Fruit and Nut Dark Chocolate Bark

alentine's day is still a few days but I couldn't help it when I saw this simply fabulous chocolate recipe. I kid you not, this was the EASIEST and most AMAZING chocolaty sweet treat I made ever! Decadent dark chocolate topped with crunchy roasted nuts, bits of crystallized ginger, along with sweet tart dried cranberries, cherries and finished with a sprinkle of sea salt. The salty, sweet chocolaty combination is totally addictive and exotic and it looks oh sooo pretty!  Oh and did I mention it’s also kinda healthy full of antioxidants and there’s no baking required. Now I am a chocolate nut (no pun intended) so you can take what I say with a grain of salt (no pun again... lol) but when hubs, who - to remind you - is not the biggest chocolate lover, goes "hmm... this stuff is really good" and asks for seconds, that you gotta believe.

Ingredients:
Dark chocolate chips (70%) ...................................... 2 cups
Mixed nuts (walnuts, pistachios, pecans, almonds) ........... 2/3 cup
Mixed dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, cherries and quartered apricots) ...... 2/3 cup
Crystallized ginger, thinly sliced ................................ 1 1/4 tsp
Coarse sea salt ..................................................... 1/8 tsp

Method:
1.Line a  baking sheet with parchment paper. 
2.Lightly toast the nuts in a skillet or in a pre-heated oven (375º F) for about 5-7 minutes, until just fragrant. Cool them completely. 
3.Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler ~ medium bowl over saucepan of simmering water, stirring until melted and smooth or you can also melt them in microwave. 
4.Pour melted chocolate onto the parchment paper spreading with offset spatula to thickness of about 1/4 inch. Scatter nuts and dried fruit over chocolate. Sprinkle with ginger. Sprinkle with salt (if you want a kick add some chilli flakes :) 
5.Refrigerate until chocolate is firm, about 30 -40 minutes. Peel off  the parchment paper Cut/ break chocolate into pieces. Serve bark slightly chilled. 
6.Keep the leftover refrigerated. They make for a great homemade gift.
Recipe source: Epicurious

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