Description
This Melted Witch Halloween Bark Recipe combines festive witch hats, brooms, and candy eyeballs on a swirled chocolate bark base. Perfect for a spooky Halloween treat, it features milk chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, green candy melts, and fun candy decorations like bugles, pretzel sticks, and almond slivers. This easy no-bake treat is fun to make and visually impressive for Halloween parties.
Ingredients
Scale
Witch Hats
- ½ 340 g package milk chocolate candy melts
- 12 chocolate cookies (e.g., Girl Guide or Oreo)
- 12 bugles
- Yellow fondant for decoration
Witch Brooms
- 4 oz semi sweet dark chocolate
- 2 lbs milk chocolate (melting chocolate or chips)
- 48 almond slivers (approximately 4 per broom)
- 12 pretzel sticks
Chocolate Bark
- ½ 340 g package green candy melts
- 18 white or small red candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Melt Chocolate for Hats: Melt the milk chocolate candy melts on ½ power in 30 second intervals using a microwave. Stir and check after each interval to avoid burning.
- Assemble Witch Hats: Dip each bugle into the melted chocolate, gently shaking off excess chocolate. Immediately place each bugle on top of a chocolate cookie and allow to harden.
- Add Fondant Decoration: Once the hats have hardened, roll yellow fondant into thin snakes and fit them around the rim of each cookie hat, trimming to size for a neat fit.
- Melt Chocolate for Brooms: Reheat any remaining milk chocolate candy melts if needed. Then melt semi sweet dark chocolate separately in the microwave at 50% power in 30 second intervals, stirring well between intervals.
- Assemble Witch Brooms: Dip one end of each pretzel stick into the melted milk chocolate and place on parchment paper. Attach 4 almond slivers per pretzel stick to resemble broom bristles. Spoon a little melted chocolate over the almond slivers to secure them. Let harden.
- Trim Brooms: Once hardened, carefully trim the edges of the almond sliver broom bristles with a paring knife for a tidy look.
- Prepare Chocolate Bark Base: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Melt the milk chocolate (melting chocolate or chips) in the microwave at 50% power in 30 second intervals until fully melted. Pour melted milk chocolate onto the lined baking sheet and spread evenly.
- Add Swirls: Drop spoonfuls of melted semi sweet dark chocolate on top of the milk chocolate base and swirl gently with a knife.
- Swirl Green Candy Melts: Melt the green candy melts in the microwave as before. Drop spoonfuls to form puddles on the chocolate bark. Swirl the edges lightly with a knife for a marbled effect.
- Assemble Bark Decorations: Place the prepared witch hats evenly over the chocolate bark. Also place the witch brooms evenly throughout. Add candy eyeballs spaced evenly across the bark.
- Remove Air Bubbles: Gently bang the bottom of the cookie sheet on the counter 3-4 times to release any trapped air bubbles.
- Set and Harden: Set the bark aside at room temperature to harden for 1-2 hours until completely firm.
- Serve: Once hardened, cut the bark into pieces and serve for a festive Halloween treat.
Notes
- Use good quality chocolate candy melts and chocolates to ensure smooth melting and taste.
- Keep stirring chocolate frequently while melting in the microwave to prevent burning.
- If fondant is sticky, dust with a little powdered sugar before rolling and shaping.
- You can substitute pretzel sticks with other thin, sturdy sticks if preferred.
- For extra color, you can add different colored candy melts swirled into the bark.
- Store the finished bark in an airtight container at room temperature or in a cool place to prevent melting.
- Be gentle when banging the baking sheet to avoid breaking the bark pieces prematurely.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece (approx. 50 g)
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 85 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
