I won’t deny it. I love chocolate. Good quality dark chocolate is my kryptonite. This time of year sweets seem to be highlighted due to the festive season, chocolates of all kinds are easily found at just about any store you shop at. In years past we have enjoyed making chocolates of all kinds including truffles and peppermint bark. These days I prefer some chocolate bark with nuts and butter. That is my kind of treat! This chocolate is melt in your mouth to die for and a fabulous holiday chocolate to share with friends and family!
Cherry Chocolate Walnut Bliss 
8 ounces organic fair trade dark chocolate
2 ounces of organic unsalted butter
3/4 cup coarsely chopped crispy walnuts (recipe follows)
1/2 cup chopped dried cherries (unsweetened, unsulphured),
generous pinch of coarse sea salt
Melt chocolate and butter over low heat, until thoroughly melted. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into an 8×8 pan lined with parchment or wax paper. Place in fridge/freezer until firm. Break into rustic pieces and enjoy!
Crispy Walnuts
4 cups of raw walnut halves
2 teaspoons of sea salt
filtered water
Mix walnuts with salt and water and leave in a warm place for at least 7 hours or overnight. Drain in a colander. Spread
walnuts on a stainless steel baking pan and place in a warm oven (150 degrees, the warm setting on most ovens) for 12
to 24 hours, turning occasionally, until completely dry and crisp. Store in an airtight container.
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Holy moly, that sounds amazing! I am going to have to try it. And soon!
This looks fantastically delicious. Do you think Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips would work for the dark chocolate? My husband is the big chocolate lover in our family and I’m sure he would love these. I think I am also going to have to make them to bring to the Christmas potluck at my job in December. Yum!
Absolutely! Any dark chocolate you like would work great! I just finished off a batch today – yum! Enjoy!