Hi - I'm Jenny Finke, the blogger behind Good For You Gluten Free. I write about living a healthy and gluten-free lifestyle.
As someone with celiac disease, I know firsthand the challenges holiday parties pose. We want to participate in all the festivities and sample all the festive treats, but alas, we cannot unless they're gluten-free.
On top of it all, many of the holiday party invites require us to bring a potluck treat.
Whenever I'm asked to bring something to a holiday party, instead of wasting my energy trying to whip up a gluten-free cookie or cake to compete with the massive amounts of cookies and cakes already on the table, instead I make something that is naturally gluten-free and something I know everyone will love... chocolate bark.
Chocolate bark is surprisingly easy to make. I simply melt plain old chocolate chips and top the melted chocolate with anything that sounds good to me - crunchy rice cereal, crushed candy canes, marshmallows, dried fruit and more.
This year I decided to put a fun spin on chocolate bark by topping it with Honeyville's Freeze Dried Fruit. I have a serious freeze-dried fruit addiction - and these huge canisters of freeze-dried goodies from Honeyville always satisfy my cravings for something sweet and something crunchy.
Armed with chocolate chips, freeze-dried strawberries, and freeze-dried blueberries, I quickly whipped up a delicious holiday treat that I know everyone will love.
This bark is sweet and crunchy and will satisfy everyone's hankering for a chocolatey treat.
The recipe is below and you can watch how it all came together in this video:
Freeze-Dried Fruit Chocolate Bark Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of chocolate chips of choice (I used semi-sweet chocolate chips)
- 2 cups of freeze-dried fruits of choice (I used blueberries and strawberries)
Directions:
- Line a 9" x 13" baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Microwave chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl for about five minutes on 50% power. Stir after 2 minutes, then again for every 30 seconds until completely melted.
- Spread chocolate mixture atop parchment paper until the sheet is completely covered in an even layer of melted chocolate.
- Generously sprinkle Honeyville freeze-dried fruits atop the chocolate mixture. Gently press down on fruits to secure into place.
- Refrigerate mixture for 2 hours or overnight before breaking into chunks and serving.