Homemade Trader Joe's Cowgirl Bark
The grocery store Trader Joe's has an amazing selection of sweet treats. They sell chocolate bark that is legendary to chocolate enthusiasts nationwide. This Homemade Trader Joe's Cowgirl Bark recipe is a recreation of one of their latest chocolate wonders: Cowgirl Bark. The white chocolate bark is covered in Rice Krispies, dried cranberries, peanuts, almonds, pretzels, and gingersnap cookies. Each bite of the bark recipe has a great balance of sweet and savory flavor that will have you reaching for just a little more. This chocolate bark recipe makes for the perfect fall dessert. This no bake dessert takes little time to prepare and requires almost no culinary skills to make. The dried cranberries and gingersnap cookies scream "autumn" and the bark would be a welcome addition to the dessert table at Thanksgiving. "Giddy up" and keep a batch around the house all season long.
Cooking MethodNo Bake
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup peanuts
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds
- 18 ounce white chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup Rice Krispies Cereal
- 1/2 cup pretzels
- 5 gingersnap cookies, broken into chunks
Instructions
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Chop the peanuts and almonds, or grind in a food processor for 20 seconds.
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Over a double boiler or in the microwave, melt the chocolate chips until smooth and fully melted.
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Using a spatula, spread the chocolate on top of the parchment paper until it is about 1/8" thick.
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Sprinkle the warm chocolate with the dried cranberries, Rice Krispies, chopped nuts, pretzels, and pieces of gingersnap cookie. Press down on the pretzels and cookie pieces to make sure they hold.
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Let the bark harden for at least 1 hour or until solid.
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Once the bark is hard, remove the parchment paper and cut into chunks.