Halloween Bark

Halloween Bark is the easiest of Halloween dessert ideas. No baking required and a minimal amount of hands-on time, what isn’t there to like?

 

Why You’ll Love This Halloween Bark Recipe

If you need a fun treat for a Halloween party, you are going to love this bark, and here’s why!

• Satisfy your sweet tooth – This is a great recipe when you’re craving something sweet because it takes no time at all and only needs a few ingredients! 
• Make in large batches – You can make a bunch of this at one time and bring into class parties, or even wrap them up for gifting!
• Get the kids involved – This delicious Halloween bark recipe is an easy way to get the kids helping you in the kitchen!

Ingredients

You only need a handful of simple ingredients found at your local grocery store to make this Halloween bark for spooky season.

• Candy melts – I used white chocolate, milk chocolate, orange and purple. Although the purple I did use white with purple food coloring and I do not recommend doing this! Candy melts are already tempered to melt smoothly, while plain chips are not and will require a small amount of vegetable shortening to make it smooth. Adding food coloring to the chocolate made it seize and I had to smooth it out even more.
• Salted pretzels – Sometimes around Halloween, you can find pretzels shaped like pumpkins. If not, any type of pretzel will work, just make sure they’re broken into pieces. This gives the sweet and salty element.
• Sprinkles– I used a blend of purple, green, silver, black and eyeballs. This is the best time to find some really fun ones on Amazon or at the craft store! It’s also a good way to use up little odds and ends from previous years.

Variations

There are plenty of ways for you to make this Halloween candy bark recipe your own!

• Chocolate – No need to use milk and white chocolate, you can use any type of chocolate you’d like. Melted chocolate chips, dark chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, vanilla almond bark.
• Candy – Try adding autumn candy corn mix, Reese’s peanut butter cups, other Halloween sprinkles, sanding sugar, Reese’s Pieces, graham crackers, candy eyeballs or any other of your favorite candies. My son loves it with gummy worms.
• Color – Use any color of candy melts you want!
• Toppings – You can top this bark with any sweet treats you’d like! Broken pieces of cookies, chopped nuts like almonds, pumpkin seeds, potato chips, bite-sized pieces of candy bars or your favorite leftover Halloween candy.
• Fruit – You could also add dried fruit to the top or your Halloween bark. Dried apricots or cranberries would be delicious.

How to Make Halloween Bark

Working swiftly is the only thing to really be mindful of when making this easy Halloween dessert.

1. Melt chocolate. Heat the white and milk chocolate in a microwave safe bowl at 30-second intervals until smooth and melted. Pour these two onto a parchment lined rimmed baking pan or baking sheet while heating the orange and purple. Mix together using an offset spatula and then dollop the purple and orange on top, swirling with a toothpick or skewer.
2. Top with sprinkles & pretzels. While the chocolate is still tacky, gently press the pretzels pieces in and then top with desired sprinkles.
3. Chill and break. Place in the refrigerator until set. Remove and roughly cut with a large knife or your hands (I prefer this method). Do not worry about cutting in nice clean squares, bark is best in rough, uneven pieces.

Storage and Freezing

How to Store Halloween Bark

Store any leftover Halloween chocolate bark in an airtight container. It’s better kept at room temperature, but you can also store in the refrigerator.

Can I Freeze Halloween Bark?

You can freeze this chocolate for up to 3 months in an airtight container or resealable freezer bag. You may want to place parchment paper in between pieces to prevent sticking.

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