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Vegan Valentine's Chocolate Coconut Almond Bark

Prep Time10 minutes
Chill Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes

Equipment

  • microwave safe measuring cup or bowl
  • baking tray + parchment paper

Ingredients

Bark

  • 1 cup vegan semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used enjoy life mini chocolate chips)
  • 1 tablespoon unrefined coconut oil
  • ½ cup sliced raw almonds

Toppings

  • freeze dried strawberries
  • coconut flakes (or sub desiccated coconut)
  • handful dried cranberries (or sub dried cherries)
  • large pinch sea salt flakes (or sub Himalayan pink salt)
  • optional; vegan white chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Prep: line a baking sheet with parchment paper and make room in the fridge or freezer.
  • Melt chocolate: Add chocolate and coconut oil to a microwave safe cup or bowl. Place into microwave for about 1 minute, stirring well every 30 seconds. If all chocolate hasn't melted (and doesn't melt as you stir) place back into microwave for ten seconds and stir again.
  • Stir in almonds: Add almonds into melted chocolate and stir until the almonds are well coated. Pour onto parchment paper and smooth with a spatula.
    Top tip: slide/shake the baking pan back and forth to help the chocolate level out
  • Sprinkle with toppings: Crumble freeze dried strawberries, coconut flakes, cranberries, and salt over the chocolate
    *I used about 4 freeze-dried strawberries and just pinched them in between my fingers to have them easily dust over the chocolate
  • Chill: Place into the freezer for 20 minutes or until hard. Remove and break apart (or cut into desired shapes).
    *if chocolate doesn't break easily, it hasn't hardened enough yet. Place back into fridge or freezer for ten minutes. 

Notes

Do whatever looks good to you when adding the toppings, you're creating a chocolate masterpiece. The measurements above are just a guide. Have fun!
For heart shaped pieces: use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut the bark into pieces. It can be tough to do when the bark has fully chilled, so I recommend removing the bark from the freezer after 7-10 minutes, cutting with the cookie cutter and then placing back into the freezer to finish setting.