Chocolate Hazelnut Bark

Yield: About 12 ounces (serving size: 1 ounce)

Ingredients

• 3/4  cup  hazelnuts (about 4 ounces)
• 1/3  cup  dried cherries, coarsely chopped
• 2  tablespoons  finely chopped crystallized ginger
• 6  ounces  bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Place hazelnuts on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking. Turn nuts out onto a towel. Roll up towel; rub off skins. Coarsely chop nuts. Combine nuts, cherries, and ginger in a medium bowl.

3. Place chocolate in a microwave-safe measuring cup. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until chocolate melts, stirring every 15 seconds. Add to nut mixture, stirring just until combined. Spread mixture evenly on a jelly-roll pan lined with foil; freeze 1 hour. Break into pieces; serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

139

Fat:

8.8g (sat 2.5g,mono 3.9g,poly 0.7g)

Protein:

2.1g

Carbohydrate:

15.4g

Fiber:

1.4g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.8mg

Sodium:

5mg

Calcium:

19mg