Snowman chocolate bark for a sweet Winter and Christmas treat. Easy fun food idea for the holidays.
Please arrive winter. I am the only one that likes you, I know, so come to me. Let me appreciate your gorgeous quiet. As I’m typing, it’s gray and drizzling non-snow (ie. rain) and there are way too many fall colors out there. Also as I’m typing, my two year old is trying to type on the keyboard, so that’s a snapshot of trying to blog while staying home with kids.
This snowman chocolate bark is meant to lure the snow. And it would also make a great treat to serve with cocoa. Or to give as a Christmas gift. Or Hannukkah gift. Or “hey, it’s winter!” gift.
Need more snow? Don’t forget the melting snowman cookie started right here back in ’08. (Or “aught-8” as fogies like me like to say.) Or make mustachioed marshmallow men. Or package snowman marshmallows with cocoa for another gift idea.
how to make snowman chocolate bark
you will need:*
2 cups milk or dark chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening (optional)
white candy melts
pretzel sticks
white non pareil sprinkles
black and orange candy color OR black and orange food writers
small paint brush
*Find the candy melts, sprinkles, candy color, food writers and liner-size paint brush in the craft store. See below for more supplies. TIP: Orange and black food writers would be easier to use and would work, but they wouldn’t be as vibrant on the candy melts.
what to do:
Line a baking tray with wax paper and set aside. Have your white candy melts, pretzel sticks and sprinkles ready.
Place the chocolate chips and shortening (if using, it thins the chocolate for better consistency, but it isn’t necessary) in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 90 seconds at 70 percent power. Stir and continue to microwave at 30 second, then 15 second, intervals until fully melted and smooth when stirred well.
Spread on the baking tray. Tip: Use a large offset spatula greased with shortening to help spread the chocolate. You won’t fill up the entire tray, just spread to fill about 80 percent of the tray. Immediately assemble three white candy melts for each snowman scattered across the chocolate. Add pretzel stick arms. Sprinkle white sprinkles over the chocolate.
Place a few drops of black and orange candy color on a piece of wax paper. Use the paint brush to paint faces and carrots on each snowman OR use the edible writers. The edible writers are much easier and dry more quickly, but they are less vibrant on the candy melts.
Let the tray sit at room temperature to set about an hour, or place in the refrigerator to set about 30 minutes. Cut the bark into pieces around the snowmen. Let set fully at room temperature or in the fridge.
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk or dark chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon shortening (optional)
- white candy melts
- pretzel sticks
- white non pareil sprinkles
- black and orange candy color OR black and orange food writers
- small paint brush (unnecessary with food writers)
Instructions
- Line a baking tray with wax paper and set aside. Have your white candy melts, pretzel sticks and sprinkles ready.
- Place the chocolate chips and shortening (if using, it thins the chocolate for better consistency, but it isn't necessary) in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 90 seconds at 70 percent power. Stir and continue to microwave at 30 second, then 15 second, intervals until fully melted and smooth when stirred well.
- Spread on the baking tray. Tip: Use a large offset spatula greased with shortening to help spread the chocolate. You won't fill up the entire tray, just spread to fill about 80 percent of the tray. Immediately assemble three white candy melts for each snowman scattered across the chocolate. Add pretzel stick arms. Sprinkle white sprinkles over the chocolate. Place a few drops of black and orange candy color on a piece of wax paper. Use the paint brush to paint faces and carrots on each snowman OR use the food writers.
- Let the tray sit at room temperature to set about an hour, or place in the refrigerator to set about 30 minutes. Cut the bark into pieces around the snowmen. Let set fully at room temperature or in the fridge.
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Adorable!!
Love this idea. Your very talented! !!
Thank you Cindy!
I saw some reindeer bark on facebook yesterday, and thought, “Hmmm. I need to make a snowman verson”, but you beat me to it, Meaghan, and it is adorable! I have one more option up my sleeve…:)
That’s funny, Sue, because I saw the reindeer bark too, and I thought, “Dang, I just made snowmen. The reindeer are so much cuter! Wish I thought of that!”
So Cute!
Thank you Amy!
oh my gosh! can you have love at first site toward bark? why of course you can cuz it just happened to me! 🙂
haha, thank you Lisa!!
Your snowman bark is so *cool*! And after making such adorable bark, I think you’ll get your winter! 🙂
Oh, I hope you’re right Karen!
Super cute! About how many does a batch make?
Hi Sheila! One batch makes about 10 good-size (4-inch) pieces. The beauty of bark, too, is that it’s a bit awkward shape-wise, so you can fill a gift box easily with less.
How many individual snowmen would this make? I’m thinking of making them for my son’s Christmas party at school.
Hi Stephanie! About 10 large pieces. You can probably squeeze more out of a tray if you were more systematic about placing the snowmen, like in a row instead of haphazard like here… maybe up to 15. Just let the chocolate set enough to still be pliable enough to cut without breaking (30 min. in the fridge or about 60 min. at room temperature).
Dang, these are cute!! Love that they can be for the whole winter season!
Exactly, thank you Julie!!
This is absolutely adorable! So fun!
Thank you Serena!!
This is the most adorable chocolate bark ever ! Ever, ever !
Thank you so much!!
I’m the Editor of Fun Family Crafts and wanted to let you know that we have featured your adorable snowman bark! You can see it here:
http://funfamilycrafts.com/snowman-chocolate-bark/
Thanks for another fabulous project idea!
Sounds great, thank you Cindy!