Christmas Bark is a scrumptious holiday treat that you can prepare in minutes. It makes for a quick last-minute gift for family, neighbors, friends, and co-workers. The bark is easily customized, and you might even have some of the ingredients in your pantry right now.
Are you enjoying the hustle and bustle of the holidays? Boy, they speed by fast, don’t they? It seems like Halloween was just last week, and now Christmas is just a couple of weeks away! Now you have twenty things to do in ten minutes, and you are trying to prepare an awesome holiday for your family,
This Christmas bark is right up your busy alley. You can melt the chocolate chips in the microwave to make cleanup quick. The bark sets fast and is easily modified to what you have on hand. Please see below for add-ins to Christmas bark.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Chocolate chips: semi-sweet or dark
- White chocolate: melting wafers as it melts and spread much better than white chocolate chips
- Coconut oil: or shortening for thinning the chocolate
- Toppings: pretzels, nuts, chopped candy, chopped cookies, sprinkles
How To Make Christmas Bark
Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Add the chocolate and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil or shortening to a microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 1 minute at 50% power and stir until the bowl no longer feels warm. Continue microwaving at 45-second intervals with 50% power, stirring between intervals, until the chocolate is melted. Pour the chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet. Tilt the cookie sheet to get the chocolate to spread.
White chocolate takes more patience, and I recommend using premium white chocolate melting wafers. If they are not available, use the Guittard white chocolate chips. Pour the melted chocolate on the covered baking sheet and tilt to get the chocolate to spread.
Quickly add your candies, pretzels, nuts, and sprinkles. The chocolate sets relatively fast so have everything ready to go. Allow it to set for several hours in the coolest part of the kitchen. Break it up into pieces and store it in an airtight container at room temperature.
Toppings of Your Choice
- Pretzels: such as snaps, minis, and sticks
- M&M’s: Christmas colored
- Nuts: such as peanuts, sliced or slivered almonds, chopped pecans, and chopped walnuts
- Candy pieces: such as Reese’s pieces, Heath Bars, Twix Bars, Andes Mints, peppermints, or candy canes
Frequently Asked Questions
Store the bark in an airtight container in a cool section of the kitchen. If pretzels, cookies, or marshmallows are used, the storage life is about one week because these foods could potentially go stale. If you stick with candy, nuts, and sprinkles, it lasts about two weeks.
You can theoretically, but it may affect the quality of the chocolate, so I try to avoid it.
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Christmas Bark
Ingredients
- 24 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 20 ounces white chocolate melting wafers or white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil or shortening
- Small amounts of assorted toppings; pretzels nuts, chopped candy, chopped cookies, sprinkles
Instructions
- Add semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil or shortening to a microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 1 minute at 50% power and stir until the bowl no longer feels warm. Continue microwaving at 45-second intervals at 50% power, stirring between intervals until the chocolate is melted.
- Pour chocolate onto wax covered cookie sheet. Tilt the cookie sheet to get the chocolate to spread. Top with desired pretzels, nuts, chopped candy, chopped cookies, or sprinkles. Set aside for 2-3 hours until firm. Break into pieces.
- Repeat with white chocolate and 1 tablespoons coconut oil or shortening.
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Matt
This festive treat turned out beautifully! The mix of flavors and textures is absolutely delightful.
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Matt!
amy liu dong
A cute and fun Christmas Bark recipe. The kids saw this and they want me to make this for them today. Yum!
Allison C
Oh yum! I am so making this holiday treat! It’s the only way I like pretzels…with chocolate!
Beth Pierce
I agree, Allison!
Stephanie
Such a festive treat for the upcoming holiday season. I love anything sweet and salty and this Christmas bark fits the bill!
Milton R
This looks so good and festive i would love to have this for the family to snack down on during the holiday season
Leanne Wong
I can’t wait to make this! I love the flavors, and it’s so easy. I’m a BIG fan of easy!
Claudia
This could not be more perfect for the holiday season. I love the colors and the combination of sweet and salty flavors.
Karen M
I never realized how customizable and straightforward making this treat could be, with options to use whatever toppings you have on hand. Plus, the idea that this can double as a last-minute gift for friends or co-workers is just the cherry on top of this festive treat!
Mary S Anclam
Can you use other kinds of oil instead of shortening?
Beth Pierce
Do you have coconut oil?
Maureen Lehan
can I use butter instead of coconut oil.Two children have allergies to coconut?
Beth Pierce
Shortening or vegetable works. I would not use butter.
Melissa Voege
The recipe lists semi sweet chocolate and white chocolate…..do you use both and melt them together?
Beth Pierce
No. You use them to make semi sweet chocolate bark and white cholate bark. Take a look at the pictures and I think you will know exactly the intent/
Cathy
Love all these fun ideas!!!
Catalina
Love these Christmas bark ideas! I am a black chocolate kind of person!
Toni
This is such a fun idea for Christmas!! My kids enjoyed making and eating it!
Vikki
So delicious and festive! I love how the pretzels add a salty twist
Amanda
This looks like so much fun, I can’t wait to make it this year!
Erin
I know for sure this Christmas Bark is would be a huge hit in my house!