February 4, 2010

Recipe of the Week: Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark

Starting a new weekly post today. I love to cook, bake, etc. Basically anything that allows me to put on my cute little apron.

So, a super favorite of mine is Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark. Plus, the hubs loves anything with PB. This recipe is SUPER easy, but you do need time for the chocolate to harden again, so prepare in advance. It also looks like you took a LOT of time to prepare - so gourmet.

Ingredients:
1 lb. almond chocolate
1 lb. jar peanut butter

Line a jelly roll pan with wax or parchment paper. Melt white chocolate and peanut butter together. Spread in jelly roll pan. Let stand until set and then break into pieces.

Some notes on melting your chocolate... You can temper chocolate in the microwave, but make sure you do it correctly, or your chocolate won't firm up again. So, cut your baking chocolate up into smaller pieces. Using a glass bowl, heat the chocolate for 1 1/2 minutes. Take out and stir. Then, continue to heat in 30 second intervals, making sure to stir in between each one, until the chocolate is melted. Once melted, poor into your jelly roll pan.

Variations:
  • Melt an extra 1 lb. chocolate and spread on top of peanut butter mixture. With knife, cut through in swirls.
  • Sprinkle toffee or chocolate chips on top.
  • Use chunky peanut butter.


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