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Recipe
Spiced Dark Chocolate Bark with Hazelnuts and Dried Apricots
inspired by Ancho Chili Cinnamon Chocolate Bark
Ingredients
| 12 | oz. dark chocolate (or 1 package of dark chocolate chips), fair-trade, if possible |
| 2/3 | cup of skinned, chopped hazelnuts, toasted for 3-5 minutes in a 300 degree F oven (toast until fragrant and make sure they don’t burn), then allowed to cool |
| 2/3 | cup of chopped dried apricots, preferably unsulphured/unsweetened (dried cranberries or cherries would also be nice) |
| ½ | teaspoon of cayenne pepper (increase to 1 teaspoon if you’re adventurous) |
| 1 | teaspoon of ground cinnamon |
coarse sea salt for sprinkling on top
Instructions
1. Combine toasted nuts, chopped apricots, cayenne pepper, and ground cinnamon in a small bowl. Mix well.
2. Place two-thirds of the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in microwave oven for 30-second increments until just melted. Add the rest of the chocolate and stir until smooth.
3. Pour chocolate onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat (silpat). Use an offset spatula to smooth out the chocolate evenly (it probably won’t cover the whole pan and that’s fine).
4. Sprinkle the hazelnut/dried apricot mixture over the chocolate, then sprinkle everything with coarse sea salt. Refrigerate until hardened, then break into pieces.
5. Store in an air-tight container and consume within a few days, or package up to give as gifts.
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Printed from: https://thenaptimechef.com/2011/12/homemade-gift-week-winnies-spiced-dark-chocolate-bark-with-hazelnuts-apricots-tales-from-the-trenches/