Salted Honey and Chocolate Bark
A decadent dessert bark made with toasted crackers covered in honey caramel and melted chocolate, topped with dried fruits, nuts, and a sprinkle of sea salt. This sweet and salty treat combines multiple textures for an irresistible snack.
Ingredients
- •12 ounces saltine or Ritz crackers
- •1 cup sugar
- •½ cup honey
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
- •½ cup dried tart cherries
- •2 tablespoons coffee beans
- •¼ cup roasted hazelnuts
- •2 tablespoons roasted cacao nibs
- •2 teaspoons flaky sea salt
- •1 piece candy thermometer
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Using your hands, coarsely crumble crackers onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Toast in oven until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Transfer baking sheet to a wire rack and let crackers cool.
10 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, heat sugar, honey, and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Fit saucepan with thermometer and cook, whisking frequently, until thermometer registers 300°F, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda (mixture will bubble vigorously). Quickly pour mixture over crackers, spreading to coat evenly. Let cool completely.
20 min
- 3.
Drizzle chocolate over cooled crackers; immediately top with cherries, coffee beans, hazelnuts, and cacao nibs and sprinkle with salt. Chill until chocolate is hardened, at least 10 minutes. Break bark into pieces.
15 min
- 4.
MAKE AHEAD: Bark can be made 3 days ahead. Wrap tightly and keep chilled.