This crunchy dark chocolate almond bark is an easy three-ingredient, and no-bake dessert recipe. It's like a homemade dark chocolate Crunch bar loaded up with almonds!
Sometimes there are those recipes that carry with them a substantial backstory. Flavors inspired by a life-long dream of a trip overseas, finally nailing grandma's/great-aunt's signature recipe after multiple copycat attempts, etc. That kind of thing. Then...well, then there's this crunchy dark chocolate almond bark.
Short story made even shorter: I usually keep roasted almonds and some chocolate in my desk drawer at work. Chocolate in case of emergency, of course. One day I decided to mix together an almond and a few Bunch-a-Crunch clusters in one mouthful and quickly realized the whole was WAY more than just the sum of its parts in this case. Delicious!
That's the story, and the inspiration behind this incredibly simple homemade chocolate almond bark.
Recipe ingredients
This bark uses only three ingredients: dark chocolate, roasted almonds, and puffed rice cereal.
In each bite you get the crisp crunch à la Crunch bars from the puffed rice and a rich roasted flavor (and more crunch) from the almonds, all covered with smooth dark chocolate.
I took some liberties by using dark chocolate instead of the milk chocolate in Crunch bars, but that was just personal preference. You can certainly use semisweet or milk chocolate if you like those better.
No-bake steps
Homemade chocolate bark is just about fool-proof. First melt the chocolate, then stir in the almonds and puffed rice cereal. Spread everything out in a thinnish layer on a sheet of aluminum foil or parchment paper, then let it harden.
Refrigerating the bark will speed this waiting game up, but going the slower route at room temperature might be worth not having to clear off a refrigerator shelf to fit the baking sheet. Your call.
To throw a mild bit of complication into these simple recipe steps, once all of the ingredients were mixed together and spread onto the sheet, I pressed extra puffed rice cereal and chopped almonds into the top of the bark and covered it all with a melted chocolate drizzle, but that part was optional. More than enough goodness is going on inside the bark.
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Crunchy Dark Chocolate Almond Bark
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips or chunks
- 1 cup puffed rice cereal
- ½ cup roasted almonds, chopped
- Extra puffed rice, chopped almonds, and melted chocolate for garnish
Instructions
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add dark chocolate chips/chunks and melt in 30-second intervals on half-power, stirring after each interval until smooth and melted. Alternatively you may use a double boiler to melt the chocolate.
- Once the chocolate has melted, add puffed rice cereal and chopped almonds and stir until mixed in evenly. Spread chocolate mixture thinly on a foil-lined baking sheet.
- If you'd like to decorate the bark, press extra puffed rice and almonds into the top of the bark. Melt a little extra dark chocolate and transfer to a piping bag (or a plain old plastic bag, seal, and snip a corner). Pipe melted chocolate in a drizzle pattern over top of the bark.
- Let bark harden. To speed up the hardening process you can stick the baking sheet into the refrigerator. Once fully hardened, cut into pieces.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is provided as an estimate. As it can vary due to many factors (brands used, quantities, etc.), we cannot guarantee its accuracy.
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Sues says
I want to keep this bark in my desk drawer... Though that may get a little bit dangerous! It's beautiful!
Alyssa says
Haha agreed! Knowing it's just a few inches away all day might be too tempting!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I've never made any type of bark and this is more than bark!! This is magic!!
Alyssa says
Haha yes! Magic for sure. Some of my favorite dessert recipes are siiiimple ones like bark. Just melt your preferred chocolate and mix in whatever you like! 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
Oh this bark would definitely cure my chocolate cravings right now! I love the crunchy toppings and flavors! There's just something about dark chocolate and almonds that make me swoon!
Alyssa says
Dark chocolate and almonds is the BEST!! I love both on their own just fine, but together it's incredible! Thanks Gayle 🙂