Homemade gifts are my favourite to offer during the Holiday season. If you have a chocolate or nut lover in your life this Hazelnut Chocolate Bark will have them floating!
Set up a double boiler. We used a stainless steel bowl over 2 inches of boiling water. The bowl should be bigger than the pot so no risk of splashing water in your chocolate.
Add in chopped cacao and coconut oil and let it melt. Stirring occasionally.
Once melted, add in cacao using a fine mesh strainer (this helps avoid clumps), and stir to combine.
Add in maple syrup, vanilla, sea salt and cacao nibs. Stir stir.
Finally, add in your nuts (this can be made with any nut and or dried fruit combo!).
Transfer to a parchment lined 8 by 12 baking dish and spread evenly.
Transfer to the freezer and let set for a minimum 1 hour but I let mine set for 3 before breaking apart in desired sized chunks.
Notes
*preheat oven to 350 and roast the hazelnuts for 15 min. Keep your eyes on them! Once out of the oven, place on a clean towel and rub the skins off. It’s perfectly fine to still have some skin on too!
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.