Honey Chocolate And Pistachio Bark
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Winter officially kicks off tomorrow! Eeeps! Where did autumn go? I can’t really complain because I have been truly making the most of autumn, not only with my cooking but also with my photography and travels. We escaped to a gorgeous retreat in the bush next to the beautiful Hawkesbury river for 4 days. I will have a zillion pictures of our little family adventure in a few days. But first things first.
I hosted Monthly Mingle throughout the month of May and the theme I picked was Oh Honey! Right from the golden colour to the molten nature of one of nature’s most amazing bounty, I find honey warming. Like a hug that reaches out from a cup steaming with lemon and ambrosia. I find myself turning more and more toward honey as the weather gets cooler. I’ve got some fantastic entries to share with you later this week from people who have hopped on to the Monthly Mingle (blogger and photographer Meeta Wolff’s brainchild) wagon, . Today, I am sharing my own entry to the mingle. An ode to the sweet luscious golden liquid that is a gift from all those buzzing creatures of nature. As is typical of me, I made my honey dish on the very last day of the month on a whim. It is a Honey, Chocolate And Pistachio bark adapted from the gorgeous cookbook, Monday Morning Cooking Club.
These wafer thin, crisp biscuits are perfect for that after dinner sugar craving. Paired with a strong cup of coffee, they are absolutely stunning. If you don’t want to break them into pieces and gorge on them every night, you can be a good samaritan and leave them whole. Stack several on top of each other, tie them up gently with a lovely ribbon and take it to your best friend when you visit them next time. Watch their eyes light up. Then as they make you a nice cup of tea or coffee, you can pig out on these addictive, sweet things.
HONEY CHOCOLATE AND PISTACHIO BARK
adapted from Monday Morning Cooking Club
An easy to make wafer thin biscuit, this honey chocolate and pistachio bark is perfect with an after dinner coffee or to turn an ordinary bowl of ice cream into a spectacular modern dessert.
Preparation Time – 10 minutes
Baking Time – 20 minutes
Makes – 3 large barks, each to serve 6
Ingredients
100g salted butter, softened
2/3 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup plain flour
2 egg whites
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup pistachios, crushed
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
Preheat oven to 180C. Line three baking trays (38x26cm) with baking paper.
Combine butter, sugar, honey, egg whites, vanilla extract and flour in the bowl of an electric mixer and mix until smooth. Using a sturdy flat spatula spread thinly over the prepared trays to about the thickness of a coin. Sprinkle with chocolate and pistachios. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until lightly browned and cooked through.
Cool on trays, then break into pieces and store in an air tight container.
Notes
The thinner you spread the batter, the crispier the bark will be. You will also have to watch the cooking time, as a thinner bark would need less time to cook and will start browning quickly.
You can experiment with different toppings both for taste and aesthetic appeal. Some combinations that have worked for me are chocolate and dried cranberries, crushed toasted peanut and chocolate chip, crushed peanut with raisins and rice bubbles, pistachios rose petals and a sprinkling of cardamom.
Serve with coffee after dinner, or a bowl of warm fruit compote or stick them in a huge dollop of homemade ice cream.
Absolutely stunning pictures!!! Can’t stop looking at them…
I don’t really eat eggs anymore so can’t bake this gorgeous honey, chocolate & pistachio bark but I am so sure it’ll taste fantastic. I can see how crispy and wonderful it is from the pictures.
You are my photography inspiration Sneh! I love the perfect balance between simplicity and style in them.
chinmayie @ love food eat´s last [type] ..What I am Eating Right Now – May
A delicious treat! That bark looks and sounds really addictive.
Your pictures are amazing!
Cheers,
Rosa
When this came up in my reader I thought it was going to be those shards of chocolate ‘bark’ that you see on blogs all the time. But it’s not, it’s this gorgeous crispy wafer-like beauty and I absolutely love it! Chocolate and pistachios is such a heavenly combination and this looks like it would be divine with ice cream.
thelittleloaf´s last [type] ..Ciabatta Bread
OMG, I don’t usually make things on the sweet side, but this looks absolutely beautiful and addictive like some refined Middle Eastern flatbread gone ‘mad’
! What beautiful photos, Sneh! Here we go methinks . . . !
What a Nice and very new for me recepie. Eventhough we are heading towards summer here i Denamark, I reeealy have to make this. So beautiful photos, thank you for sharing!
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Gorgeous, mouthwatering pictures! And the “after dinner sweet craving”… I know what you’re talking about! This barks seems to be a nice (and easy to prepare) alternative to f.e.x. cantuccini or amarettini. Does it loose it crispness when stored in an airtight container?
A day after making it, it hasn’t lost its crispiness. The thinner bits are crispy and I think will remain so for a day or two more at least, if they last that long. The thicker bits were chewy to begin with, but I quite prefer the chewy ones especially with the taste of honey lingering.
Wow, that bark is stunning!
Laura (Tutti Dolci)´s last [type] ..cherry-almond scones
Beautiful and yum!
Best,
Sihi
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Stunning photography
this bark looks delish!
Nic@diningwithastud´s last [type] ..Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita
That looks absolutely delicious!
Sara (Belly Rumbles)´s last [type] ..Weekly Rumbles
Oh, the pictures in this post are dreamy! I’d never have thought to put all these ingredients together in one dessert, but this sounds incredibly nice. Perfect for a spot of Saturday afternoon baking as the weather cools down.
SarahKate (Mi Casa-Su Casa)´s last [type] ..Kyushu
Hey if winter starts over there then it is suposed to be summer here in the UK but sadly it’s not! The bark looks great just right as the weatehr turns colder or for British summer time!
cakeboule´s last [type] ..White chocolate mousse cake with a raspberry blast secret centre
ommmmggggggg yourrr picturessss!!! very captivating!!
how do you get this moody feel/moody lighting or what is it called?!?
and you got quite a thin bark, almost like papad
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I absolutely love the first two pictures. Honey never looked more sexy! I want that bar with choco & pistachios – sounds fantastic!
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Quick question… are the pistacios raw or roasted? if roasted, presumably non-salted?
yes, I used raw unsalted pistachios.
wow i love the colouring, it sounds amazing.
muppy´s last [type] ..Tim Tam Checkerboard Brownie
I could eat that whole wafer in one sitting it looks so light and crisp! Delicious!
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