Halloween Candy Bark

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Hey foodies who love Halloween as much as we do! We got your back with this super easy Halloween Bark. Great for parties, trick or treating, snacking, and more.

This spooky Halloween candy bark is sooooo easy to make – and the kids love to help make it, since it comes together with just simple ingredients and only takes few minutes of hands-on time. Yeap, it’s as easy as my Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats and my 3 ingredient Mummy cookies. #easyhalloweentreats

Just think lush melted chocolate, rolled out into a thin bark and topped with aaaaaaaall the Halloween candy. The more you can add on the better. This spooky treat is highly adaptable and you can add as many ghoulish Halloween treats as you can find.

One of the great things about this awesome fall treat is you only need some very common store-bought ingredients, and there is no baking required! Just some good old melting and sprinkling. Bonus => this is a great way to use up leftover Halloween candy (is there such a thing??)

Making it with the kids is a fun and festive activity. They love all the sprinkling on and making patterns of candy corn, candy eyes, and more. And even better is when they get to break it up into pieces.

This ghoulish bark makes such a great centerpiece for your Halloween party table. Just remember to keep it cold until you’re ready to serve it. And you may want to make an extra batch to hand out as a fun party favor too.

Why You’ll Love It

• Budget-friendly – You only need a few affordable pantry ingredients to make these.
• Easy to make – A little bit of melting, rolling and sprinkling and you are good to go. It’s that easy! 
• It’s customizable – A few fun changes and you can whip up variations for different flavors and holidays. (Christmas bark, anyone??)
• Good for all occasions – great for Halloween parties, lunch boxes, after school snacks, and trick or treating hoards.

Tools Needed

• A handy mixing bowl.
• A spatula for spreading.
• A baking sheet.
• Parchment paper.

Ready to learn how easy it is to whip up this no bake Halloween dessert? Gather your ingredients and let me show you….

How To Make Halloween Bark

1. Prepare a baking sheet with some parchment paper.
2. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave, making sure to stir until smooth.
3. Pour chocolate onto the lined tray making sure to spread it out quite thin.
4. Sprinkle the candy on the melted chocolate and refrigerate until the back is set.
5. Break into pieces before serving.

Recipe Tips

• To make this even faster, freeze for about 15 minutes so it sets quicker.
• You can easily double or triple this recipe for serving a crowd or gifting.

Recipe Variations

This Halloween candy bark is super versatile! Try some of these easy variations;

• Vary the chocolate – use white chocolate f you prefer.
• Swap the candy – Add whatever Halloween candy you like.
• Add extras – Add nuts, pretzels, cookies, etc. The more the merrier.
• Add sprinkles – Accessories these with some festive colored sprinkles or shaped sprinkles like a bat, cat, pumpkin, etc.

Storing

Store your chocolate bark in an airtight container inside the fridge for 3-4 days. If it can actually last that long.

FAQs

Best Way To Melt Chocolate?

You can met chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in a microwave. Just do the melting in second intervals, making sure to mix between each warm up.

Alternatively, you can melt chocolate using the double boiler method. Break the chocolate up and add to a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Stir frequently until most of the chocolate is melted. Remove from the heat and stir a little bit smooth. Wipe any steam/water from the bowl before pouring melted chocolate on to the baking sheet.

Use For Edible Gifting

This chocolate bark makes for a super awesome edible gift. Whip up a couple of batches, break up the pieces, place on a colorful paper plate and wrap up in cellophane add a ribbon and a label. Your bark is ready to hand out to all your foodie friends! Keep cold though till the last minute so the bark does melt.

More Halloween Treat For Kids

Looking for more Halloween treats for kids? Then look no further…I have got your back with these fun Halloween recipes;

• No Bake 3 Ingredients Mummy Cookies.
• Halloween Chocolate Fudge.
• Monster Halloween Popcorn.
• Monster Halloween Marshmallow Pops.
• Pumpkin Muffins.
• Eyeball Cookies.
• No Bake Bat Cookies.
• Or you could try Grinch Popcorn for a Christmas Treat.

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