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Cinnamon Bark

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield400 grams (about 3 cups) 1x

A Valentine’s Day cinnamon bark recipe with melted white chocolate, sprinkles, and cinnamon red hot candies.

Ingredients

Scale

300 grams chopped white chocolate, or callets (10 1/2 ounces; about 2 cups)
Pink oil-based food coloring
80 grams cinnamon imperials or cinnamon red hot candies (1/3 cup), divided
Pink nonpareils or Valentine’s Day sprinkles
Edible glitter, for dusting


Instructions

Line a quarter sheet tray with a silicone baking mat.

A tray lined with a silicone mat

Add the white chocolate to a bain marie or double boiler. Melt over low heat, stirring gently, until completely melted. Remove from heat.

Bowl of melted white chocolate

Portion 3-4 tablespoons of melted chocolate into a small bowl. Tint with pink food oil-based coloring.

A small bowl of melted pink chocolate with a spoon

Into remaining white chocolate, stir half of the cinnamon red hot candies.

Bowl of melted white chocolate with cinnamon red hots

With a rubber spatula or small stepped palette knife, spread remaining white chocolate onto prepared tray, forming a rectangle approximately 7 x 9 inches in size.

Melted white chocolate spread over a silicone lined tray

Drizzle with the pink chocolate.

Melted pink and white chocolate spread over a silicone mat

With a knife, chopstick, or skewer, create a marble pattern in the chocolate.

A skewer creating a marble effect in pink and white melted chocolate

Scatter with remaining cinnamon red hot candies. Tap tray on countertop to settle.

Cinnamon bark on a small, silicone lined tray

Top with pink nonpareils or Valentine’s Day sprinkles. Dust with edible glitter.

A slab of cinnamon red hot bark on a tray

Allow to sit, uncovered, at room temperature until the chocolate sets. This can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours, depending on the temperature in your kitchen.

A slab of cinnamon bark on a silicone mat

Peel slab away from silicone mat. Transfer to a large cutting board and use aa sharp chef’s knife to cut into smaller pieces.

Cinnamon bark on a cutting board with a chef's knife

Hand holding a piece of cinnamon bark

Store cinnamon bark in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.

Pieces of pink and red cinnamon bark for Valentine's Day

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