{"id":24391,"date":"2015-02-13T00:30:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T05:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=24391"},"modified":"2015-02-12T21:10:28","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T02:10:28","slug":"almond-joy-chocolate-bark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/02\/13\/almond-joy-chocolate-bark\/","title":{"rendered":"Almond Joy Chocolate Bark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Almond-Joy-Chocolate-Bark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24396\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Almond-Joy-Chocolate-Bark-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Almond Joy Chocolate Bark\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Almond-Joy-Chocolate-Bark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Almond-Joy-Chocolate-Bark-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day without some chocolate? \u00a0This is pretty healthy stuff though, so as long as you don&#8217;t eat the whole batch in one sitting, you can have a treat and not be naughty. \u00a0<strong>Almond Joy Chocolate Bark<\/strong> is the way to go!<\/p>\n<p>I love dark chocolate and I use the darkest I can find in the grocery store. \u00a0Here I used a bag (11.5 oz) of 63% cacao Guittard chocolate chips, but feel free to use whatever dark chocolate you like. \u00a0I also used roasted, salted almonds because that little bit of salt really offsets the sweet and makes the flavors pop. \u00a0If you want a sweeter bark, you can use &#8220;Angel Flake&#8221; coconut that has sugar added. \u00a0I used unsweetened coconut flakes and it&#8217;s quite yummy! \u00a0I also used 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. \u00a0I like that it makes the chocolate a little smoother, and I think it tastes great too. \u00a0You can leave it out if you don&#8217;t have it.<\/p>\n<p>Give some to your sweeties, treat your friends at work, or just nibble on this chocolate bark and enjoy some quiet time. \u00a0Happy Valentines Day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Almond Joy Chocolate Bark<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (use the darkest chocolate you can find, with the highest percent of cacao)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons coconut oil<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whole, roasted, salted almonds<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In an oven-safe bowl, microwave the chocolate and coconut oil together for 30 seconds. \u00a0Stir very well with a rubber spatula, then microwave again. \u00a0Keep doing this until your chocolate and coconut oil are smooth and blended. \u00a0Mine took 3 blasts of 30 seconds each.<\/li>\n<li>Line an 8&#215;8 baking pan with plastic wrap. \u00a0Pour in 1\/3 of the melted chocolate and spread over the bottom of the pan.<\/li>\n<li>Spread the almonds over the chocolate layer and sprinkle with coconut.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the rest of the chocolate over the almonds and coconut and lightly spread to cover. \u00a0Put in the freezer for about 2 hours until solid. \u00a0Cut or break into 2&#8243; pieces.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Explore, experiment, enjoy!<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Dana<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To view even more of Dana\u2019s unique recipe, you can visit her at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/frugalgirlmet.blogspot.com\/\">Frugal Girlmet<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day without some chocolate? \u00a0This is pretty healthy stuff though, so as long as you don&#8217;t eat the whole batch in one sitting, you can have a treat and not be naughty. \u00a0Almond Joy Chocolate Bark is the way to go! 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