Thursday, November 10, 2011

Thanksgiving Bark-Treat of the Day



Use your leftover Halloween candy and make a colorful Thanksgiving treat.   We made this last night and the family LOVED it. 




For our bark I used a bag of Hersheys Cookie and Cream candy bars  that I bought on clearance, and with a coupon at Target.  I also used Autumn mix candy corn, and a few bags of Reeses Pieces. 



Candy bark is super simple to make, and can easily be changed to your color and flavor preference.   For Thanksgiving, I thought a good color combination would be white, brown, orange and yellow.  I melted the chocolate bars in the microwave using the 30 second method.   Melt for 30 second intervals, stirring each time until all the chocolate has melted.   It only took me 2 minutes total for the entire bowl of chocolate. 


How to make Thanksgiving Candy Bark



Lay a piece of wax paper on a cookie sheet, and spread the melted  chocolate mixture onto the paper. 



Add your favorite candies to the chocolate mixture.    Place in the freezer for about 15 mins to harden and to give the chocolate a nice shine. 






Once the candy has  hardened, pull from the wax paper and break into smaller pieces. 

A picture of thanksgiving Bark with candy corn



Enjoy!  (and if necessary, hide from your kids after they have eaten a few pieces so they don't eat the entire batch on a school night!)

22 comments:

  1. Oh, it looks yummy!
    I love sweets.

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  2. ohmygosh YUM! wish i had that stuff on hand! :)

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  3. Can't wait to try your bark - so colorful! Thanks for linking up! I am thankful!

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  4. That looks deLICious! And so festive! Can I beg you to share it here?

    http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2011/11/shine-on-fridays-1.html

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  5. I would gobble this up =o) I love that you used Cookies and Cream candy bars instead of just plain white chocolate!

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  6. Ooooo These looks amazing.. YUmmmy...So Perfect turn out and soo festive for the season.. I would LOVE for you to please share it via my thanksgiving linky party pweease. - http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/2011/11/thankful-for-food.html?showComment=1321294226362#c4607478653202832991 TY -- wishing you an amazing start to your weekend..

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  7. In could just gobble this all up!

    Stop over and link up any Thanksgiving Crafts and Recipes at my new link up. I"d love to have you!

    http://3boysandadog.com/deals/2011/thanksgiving-craft-and-recipe-link-up/

    Thanks, Kelli

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  8. Mmmmm this looks & sounds SO good!

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  9. Hi! Came over from Made By You Monday! This looks great! Would love for you to come over and link up to my Tasty Tuesday party going on now! http://nap-timecreations.blogspot.com/

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  10. These look super yummy! Come over and link up to my Must Try Mondays. I LOVE the reese's pieces :).

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  11. This looks delicious and a perfect treat for Thanksgiving:)

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  12. This really looks yummy!

    I hope you will link this post to my Thanksgiving Traditions link up!

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  13. Thanks for linking up! I'm so glad to have these on my blog!

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  14. What a wonderful idea! My kiddos would love this!

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  15. Thanks for sharing. I love this and I'm definitely going to be making this soon!

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  16. oh yum this looks delish I'd love it if you'd add this to my link party at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com

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  17. Yummy!!! What time can we come over to snack? =)

    We'd love to share this with our readers...would you please link up with us today for Fun STuff Fridays?

    http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/11/introducing-fun-stuff-fridays.html

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  18. YUMMY! If you get a second, I'd love to have you link up to my party at http://scrapbookingez.blogspot.com/2011/11/anything-goes-linky-party_17.html. Thanks for sharing!

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  19. this looks yummy! what a fun way to use up that leftover candy too.

    Thanks for sharing & linking to the Sunday Showcase! Hope to see you this week.
    Bern
    http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/search/label/Sunday%20Showcase

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  20. This looks sooo yummy.. my little candyaterians would love this!
    Thanks so much for sharing wiht the Pink Hippo Party.. can't wait to see what you share next!

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  21. This is such a great idea! andrea@townandprairie

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  22. Thanks for sharing! looks yummy.

    itsjustcalledspicy.blogspot.com

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