Chocolate Bark: South Aussie Style from Jenny at the SA CWA (Stirling and districts branch)

Ingredients

• Melted butter to grease
• 400g dark cooking chocolate
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 packets white chocolate Strawberry FruChocs, chopped into small pieces
• Almonds, chopped
• Apricot bar or dried apricots, chopped finely
• Popcorn halved
• Desiccated coconut for sprinkling on top

Method

1. Grease a 30cm x 20cm oven tray with melted butter and line with baking paper.
2. Put chocolate and coconut oil in a large microwave bowl and stir to combine. Cook on high (100%) stirring every 30 seconds for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until the chocolate is melted.
3. Stir in half the FruChocs, almonds, apricots and popcorn into the chocolate mixture.
4. Pour into prepared tray and spread evenly in a 5mm thick layer.
5. Sprinkle with remaining FruChocs, almonds, apricots and popcorn and lightly press into the chocolate mixture.
6. Top with dessicated coconut, if desired, chill for 30 minutes or until firm.