes, cacao nibs, pistachios and peppercorns evenly over chocolate. Transfer to the fridge for a couple of hours to cool (alternatively, place in the freezer to set, about 20 minutes).<\/p>\n Note: <\/strong>Cooling time depends upon how thick you make your bark.<\/p>\n 5. Once cool and completely hardened, break the chocolate into pieces and enjoy!<\/p>\n INGREDIENTS:<\/strong> METHOD:<\/strong> 2. Melt chocolate in a double boiler (or a saucepan filled with a few centimeters of gently boiling water with a glass or metal bowl on top) until smooth.<\/p>\n 3. Using a spatula, spread the warm (not hot) melted chocolate into the prepared pan in an even layer about 0.5 cm thick.<\/p>\n 4. Scatter the almonds, cranberries and puffed amaranth evenly over chocolate. Transfer to the fridge for a couple of hours to cool (alternatively, place in the freezer to set, about 20 minutes).<\/p>\n Note: <\/strong>Cooling time depends upon how thick you make your bark.<\/p>\n 5. Once cool and completely hardened, break the chocolate into pieces and enjoy!<\/p>\n Then tag @ellerepublic<\/a> on Instagram and hashtag it #ellerepublic<\/a><\/p>\n Please let me know how this Homemade Chocolate Bark recipe turned out for you! I would love to hear how you liked it. Simply rate it with the stars above \u2b50or leave me a comment and rate it below.<\/p>\n If you have tips for other readers, let me know! It helps me and other readers so much. Sharing is Caring :-).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Homemade chocolate bark is a super easy (and gorgeous looking) holiday gift. There is no recipe required, you don\u2019t need to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kb_optimizer_status":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4388,4077,4120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas","category-kid-friendly-recipes","category-sweets-desserts-recipes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Homemade](\"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Schokoladenbruch-selbstgemacht-im-Backblech.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nChocolate Bark with Pistachios and Pink Peppercorn<\/h2>\n
\n500 g semi-sweeten chocolate (50% cocoa solids)
\n1\/2 tablespoon virgin coconut oil
\n1\/2 tsp sea salt
\n2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes, lightly toasted
\n1 tablespoon raw cacao nibs
\n2 tablespoons pistachios, coarsely chopped
\n2-3 tablespoons pink peppercorns<\/p>\n
\n1. Line a chilled baking tin (35,5 x 25,4 cm \/ 14 x 10 inch) with parchment paper.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nDark Chocolate Bark with Almonds and Cranberries<\/h2>\n
\n500 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
\n1 cup almond slivers, lightly toasted (150 g)
\n1\/2 dried cranberries, sweetened with apple juice (50 g)
\n1\/4 cup puffed amaranth<\/p>\n
\n1. Line a chilled baking tin (35,5 x 25,4 cm \/ 14 x 10 inch) with parchment paper.<\/p>\nDid you try this recipe?<\/h3>\nHow did you like it?<\/h3>\n
Did you make any changes to this recipe?<\/h3>\n