Rocky Road Bark
By America's Test KitchenPublished on July 27, 2011
Time
45 minutes, plus 30 minutes cooling and 30 minutes chilling
Yield
Serves 16 (Makes sixteen 2-inch squares)
Ingredients
Before You Begin
On the odd chance that you have some leftover Rocky Road Bark, it will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Instructions
- Make graham cracker layer: Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Line 8-inch-square baking pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil, making sure that foil is tucked into all corners and that at least 1 inch of foil overhangs top of pan on all sides. In single layer, line bottom of pan with graham crackers, breaking them if necessary to fit tightly.
- Make caramel: Combine butter, brown sugar, and salt in small saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and sugar has dissolved. Scrape mixture onto graham crackers and smooth with small spatula so that mixture covers crackers completely. Bake until caramel is bubbling, about 10 minutes.
- Add chocolate: Remove pan from oven, sprinkle with chocolate chips, and return to oven to soften chocolate, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from oven and, using spatula, smooth chocolate into even layer.
- Garnish and freeze: Sprinkle marshmallows and then nuts over chocolate. Press lightly with fingertips to adhere to chocolate. Cool on wire rack 30 minutes, then freeze until chocolate hardens, 30 minutes.
- Cut and serve: Grabbing overhang, lift foil from pan onto cutting board and use sharp chef’s knife to cut bark into 2-inch-squares.
Time
45 minutes, plus 30 minutes cooling and 30 minutes chillingYield
Serves 16 (Makes sixteen 2-inch squares)Ingredients
Ingredients
Ingredients
Why This Recipe Works
Candy stores sell a bumpy, rough-looking confection of chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts on a cookie base, but we wanted to make our own Rocky Road Bark at home. A quick caramel made from butter and brown sugar—no boiling sugar to maneuver—helped stick the graham cracker base together. We built the “bark" in layers by melting the chocolate into a smooth layer, then topping it with the nuts and marshmallows. We found that freezing the Rocky Road Bark until firm before slicing allowed us to make the cleanest cuts.
Before You Begin
On the odd chance that you have some leftover Rocky Road Bark, it will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Instructions
- Make graham cracker layer: Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Line 8-inch-square baking pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil, making sure that foil is tucked into all corners and that at least 1 inch of foil overhangs top of pan on all sides. In single layer, line bottom of pan with graham crackers, breaking them if necessary to fit tightly.
- Make caramel: Combine butter, brown sugar, and salt in small saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter is melted and sugar has dissolved. Scrape mixture onto graham crackers and smooth with small spatula so that mixture covers crackers completely. Bake until caramel is bubbling, about 10 minutes.
- Add chocolate: Remove pan from oven, sprinkle with chocolate chips, and return to oven to soften chocolate, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from oven and, using spatula, smooth chocolate into even layer.
- Garnish and freeze: Sprinkle marshmallows and then nuts over chocolate. Press lightly with fingertips to adhere to chocolate. Cool on wire rack 30 minutes, then freeze until chocolate hardens, 30 minutes.
- Cut and serve: Grabbing overhang, lift foil from pan onto cutting board and use sharp chef’s knife to cut bark into 2-inch-squares.
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