Sometimes Cooking Mistakes Turn Out

White Chocolate Fruity "Bark"

I don't really call this a bark because in my experience, bark tends to be quite hard, and this recipe mixes cream with the chocolate, giving it a softer texture. I was trying to make some white chocolate squares from a recipe in Today's Parent. I had not bought enough white chocolate because it is expensive, and it just seemed like a lot of chocolate. Well, to make bars, or thick squares, you need the amount their recipe asked for.

I also forgot to buy the toffee flavoured baking chips. I assume these are like Skor bits, or something similar. This was not something I did consciously, I just forgot to buy them. It was a rushed morning. With half of the chocolate, and missing what could have been a key ingredient, I ploughed forward in an attempt to do some sort of holiday treat making.

I did make a conscious decision to include dried cranberries and chopped dried apricots because the squares seemed devoid of anything but fat, sugar and salt. I have a hard time making something that is solely calories, with no "redeeming" qualities. Although, my chocolate covered marshmallows are pure sugar and chocolate.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup whipping cream, 1 tsp lemon zest, 6 ounces finely chopped white chocolate, 1cup crushed pretzels, 1/2 cup dried cranberries, 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots. If there are no nut allergies, also 1/2 pistachio nuts.

Heat the cream over medium heat in a saucepan, and add the lemon zest. When the cream is boiling, remove from heat, and stir in the chopped white chocolate. Stir until melted. Stir in all the other ingredients. Spread into a plastic lined pan. It should reach the edges of an 8X8 square baking pan. Let cool in the refrigerator for at least one hour. You can cut it into 25 squares when it is cooled.

It might sound like an odd combination, but it is pretty yummy. Very sweet.

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