A few months back I made Great British Bark and extolled the
virtues of the great treat that Bark is. I also said that over time I would be
making more to share with you. And here, I keep my promise. Halloween Bark is
fun to make, and great to hand out to those little terrors, erm…Trick or
Treaters.
Like my GB Bark, it all starts with melted white chocolate
and rice krispies. A lot of Bark recipes don’t have krispies, but I like to add
them as it bulks it out and makes it good and crunchy. I then add chopped up
Oreo cookies, broken up salted pretzels ( I love the whole sweet and salty
thing) and candy corn.
Candy Corn is not common here in the UK, but I can sniff
American ingredients from a fair distance and got these on one of my trips (London
probably, but can’t remember, had it a while!). The pack says it’s made with
honey, but tastes sort of like vanilla jellybeans to me. They are iconic and
always associated with Halloween and the ‘Fall’ in the US.
All my measurements are pretty rough but I use 450 grams of
melted white chocolate, 500ml of rice krispie (pour into a measuring jug until
they reach that level) and I just eyeball the rest of the add-ins.
I stir the krispies into the melted white choc ( I use the
good old bain marie method to melt) and spread this concoction onto a baking
sheet lined with greaseproof paper. I spread it out until it’s fairly thin but
not so much that it breaks up. Then I randomly sprinkle on the toppings making
sure the slab has a good even coat. Lastly I take another sheet of greaseproof
paper, place this on top of the bark and gently press all over, sort of
smoothing it, to embed the toppings into the chocolate. Remove the gp paper and
pop into the fridge for a good couple of hours, to let the bark set. When
ready, break the bark into shards and it is ready to eat (it is very very
moreish) or pack into gift bags for the little urchins. I had some clear bags,
popped the bark into them and then printed some bands to go around the baggies,
securing it with stickers I also printed off.
I hope this has inspired you…so go create!
I am submitting this recipe for the 'United Bakes of America' challenge over at Cupcake Crazy Gem. What with the candy corn and Oreos, I hope Gem likes them!
I am submitting this recipe for the 'United Bakes of America' challenge over at Cupcake Crazy Gem. What with the candy corn and Oreos, I hope Gem likes them!
How festive! I might make some for the holidays. =)
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to make! and great for handing out (or eat yourself ;)
DeleteAaaaaa!!!! Candy corn! I haven't seen candy corn in YEARS!!! And I LOVE your ghost and pumpkin wrappers. I will be Trick or Treating your house for sure! : )
ReplyDeleteI love them Stuart! What a great uba bake and a halloween bake, I love bark! and I love how you've given yours the halloween twist with the candy corn! I've still yet to try it - did you know they've brought out candy corn oreos in America especially for Halloween? unfortunately they haven't reached Canada otherwise I would have definitely been up for trying them! I can imagine these must have been seriously tasty! thanks for entering this month!
ReplyDeleteCandy corn oreos - mmmmmm!!
Deletep.s I'm loving the Halloween blog header!
ReplyDeleteI love your bark, so much better in presentation than the bark I made and handed out from a plate. You have upped the stakes (haha)!
ReplyDeleteLet's have a Christmas Bark cake off!!
DeleteOh yes and nice Hallowe'en banner x
ReplyDeleteI wonder why bark has passed me by until recently. I'd never heard of it! Love the colours you've incorporated into yours and the way you've presented it looks fun and mega professional! You can trick or treat me any day with that!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks CC - I really should credit Martha for the presentation idea ;)
DeleteThis looks fun and perfect for Halloween! I've never heard of bark until now! :-)
ReplyDeleteSee, Cakeyboi can be educational too! ;)
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