Patriotic Bark

By srumbel

A festive and fun 4-ingredient patriotic treat — flag bark. Perfect for the Fourth of July!
from chelseasmessyapron.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups high quality milk chocolate chips*
• 2 cups high quality white chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup red, white, and blue M&M's
• 1/3 cup sprinkles

Preparation

Step 1

Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper and set aside.
In a microwave safe bowl add in the milk chocolate chips.
Melt in the microwave in bursts of 15 seconds stirring for 5-10 seconds in between each burst until chocolate is melted. Be careful to not over cook the chocolate and be patient with the slow bursts. A lot of the melting happens in between microwave bursts.
Using a spoon and a spatula, spread the chocolate evenly over the full surface of the parchment paper on the prepared pan.
Let set. (Do not put in the fridge because a cold chocolate layer will make the white chocolate harden even quicker)
Add the white chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl and again, melt in 15 second bursts stirring in between each burst for 5-10 seconds.
As soon as the white chocolate is melted, pour and spread evenly over the chocolate layer. Work quickly as white chocolate hardens very fast.
As soon as the white chocolate is spread evenly over the chocolate add the M&M's and sprinkles.
Allow to completely set until the chocolate layers are hardened.
Break into pieces and enjoy!

Notes
*You can use 2 kinds of chocolates here for a more interesting taste. I generally combine milk and dark chocolate, but use whatever 2 chocolates (or just 1 chocolate is great too) that you enjoy best!

Serves: 1 9 x 13 pan worth of bark