Chocolate Bark with Cardamom, Dried Fruits, and Pistachios
This chocolate bark with cardamom, dried fruits, and nuts is an easy holiday dessert or gift made with dark or white chocolate, cardamom seeds, raisins, dried cranberries, apricots, or figs, and pistachios, with a shower of sea salt on top. Lovely to gift or keep.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces (more or less) dark chocolate (or substitute white chocolate), chopped into chunks
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds, toasted in a dry skillet until fragrant
- 3 tablespoons raisins and/or dried apricots, cranberries, figs, or other fruit, cut into small pieces
- 2 to 3 tablespoons salted green pistachios or other nuts, some left whole, some cut into large pieces
- Maldon sea salt or other flaky salt
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with a piece of aluminum foil or parchment paper that measures about 10 by 8 inches.
- Place the chocolate and cardamom seeds in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. When the chocolate has melted, stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons of the dried fruit and 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of the nuts.
- Remove the chocolate mixture from the heat and immediately spread it into a thin layer on the prepared sheet. Scatter the remaining dried fruits and nuts over the warm chocolate, gently pressing them into the chocolate. Sprinkle lightly with the salt.
- Refrigerate the chocolate until it is completely set, at least an hour. To serve, break the bark into pieces and pile them on a small plate or dish. Store any extra bark in a covered container or a wax paper bag and refrigerate. It will keep well for a few weeks—in theory, anyways.
Notes
White Chocolate Variation
Simply substitute white chocolate (sometimes labeled “white confection”), which works well with almost anything. One nice combination is pistachios, orange zest, and edible flower petals.Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 4mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g