White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Bark

I need you guys to file this little gem away so you'll have it to make in a few weeks when your holiday baking starts because you're going to need it. I made this a few weeks back and I loved it. I thought...oh man....for a quick and easy candy, this stuff is incredible. Then I wondered why it sat on my counter, not being eaten, for several days. Usually IT Guy is all over anything sweet but he wasn't touching this. My first thought was that he didn't like it or he had gone temporarily insane or something because he was walking by this stuff like it was invisible. Turns out the joke was on me. Apparently, I hadn't given him the "all clear" sign that he was free to eat it. When I asked why he wasn't eating it, he told me he didn't want to "get in trouble" for eating it and was waiting for me to take pictures. So after our little misunderstanding was cleared up and he was able to eat it....boy did he eat it. I think it was gone in less than two days. He loved it! Really...it's SO easy but SO good. It's very pretty and would look so nice tucked into little cellophane bags to giveaway. Love, love, love simple, yummy and pretty treats!

White Chocolate 
Cranberry Pistachio Bark



1 12-ounce bag white chocolate chips
1 cup Craisins or dried cranberries
1 cup pistachios ~ shelled and chopped

In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips for 1 - 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.

Spread a piece of waxed paper or parchment paper onto your work surface.

Pour melted chocolate onto the paper and spread to desired thickness. (We like ours on the thin side.)

Immediately sprinkle the Craisins and pistachios onto the chocolate, pressing down to make sure they are embedded into the chocolate.

Allow to harden for an hour or so then break into chunks.  

 

The line-up for this quick and easy treat!

 

Melt the chocolate.

 

Spread out to desired thickness.

 

Add the Craisins and pistachios 

then allow to harden.

 

Break into chunks and eat!

Lifesaver Bark

As I was strolling through the grocery store a while back, I passed by all the Christmas candy. My eye caught a colorful little package of Lifesaver flavored candy canes. I grabbed them....along with a package of white chocolate chips and made this fun little snack! It's a little twist on the standard peppermint bark. If you've got some little kids around and would like a fun Christmas treat that they can help with, then this is the treat for you!

Lifesaver Bark



12 Lifesaver flavored candy canes
1 package white chocolate chips

Unwrap the candy canes and place them in a large ziptop baggie.

Smash 'em up. You want some teeny pieces and some larger pieces, too.

Try to fish out some of the larger pieces to sprinkle on top of the chocolate.

Melt the chocolate.

Mix in the smaller pieces of candy into the chocolate.

Spread the chocolate onto a piece of parchment paper....kind of thin.

Then sprinkle the larger pieces of candy on top, pressing them down into the chocolate.

I sprinkled some colorful sprinkles on top just to make it more festive.

Allow to cool then break into pieces.

Here's all you need.

Unwrap the candy canes and 

place them in a plastic bag.

Crush 'em! I used my meat mallet.

Separate the bigger pieces from 

the some of the "dust" and the smaller 

pieces. I just put my candy in a bowl 

and gave it a few shakes and the 

larger pieces rose to the top.

Melt the chocolate then stir 

the smaller bits into the chocolate.

Spread the melted chocolate 

on some parchment paper then 

sprinkle with the larger pieces.