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Cherry Garcia Chocolate Bark

December 16, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner 4 Comments

 

Cherry Garcia Holiday Bark

If you love Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia ice cream as much as I do, you will go crazy over my Cherry Garcia Chocolate Bark. Rich dark and creamy white chocolate, tart cherries and decadent Dove dark chocolate flakes—are you with me on this?

Chocolate covered cherries are a traditional Christmas candy in our home, which makes this the perfect addition to my Christmas dessert table. This is a holiday no-brainer. Sinful, addictive, and easy to make.

So now I ask, what would Jerry do?

He would eat this up.

And then he would play.

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Cherry Garcia Chocolate Bark

Ingredients

  • 12 oz dark chocolate chips
  • 10 oz white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup rough chopped dried cherries
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 4 pieces Dove chocolate candies

Instructions

  1. With a sharp knife, cut Dove dark chocolate candies into slivers. Buy a bag of these little jewels, but you will only need 3-4 pieces. Pour the remainder in a candy bowl. Dark chocolate has health benefits you know...
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  3. In a microwave safe bowl, melt dark chocolate chips on 50% power, stirring every 30-45 seconds. When the chocolate is melted, add almond extract and stir until smooth. (Almond extract mixed with dark chocolate has a distinct cherry flavor so don't skip or substitute this...)
  4. Spread melted dark chocolate onto parchment paper and smooth until the chocolate is approximately 1/4 inch thick. This is fun. Like making a mud pie.
  5. Place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator to cool and set. When the dark chocolate layer has set (about thirty minutes), melt the white chocolate in a microwave bowl on 50% power. Stir every 30-45 seconds. White chocolate melts faster than dark chocolate so this will only take 2-3 minutes.
  6. Pour white chocolate over dark chocolate and smooth to a thin layer.
  7. While white chocolate is still hot, sprinkle Dove slivers and chopped cherries over the top, carefully pressing large pieces into the white chocolate. Work quickly before the white chocolate cools.
  8. Place bark into refrigerator to set.
  9. With a sharp knife, cut into pieces.
  10. Share with friends!
  11. Store Cherry Garcia Chocolate Bark covered at room temperature.
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Cherry Garcia Chocolate Bark - How to Make

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Spicy Dark Chocolate Pistachio Truffles

December 14, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 11 Comments

spicy dark chocolate pistachio truffles - SIMPLE RECIPE!
All my childhood hours spent perfecting mud-pies and Easy Bake Oven cakes successfully culminated yesterday during a wonderful afternoon spent making spicy dark chocolate truffles.
No kidding.
This recipe is easy and fun, although a bit messy, much like mud-pie-making.
I love the salty-sweet combination of pistachios and dark chocolate. Add a bit of cayenne and wow! These candies will be a big hit at your holiday party. Trust me.
Ingredients – (makes 30-36 pieces)
12 oz. dark chocolate
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 tsp. cayenne
3/4 cup pistachios
Method
Melt chocolate in a double boiler. Let cool to near room temperature.
spicy dark chocolate pistachio truffles
Use a high quality chocolate. I used a Whole Foods organic brand 67% cacao…
Whip up cream cheese to make it extra fluffy.
how to make truffles
Add chocolate and cayenne to cream cheese and mix until smooth. The truffle batter will be thick thick thick. Like mud. Only much yummier.
Spread into containers and place in refrigerator for an hour to set. (I doubled the recipe and made one batch with cayenne and one batch without…)
how to make truffles - easy!
Chop the pistachios. An easy way to do this is using a plastic baggy and rolling pin.
simple way to chop nuts!
Scoop batter with a spoon, shape into balls and roll in pistachios. So delicious and festive!
spicy dark chocolate pistachio truffles - so easy to make!
For my non-spicy recipe, I rolled the balls in a combination of powdered sugar and cocoa.
dark chocolate truffle recipe - you won't believe how simple!
talya
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Chocolat


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

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