Salty Pecan Bark
Sweet, salty and crunchy all combine in this easy 4-ingredient chocolate candy recipe that's perfect for gift-giving and entertaining. Note that this candy will soften slightly while at room temperature if you're planning to give some as a gift.
Salty Pecan Bark
1/3 stick of butter
Salt
1 cup of pecans
12 oz white chocolate
12 oz dark chocolate
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Melt butter in a pan and pour into a mixing bowl. Add salt to taste. Add pecans and toss to cover the pecans with the butter mixture.
Spread pecans on a cookie sheet and toast in the oven for 5 - 7 minutes.
Melt the white chocolate in the microwave. Set the microwave for 1 minute, then check every 30 seconds afterwards until melted. This should only take about 2 minutes.
Drizzle the white chocolate over the pecans. It will not completely cover the pecans. (or you can cover just half of the pecans)
Do the same thing with the dark chocolate and pour over covering the rest of the pecans.
Refrigerate until harden.
Break into pieces and store in a covered container.
Salted Pecan Bark
from https://www.katrina-runs.com/, Recipe by Southern Living October 2007
1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
3 4-oz. bars bittersweet chocolate baking bars
3 4-oz. white chocolate baking bars
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted.
Line a 17- x 12-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment paper. Break each chocolate bar into 8 equal pieces. (You will have 48 pieces total.) Arrange in a checkerboard pattern in jelly-roll pan, alternating white and dark chocolate. (Pieces will touch.)
Bake at 225° for 5 minutes or just until chocolate is melted. Remove pan to a wire rack. Swirl chocolates into a marble pattern using a wooden pick. Sprinkle evenly with toasted pecans and salt.
Chill 1 hour or until firm. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 month.
Note: I used Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Baking Bars and Ghirardelli White Chocolate Baking Bars.
Yield: 16 servings
