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Vegan Chocolate Bark

December 6, 2020 By Dianne 3 Comments

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Vegan Chocolate Bark will satisfy all of your chocolate cravings. Loaded with seeds, this easy to make recipe is a delicious treat any time of the day. Serve it for dessert, enjoy it as an afternoon snack, or crumble it over a yogurt parfait. It’s great in holiday treat boxes, too. This recipe is vegan and gluten-free.

Vegan Chocolate Bark

Vegan Chocolate Bark

If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time, you already know that I’m a chocoholic. You can have your pumpkin and baked fruit, I want my chocolate!

Usually, when I get a new cookbook, I head straight to the mac and cheese recipe first, or maybe a taco recipe that strikes my fancy. But when JL Field’s new book The Complete Plant-Based Diet showed up in my mailbox, I ran into the kitchen and made Super-Seed Chocolate Bark. It satisfied my cravings, and the seeds and chopped pecans added a nice crunch.

chocolate bark with santa mugI often see tins of fancy chocolate bark in stores around the holiday season. They always look lovely, but they’re never vegan, and they usually cost a small fortune. My advice to you so to make your own, which will cost a fraction of the price, and it will be more meaningful, too.

chocolate chunks, nuts, seeds

How to Make Vegan Chocolate Bark

This recipe is super easy to make! It’s as simple as melting chocolate! The hard part is the waiting.

  • First you melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
  • Then you spread the melted chocolate on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, about ¼-inch thick.
  • Next you sprinkle your chocolate with seeds and chopped nuts.
  • Finally, you pop it in the fridge. In about an hour, your bark will be ready! Just break it up into pieces and chow it down.

making chocolate bark collage

Double boiler

Setting up a Double Boiler

The idea of setting up a double boiler might be daunting, but it’s actually really easy.

  • First you fill a pot with a few inches of water and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat.
  • Then you lower the heat to medium to keep the water at a simmer.
  • Next you place another pot or metal bowl on top of the pot, making sure the bottom doesn’t touch the water.

Super-Seed Chocolate Bark unbroken

How to Melt Chocolate

Melting chocolate is super simple, but you need to keep an eye on it, so that it doesn’t burn.

  • You simply place the chocolate in the top pot of bowl of your double boiler and stir consistently with a rubber spatula.
  • It’s important to keep an eye on your chocolate to insure it doesn’t burn.
  • Once the chocolate has melted you remove it from the heat.

Mega Chocolate Chunks

Buying Vegan Chocolate

I’ve had people tell me that they could never go vegan because they don’t want to give up chocolate. Vegan chocolate, exists, y’all!

  • When buying chocolate to make your chocolate bark, look for a cacao percentage between 55 and 85.
  • Check the ingredients for milk, milk fat, milk solids, casein, and whey, which are all animal ingredients.
  • Cocoa butter comes from cocoa beans and is vegan.
  • Taste the chocolate to make sure you like it, because that’s what your bark will taste like.

You can use chopped chocolate bars, chocolate chips, or chocolate chunks in this recipe. I used Enjoy Life Mega Chunks.

The Complete Plant-Based Diet by JL Fields

The Complete Plant-Based Diet

This recipe is from The Complete Plant-Based Diet by JL Fields. Yes, chocolate is plant-based, since cacao comes from beans. It could be argued that chocolate bark is actually a bean salad.

Vegan Chocolate Bark

JL begins the book with an explain of what plant-based actually means, and she explains the difference between vegan, plant-based and WFPB. She gives tips on how to build a balanced meal, and she also lives the low-down on ingredients that might be unfamiliar to newbies. There are lists of ingredients and tools that are handy to have you in your kitchen, too. For those that are new to plant-based foods, there’s a complete 21-day meal plan, along with shopping lists and meal prep tips.

christmas plate with Vegan Chocolate Bark

Of course, The Complete Plant-Based Diet is loaded with recipes. When people hear the term “plant-based,” they often think about salads and plates piled with kale. Sure there are salad and kale recipes here, but you’ll also find recipes for such dishes as Cheesy Broccoli Soup, Avocado Sushi Rolls, Summer Squash Lasagna, and — my favorite — Super-Seed Chocolate Bark. There’s also a chapter full of basic, so you can make your ketchup, buffalo sauce, and vegan butter, if you feel so inclined.

reaching for a piece of vegan chocolate bark

Chapters in The Complete Plant-Based Diet Include:

  • The Plant-Forward Plate
  • Tools for Plant-Based Cooking
  • 21 Days of Plant-Based Eating
  • Breakfast and Smoothies
  • Salads and Handhelds
  • Soups and Stews
  • Main Attractions
  • Snacks and Treats
  • Homemade Staples

If you want to include more plants in your diet, this cookbook is for you!

plate with chocolate bark, seeds, and measuring spoons

 

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Super-Seed Chocolate Bark

Yes, chocolate can be plant-based! Look for cacao percentages between 55 and 85, and read the label to avoid milk-derived ingredients such as casein, milk fat or solids, and whey. Add whatever nuts and seeds you have on hand to the simple melted-chocolate base.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate bark, vegan chocolate bark
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Yields 12 pieces
Calories 183 kcal
Author Dianne

Ingredients

  • 1 cup vegan dark chocolate chips, chunks, or chopped bars
  • ¼ cup chopped unsalted pistachios
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon raw hulled pumpkin seeds

Instructions

  1. Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. Fill the bottom of a double boiler o medium saucepan with a few inches of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Lover the heat to medium to keep the water at a simmer. Place the chocolate in the top of the double boiler or in a heatproof bowl that fits over the saucepan (the bottom of the bowl should not touch the water) and place it over the simmer water. Using a silicon spatula, stir frequently until the chocolate has melted.
  3. In a small bowl, combine the pistachios, sesame seeds, and pumpkin seeds.
  4. Scrape the melted chocolate into the center of the prepared baking sheet and spread it into a layer about ¼ inch thick (the chocolate won’t cover the entire pan). Sprinkle the seeds over the top. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
  5. Break the chocolate bark into 10 to 12 rough pieces. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Recipe Notes

Excerpt from The Complete Plant-Based Diet by JL Fields, published by Rockridge Press. Copyright © 2020 by Callisto Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

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More chocolate recipes you might enjoy include:

  • Tahini Truffles
  • No Bake Cookies
  • Chocolate Hummus
  • Chocolate Mousse Pie

More holiday treats include:

  • Chocolate–Peanut Butter Candy Bites
  • Vegan Fudge
  • Gingerbread Cookies
  • Gingersnap Bars

close up of bark on plate

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Filed Under: Vegan Books, Vegan Dessert Recipes, Vegan Holiday Recipes, Vegan Recipes Tagged With: Chocolate, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, Sesame Seeds

About Dianne

Dianne Wenz is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, Vegan Lifestyle Coach, Plant-Based Diet Nutrition Specialist, and Plant-Based Chef, as well as the author of Truly Healthy Vegan Cookbook.

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  1. Michael Heller says

    December 12, 2020 at 10:35 AM

    Looks DELISH!

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  2. Carla says

    December 12, 2020 at 11:40 PM

    Favorite plant based meal? Tough one, as I love so many things. Lol. Maybe soy curls and dumplings?

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  3. Carolyn says

    December 13, 2020 at 11:31 AM

    I Ike’s your idea that “It could be argued that chocolate bark is actually a bean salad.” Sounds like a winner!

    Reply

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