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Home » Buckeye Bark

Buckeye Bark

For Father's Day

Buckeye Bark recipe from My Own Ideas blog #fathersday #homemade #gift(Used in this project: Large Labels and Fancy Diamond Labels in Aunt Lorraine style with Small Tin-Tie Bags.)

I have a tendency to decorate most candies and treats in a frilly and feminine way— not typically a bad thing. However, when looking for ideas for Fathers Day, I wanted to make a treat that wasn’t overly sweet, still rich, and absolutely masculine. Dark chocolate fits that description completely— and is a great place to start. I saw this recipe for Buckeye Bark over at SweetPeasKitchen.com, and altered it slightly for my aim to use dark chocolate.

Buckeye Bark from My Own Ideas blog #fathersday #recipe #homemade #dessert

Buckeye Bark

• 16 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 24 ounces milk chocolate candy coating
• 2 ½ cups peanut butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Things You’ll need:
• Parchment paper
• 2 medium glass bowls
• Large baking sheet
• Butter knife
• Spatula
• Whisk
• Large chopping knife

The first thing you’ll want to do is line the baking sheet with parchment paper, sides and all. Next, portion half of the milk chocolate and half of the unsweetened chocolate in a glass bowl. Heat the bowl in the microwave for 90 seconds, and stir with the butter knife— my batch only needed that amount of time, but I’m in a warmer climate. If yours does not melt right away, heat for 15-second increments in between stirs. Now for the fun part, pour the liquid chocolate from the bowl in a ‘W’ shape onto the parchment paper. Using your spatula to push and coax the chocolate out to the sides, in shallow wave motions from the middle outward. Place the cookie sheet in the fridge while you prepare the middle layer.

For the peanut butter layer, scoop the 2 and ½ cups peanut butter into a glass bowl. Whisk in the powdered sugar, about a ¼ cup at a time. Place the bowl in the microwave for no more than 20 seconds. Add the vegetable oil and continue to whisk until there are no lumps, and the peanut butter is nearly as liquid as the chocolate was. Check on the chocolate in the fridge, it should be hard to the touch before removing. Pour the liquid peanut butter on top of the chocolate in a similar ‘W’ shape, and use the spatula to spread, being careful not to press down, or drag, because the heat from the peanut butter undoubtedly slightly melts the chocolate underneath. Replace in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

For the final layer, take the other half of both types of chocolate and melt in the same way you did for the bottom layer. Place the full and yum-heavy baking sheet back into the fridge for at least an hour. After the bark has fully hardened, press a large chopping knife into the bark, and simply continue chopping until you have achieved the size of bark you like. I liked to leave the bark pieces pretty large, as you can see.

Buckeye Bark recipe from My Own Ideas blog #fathersday #homemade #gift

I presented a handful of bark pieces in a brown tin-tie bag to every father of a child and good father to a pet. I labeled the bags with the Aunt Lorraine style, and added my own special message on the closure of each bag— with adoration!

Buckeye Bark from My Own Ideas blog #fathersday #recipe #homemade #dessert

Used In This Project:

  • Fancy Diamond Labels • I chose the “Aunt Lorraine” style in Saddle Brown.
  • Large Labels • I chose the “Aunt Lorraine” style in Saddle Brown.
  • Small Tin-Tie Bags • I chose the color Kraft.

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Zoe (70 Posts)

Zoe is born and bred in Portland, Oregon and recently moved to Orlando, Florida. She studied sociology and philosophy at University of Oregon, and is currently employed at a law firm. Presently, she devotes her time to being lost in the tropical vegetation of her backyard, sun-scorched bike rides, repurposing everything she can think of, quirky cooking, and promoting the creative lifestyle that she loves.


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Comments

  1. LAWRENCE MUNIER says

    June 22, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    ZOE,

    DO YOU SELL ALREADY MADE CLOUD CLOUD BREAD?

    Reply
    • Margaret Alba says

      June 22, 2016 at 3:03 pm

      Hi Lawrence, unfortunately we do not sell already-made cloud bread. You can get a recipe here.

      Reply

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