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Barberry and Pistachio Dark Chocolate Bark

May 7, 2016 by Alison 4 Comments

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Barberry and Pistachio Bark
Print Recipe
This decadent dark chocolate bark is loaded with barberries and pistachios. You don't need to feel guilty breaking a piece since it's actually quite healthy. Barberries are rich in Vitamin C and are an immune boosting food. Pistachios are loaded with fiber, healthy fat and protein.
Servings Prep Time
14 pieces 15 minutes
Passive Time
1 hour
Servings Prep Time
14 pieces 15 minutes
Passive Time
1 hour
Barberry and Pistachio Bark
Print Recipe
This decadent dark chocolate bark is loaded with barberries and pistachios. You don't need to feel guilty breaking a piece since it's actually quite healthy. Barberries are rich in Vitamin C and are an immune boosting food. Pistachios are loaded with fiber, healthy fat and protein.
Servings Prep Time
14 pieces 15 minutes
Passive Time
1 hour
Servings Prep Time
14 pieces 15 minutes
Passive Time
1 hour
Ingredients
  • 8 ounces dark chocolate good quality bars or melting chips
  • 1/2 cup barberries soaked for 10 minutes, dried
  • 1 tbs sugar
  • 5 tbs pistachios dry roasted with sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp salt
Servings: pieces
Instructions
  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Soak the barberries in water for ten minutes. Dry well and dust with a tablespoon of sugar. Set aside.
  3. Melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl by cooking and stirring in 30 second increments. You can start with a minute and 30 seconds but then keep it to 30 second increments, stirring well in between. Watch it carefully so the chocolate doesn't burn.
  4. Using a spatula, spread chocolate onto the baking sheet. Make sure not to make the bark too thin or too thick.
  5. Distribute the barberries first and then the pistachios on top of the melted chocolate. Sprinkle with flaky salt and then place in the refrigerator until set.
  6. Once hardened, break the bark into pieces and store in airtight container in the refrigerator.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: barberries, bark, chocolate, dark chocolate, dessert, healthy, no bake desserts, pistachios, snack food, zarsehk

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Comments

  1. Shirin says

    October 24, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    This is awesome! Being Persian, we have a ton of barberries in the freezer and I have been looking to use them in something different than the same old persian dishes. I used saffron-flavored pistachios. This bark turned out fantastic! Can’t wait to distribute to friends/family.

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    • cookingwithfriendsclub says

      October 24, 2016 at 1:23 pm

      Hi Shirin!
      Thank you so much for your feedback! And where might I find saffron-flavored pistachios? I was just thinking of placing an online order for more barberries. Let’s hope your friends and family feel the same way about the bark as you do! And please, share your ideas with me too. I love Persian food.

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      • Shirin says

        October 24, 2016 at 2:51 pm

        Hi Alison! A few times a year, we have family visiting from Iran and they bring pistachios, zereshk, saffron, etc. If that weren’t the case, I would buy these items from the local Iranian grocery stores. There are a lot of Persians here in Irvine, California which is why we have the grocery stores. If you don’t have access to those items or places, I’d be happy to send you some. Just contact me by email. If you can get saffron, here is how to do the pistachios at home:

        Saffron-pistachios

        2 cups raw, unsalted pistachios (if you were serving these alone, you would use in-shell pistachios. For the bark, you could start with 1 1/2 c. of pre-shelled)

        Juice of 1 lemon

        1 tsp sea salt, plus 1/2 tsp

        1 tbsp saffron liquid (grind a pinch of saffron using a mortar and pestle. Add to it 1 tbsp of hot, but not boiling, water to dilute it)

        Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

        Mix all ingredients in a bowl, reserving 1/2 tsp of the salt for later. Make sure to coat the pistachios well

        Lay them out on a baking sheet so they are in a single row

        Roast for 12 minutes, then mix them around a little with a utensil and roast for another 8 minutes

        Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle remaining 1/2 tsp of sea salt, evenly.

        Let cool then transfer to an airtight container.

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        • cookingwithfriendsclub says

          October 26, 2016 at 3:14 pm

          Wow, you are so sweet! Thank you. Usually I can order everything online. I will definitely make the pistachios! Thank you so very very much.
          Alison

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It all began when I was a child cooking with my dad, the kitchen a magnet for cooking and camaraderie, a refuge from adolescence. I spent countless hours chopping, sautéing and simmering my way through childhood. And now, with three kids of my own, I’m still chopping, but this time through their childhood and often with friends.

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