Welcome to Christmas Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Jen from Juanita’s Cocina!
Each day we will be celebrating the holidays with a different set of Christmas-themed treats. We hope you enjoy this fabulous event.
I have a great bark recipe for you! Bark is easy to make and SOOOOO delicious. It makes a great gift for coworkers or your kids’ teachers, or take it to your next holiday party as a hostess gift.
Better yet, keep it for yourself and your family and enjoy the crunchy decadent treat beside the crackling fire and twinkling Christmas tree along with a creamy cup of hot chocolate!
My favorite thing about making bark is that it is so customizable. I made three different kinds of bark for this post, one with yogurt covered pretzels, one with dried cranberries, and one with seasonal sprinkles.
You can also use nuts, pieces of peppermint candy, cracker crumbles, or anything else you can dream up! I really liked the dried cranberries on top, but my favorite definitely was the yogurt covered pretzels. They were all great, though…so festive and fun!
I don’t think I need to tell you that this recipe was a hit with the family, especially Thing 2! 😉
Vanilla Wafer Holiday Bark
Print RecipeIngredients
For the bark:
- Non-stick cooking spray
- 1 box vanilla wafers
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the toppings:
- 1 package yogurt covered pretzels and/or
- 1 package dried cranberries and/or
- Seasonal sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Line a jelly roll pan with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place the vanilla wafers on the sheet in rows, touching each other. (When I reached the edges, I cut a few of the cookies so that they would fit.)
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and combine with the brown sugar. Bring to a boil and stir for about 5 minutes while boiling on low heat.
- Pour the butter and brown sugar mixture evenly over the vanilla wafers.
- Bake 3-5 minutes until bubbly.
- Take the pan out of the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
- When the chips soften, spread them with a knife.
- Add desired toppings and gently press into the chocolate.
- Place the pan in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes or until cooled.
- When cool, remove from the refrigerator and break the bark into pieces.
Nutrition
Visit all the other Christmas Week Peeps for more Holiday Baking Goodness:
- Coconut Hot Chocolate and Chocolate Covered Spoons by Cravings of a Lunatic
- Chocolate Shortbread Bars by Juanita’s Cocina
- Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Frosted Sugar Cookies by Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
- Peppermint Mocha Brownie Cookies by Chocolate Moosey
- Holiday Pinwheels by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Cranberry Pistachio Eggnog Bark by See Aimee Cook
- Chocolate Peppermint Donuts by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Cranberry-Orange Gin Fizz by The Messy Baker
- Pokey Fudge by Ninja Baking
- Vanilla Wafer Holiday Bark by Dizzy Busy and Hungry
- Peanut Butter n’ Jelly Thumbprints by The Little Ferraro Kitchen
- Buckeyes by My Catholic Kitchen
- Coconut Cream Tres Leches Cake by The Dutch Baker’s Daughter
- Gluten-free Cinnamon Star Cookies by Masala Herb
- Nanny’s Pecan Pie by Food Lust People Love
- Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies by Jen’s Favorite Cookies
- My Mother-in-law’s Fudge by Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker
- Peppermint Brownie Pops by Home Cooking Memories
- Chocolate Cherry Hazelnut Fudge by Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
- Flourless Peanut Butter Nutella S’Mores by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Cranberry Yogurt Cookies by Mom’s Test Kitchen
- Chocolate Pumpkin Bundt Cake by Liv Life
- Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies by Try Anything Once Culinary
- Peppermint Fudge by Like Mother Like Daughter
Brandie (@ Home Cooking Memories)
Looks delicious!! I’m definitely adding this to my to-bake list.
Kim - Liv LIfe
Oh my goodness!! I’m loving that vanilla wafer base! My kids would have a blast figuring out different toppings… kind of an anything goes. They will love it!!!
Kristin King
Thanks Kim! Yeah, the kids absolutely LOVED this one. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Cathy
I’m loving the bark–so colorful! I can think of a lot of variations on this..very nice!
Kristin King
Thanks! I love how easy it is to just add different toppings, right on the same batch! 🙂
Hezzi-D
This bard looks incredible! So many amazing flavors!
Kristin King
Thanks, Hezzi! 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
I would totally love to get some of this in the mail. Not that I’m hinting or anything. cough*hint*cough
Thanks so much for joining us for Christmas Week. It’s such a pleasure to have you with us.
Kristin King
Haha, Kim, you crack me up! Thanks for coordinating this project, so far it has been so much fun! Love working with you! <3
Aimee @ See Aimee Cook
I’ve never had bark like this – sounds amazing!
Kristin King
Thanks, Aimee!
Liz
I’ve never seen bark like this before, but now I want a whole batch for myself!!! It looks amazing!!!
Kristin King
Thanks, Liz! I was really happy with how it turned out. The vanilla wafers give it a really nice texture! 🙂
The Ninja Baker
I’ve never made chocolate bark but yours would be a go-to recipe, Kristen. The combination of vanilla wafers and semi-sweet chocolate is always, always a winner =) I can see, too, how this would be a kid-friendly fun project with the customizable garnishes =)
Kristin King
Absolutely, the kids love garnishing this dish themselves! Not that they need any additional incentive to eat it, haha! 🙂
Stacey Mazur
One of my favorite soups
Elis B.
I like to make a pizza.
Kait @ ChickadeeSays
I’m a big fan of peanut butter in a food processor!
xx Kait
Jessie
I’d make piecrust with a new food processor.
Last night I made sauce for red curry peanut noodles with my mini food processor.
Jen @JuanitasCocina
LOVE how you can customize this bark! I would eat this by the bucket-full!
Happy day #1!
Kristin King
Thanks, Jen! I love this project, it is so fun! Thanks for coordinating!
Helene D'Souza
Wow I like the look of your bark, so very inspiring. =)
Kristin King
Thanks, Helene! 🙂
Debi at Life Currents
I love to make salsa in my food processor
Courtney
That looks amazing!
Kristin King
Thanks, Courtney!
Michelle
I would make more Oatmeal Cookie Bath packets for Christmas presents. Thanks for hosting this awesome giveaway!
Michelle @ On A Wing And A Prayer
Maureen
Gazpacho soup.
Renee'sKitchenAdventures
I love making biscuits and scones in my food processor now, (Its taped because it broke a few months ago!) Great giveaway!
Meg
Piecrust!!