Batty Bark Recipe

Batty Bark Recipe

These very cute chocolately treats are especially wonderful because they hold their shape. Be sure to chop the cherries into small pieces for a smoother look. For easy cutting, dip cutter into hot water between cuts.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen

This recipe is:

 Quick

      18 Servings

    Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Ingredients

    8 ounces milk chocolate, chopped

    4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

    1 cup crisp rice cereal

    1/4 cup unsalted sunflower kernels

    1/4 cup dried cherries, chopped

Directions

    In a microwave, melt milk chocolate and semisweet chocolate; stir until smooth. Stir in the cereal, sunflower kernels and cherries. On a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, spread chocolate mixture into a 12-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Refrigerate until firm.

    Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Cut with a 3-1/2-in. bat-shaped cookie cutter. Remelt scraps and cut if desired. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Batty Bark published in Halloween Party Favorites , p17

Tip Use Chocolate as Chips

"After Easter, I put leftover solid or hollow chocolate bunnies or eggs in a plastic bag and pound them into small pieces," relates Geraldine B. of Kersey, Pennsylvania. "I use them in place of chocolate chips in recipes."

               

Beth Layman  :)