Banana Split Chocolate Bark

 Ingredients

    1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
    ½ cup roasted peanuts
    1 ounce freeze-dried strawberries
    2 (12 ounce) packages white chocolate chips
    ¼ cup dried sweetened banana chips
    ¼ cup dried sweetened cherries
    ¼ cup dried pineapple, diced

 Step 1: Prepare the pan
pan with paper liner

Line a 9x13-inch baking pan (or a baking sheet) with parchment paper. Set aside.

Step 2: Melt the chocolate chips
melted chocolate in bowl

Add the semi-sweet chocolate chips to a medium, microwave safe bowl. Heat in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between each interval, until the chocolate is melted (about 1 ½ minutes).

Step 3: Put the chocolate in the pan
melted chocolate in pan

Spread the melted semi-sweet chocolate evenly in the bottom of the prepared baking pan.

Step 4: Cover the chocolate with peanuts
chocolate and peanuts in pan

Sprinkle the roasted peanuts evenly over the melted chocolate. Set aside.

Step 5: Crush the strawberries
crushed strawberries in food processor

Add the freeze dried strawberries to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the strawberries become a powder, set aside.

Step 6: Melt half the white chocolate
melted white chocolate in bowl


Add 12 ounces of white chocolate chips to a medium microwave safe bowl. Heat in the microwave in 15 second increments, stirring between each increment, until chocolate is melted.

Step 7: Mix the strawberries and white chocolate
strawberry-flavored chocolate in bowl

Stir the powdered strawberries into the bowl with the white chocolate and mix until well combined.

Step 8: Spread the strawberry layer over the peanuts
hand with spoon touching candy

Spread the chocolate strawberry mixture gently over the semi-sweet chocolate and peanut mixture in the baking pan. Put the baking pan in the fridge for about 5 minutes until it starts to set (but is not completely cool).

Step 9: Melt the rest of the white chocolate
melted white chocolate in bowl

Add the remaining 12 ounces of white chocolate to a microwave safe bowl and follow the previous steps to melt it.

Step 10: Cover the pink candy layer with the white chocolate
hand with spoon touching candy


Spread the white chocolate evenly over the strawberry chocolate in the baking pan.

Step 11: Top the bark with fruit and nuts
candy bark with dried bananas


Sprinkle the top of the white chocolate with the banana chips, dried cherries, and dried pineapple. Press loose pieces gently into the chocolate.

Step 12: Chill the bark
candy bark with dried bananas

Place the baking pan in the refrigerator until it sets completely, about 45 minutes.

Step 13: Peel off the paper and break the bark
candy bark with dried bananas

Once set, peel the bark away from the parchment paper and break it into smaller pieces.

Step 14: Eat or store the candy
candy bark with dried bananas

Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
  

One of the great things about this banana split bark is that it lasts a long time. In the refrigerator it can last for 3 weeks and it can also be frozen for longer storage. This means that this candy is something you can make ahead of time and use for holiday gifting.

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