Sweet & Salty Treats

If you enjoy making holiday treats to give as gifts to family and friends during the holidays?  If so, you must give this recipe a try.  The ingredients blend into a combination of sweet and salty and crunch that will have you reaching for seconds.  The broken shards of the bark make a lovely presentation.  


These treats will have folks thinking that you slaved for hours... but you and I will have a little secret, knowing how easy these are to make.  I promise not to tell if you will!


Sweet & Salty Treats

Ingredients:

1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
3 4-oz bars bittersweet chocolate baking bars
3 4-oz bars white chocolate baking bars
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Directions:



Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 8-10 minutes or until toasted.


Line a 17x12 jelly roll plan with aluminum foil.


Break each chocolate bar into 8 equal squares.
Arrange in a checkerboard pattern in the jelly roll pan, alternating white and dark chocolate.


Bake at 250 degrees for 5 minutes, or until the chocolate is melted.

Remove the pan from the oven and using a toothpick, swirl the chocolate into a marbled design.
Sprinkle evenly with the toasted pecans and sea salt.
Chill 1 hour until the mixture hardens.
Break into pieces.
Store in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to a month.


Notes:  I used Ghiradelli chocolate.  Any premium chocolate should work, just don't use candy coating.

and that's What's Cooking at Cathy's ~ Enjoy!