Here is a delicious homemade chocolate bark recipe that is the perfect sweet treat for the Easter holiday season! (Or can be made during the Spring season time of year.) This is a simple recipe that can be made with kids. The results can be given as gifts during any springtime event, including Easter and Mother’s day!
Ingredients:
6 oz white chocolate, melted w/ 1 teaspoon coconut oil (you can get white chocolate squares, white chocolate melts in the bulk section, or white chocolate chips.)
Pretzel twists, 2 for each butterfly
Square pretzels, 1 for each flower
Pastel M&M’s, 5 for each flower, 4 for each butterfly
Pink, yellow, purple, blue sugar sprinkles
Pink, yellow, purple, blue frosting in piping bags with small cut tip
Themed sprinkles, such as pastel-colored candy balls or sprinkles.
Preparation Instructions:
1. Melt 2 oz of white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30-second increments, stirring in between. When the chocolate is melted, pull it out so you don’t burn it in the microwave.
2. Place wax paper to line a cookie sheet. This way the white chocolate-covered pretzels won’t stick to the sheet pan.
2. Flowers – Dip 1 square pretzel for each flower, tap off excess chocolate. You’ll want a thin layer of white chocolate on each pretzel. Place them on the prepared baking sheet covered in wax paper.
4. Immediately arrange 5 M&M’s of one color in a circle shape on the pretzel as shown. Add the coordinating color of the candied flower to the center, if you have them. Let them cool until the chocolate is fully hardened and the M&M’s stick to the pretzel.
6. Repeat the process for each pastel color M&M, so that you’ll have 5 pastel pretzel flowers when you are all done.
7. Now it’s time to make butterfly wings out of the other shaped pretzel. Dip 2 twist pretzels into the melted white chocolate for each butterfly, tap off excess chocolate, place on wax paper lined tray. You could also make the butterflies with melting chocolates that are milk or dark chocolate. Mixing the type of chocolate gives this simple recipe a litte bit more variety, depending on chocolate preferences.
8 . Immediately sprinkle both pretzels with one color sugar sprinkles.
9. Repeat process for each sugar sprinkle color. Place tray in fridge to let the chocolate cool and set.
10. Melt remaining white chocolate with coconut oil and pour onto a wax paper lined baking sheet. Again, you can use different types of chocolate during this stage and melt milk or dark chocolate for this step instead.
11. When the chocolate has been poured, use a butter knife to spread an even layer into about a 10-inch rectangle shape.
12. Place 4 M&M’s of one color in a straight line anywhere on the rectangle.
13. Place the corresponding color pretzel wing set on either side of the line.
14. Repeat for remaining butterfly colors.
15. Randomly place pretzel flowers around the rectangle where desired.
16. Fill in open spaces with themed sprinkles, sugar sprinkles, etc.
17. Use colored frosting to create eyes, antennae, and wing detail on each butterfly.
18. Place bark in fridge to set
Other toppings you may want to add to your spring themed white chocolate bark:
- course sea salt
- orange zest
- peppermint essential oil
- broken candy canes
- dried fruit
- coconut flakes
- almond to make almond bark
- pumpkin seeds
19. The fun part is, after the chocolate has set, is to break or slice the bark on a cutting board, into serving-size pieces. These make a great gift for Easter, Mother’s day, or even Valentine’s Day! This is a super easy recipe that can use different types of chocolates and toppings to create the perfect flavor combinations!
Spring White Chocolate Bark Recipe with Pretzel Flowers & Butterflies
Learn how to make this easy spring white chocolate bark recipe – full with festive candy butterflies and flowers! You just need melted white chocolate and some candies and you have a fun and seasonal treat! Also great for Easter baskets!
Ingredients
6 oz white chocolate, melted w/ 1 teaspoon coconut oil
Pretzel twists, 2 for each butterfly
Square pretzels, 1 for each flower
Pastel M&M’s, 5 for each flower, 4 for each butterfly
Pink, yellow, purple, blue sugar sprinkles
Pink, yellow, purple, blue frosting in piping bags with small cut tip
Themed sprinkles
Instructions
1. Melt 2 oz of white chocolate
2. Flowers – Dip 1 square pretzel for each flower, tap off excess chocolate.
3. Place on wax paper lined tray.
4. Immediately arrange 5 M&M’s of one color in a circle shape on the pretzel as shown.
5. Immediately arrange 5 M&M’s of one color in a circle shape on the pretzel as shown.
6. Repeat process for each color M&M.
7. Butterfly Wings – Dip 2 twist pretzels for each butterfly, tap off excess chocolate, place on wax paper lined tray.
8. Immediately sprinkle both with one color sugar sprinkles.
9. Repeat process for each sugar sprinkle color. Place tray in fridge to set.
10. Melt remaining white chocolate with coconut oil and pour onto a wax paper lined baking sheet.
11. Spread evenly into a rectangle shape.
12. Place 4 M&M’s of one color in a straight line anywhere on the rectangle.
13. Place the corresponding color pretzel wing set on either side of the line.
14. Repeat for remaining butterfly colors.
15. Randomly place pretzel flowers around the rectangle where desired.
16. Fill in open spaces with themed sprinkles, sugar sprinkles, etc.
17. Use colored frosting to create eyes, antennae, and wing detail on each butterfly.
18. Place bark in fridge to set.
19. Break or slice, serve, and enjoy!
If you try these, be sure to tell us about them in the comments – especially if you combined different chocolates in your spring-themed chocolate bark!
Want some more fun spring dessert ideas? Check these out:
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