Sweet and Salty Bark

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The perfect homemade, sweet and salty treat!

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Set Time1 30

Total Time2

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Kid-Friendly

Servings: people

Calories: 246kcal

8 ounces dark chocolate
1/4 cup almonds sliced
1/4 teaspoon sea salt flaked sea salt or larger crystal sea salt is especially good

Peel orange vertically from stem to bottom with a vegetable peeler until whole orange is peeled. Cut peels into strips. Bring a small pot of water to a boil and add orange peels. Cook for 1 minute, drain and rinse with cool water, add fresh water to the pot and bring to a boil again. Add orange peels, boiling for a minute again, and rinse under cold water. This process of boiling twice removes the bitterness.
Place coconut palm sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small pan over medium heat. Stir to create a syrup. Allow to come to just to a boil, reduce heat to low, add orange peels, and simmer for about 15 minutes, until tender. Remove peels carefully with kitchen tongs or a fork and lay on wax or parchment paper to cool and harden (about 30 minutes on the counter top or 15 when placed in the fridge, uncovered). Peels can be sprinkled with additional coconut sugar, if desired. If so, that should be done as soon as they are placed on the paper.

Toast sliced almonds for 1 - 2 minutes in a dry skillet, stirring constantly.
Line an 8-by-8 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
Melt chocolate over a double boiler or in 30 second intervals in the microwave, stirring.
Pour melted chocolate into pan, scraping with spatula to get everything. Shake pan to make even layer, if necessary.
Sprinkle almonds and candied orange zest, if using, and sprinkle with sea salt. Place in the fridge for about 1 hour to set and then break into pieces.

SmartPoints (Freestyle): 11