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    Jan 27, 2021 · Modified: Feb 15, 2023 by Sues · This post may contain affiliate links, uses cookies, and generates income via ads · View privacy policy + disclosure statement linked in footer · 14 Comments

    Valentine's Day Bark

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    With Oreo cookies and pretzel twists covered in white chocolate and topped with M&Ms, conversation hearts, and sprinkles, this Valentine's Day Bark will help you show your love this February 14!

    Overhead view of pieces of Valentine's Day bark with white chocolate, M&Ms, conversation hearts, pretzels, and Oreo with recipe title at top.

    (This recipe for Valentine's Day Bark was originally published in February 2009, but was updated with new photos and content in 2021).

    Jump to:
    • ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
    • 🗒 Ingredients
    • How to make Valentine's Day bark
    • ⏲️ How to store
    • 💡 Recipe substitutions
    • 💘 More Valentine's Day dessert recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    'Tis the season for love! And candy... SO much candy. And I wouldn't have it any other way. For some reason, even standard candy, like M&Ms, is more delicious when it's various shades of red and pink.

    Even if you're an anti-Valentine's Day type of person, you can't deny that it's a wonderful time of year for your sweet tooth.

    Of course, you can show your loved ones how you feel about them with a box of chocolates or a bag of conversation hearts... But wouldn't it be more special if you made them a Valentine's Day candy gift from scratch?

    Enter Valentine's Day Bark. It's basically cookies and pretzels and candy combined with lots of sweet white chocolate and broken into bite-sized pieces. You can use any types of candy for your white chocolate bark, but I'm sharing my favorite combination here.

    Valentine's Day chocolate bark is such a fun way to celebrate the day of love for any chocolate lover or candy lover in general!

    ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

    If you want to give your friends and loved ones a special little sweet treat this February 14, Valentine's Day bark is perfect! You can put it in pretty little bags and spread a little love and sweetness.

    It's also a fun treat to make at home with your kids or your partner. You can use any candies and additional ingredients you want to customize it for you and your loved ones!

    And lastly, this bark is the perfect solution for any leftover Valentine's Day candy you have on hand!

    🗒 Ingredients

    You don't need many ingredients to make this candy bark. And? You can make any substitutions or additions you want! You can use a different kind of chocolate, another variety of Oreo cookies, different candies, etc.

    Here's what I used for my Valentine's Day Bark:

    • White chocolate (either chocolate chips or bars roughly chopped)
    • Oreo Cookies
    • Pretzel twists
    • Valentine's Day M&Ms
    • Conversation hearts
    • Sprinkles

    How to make Valentine's Day bark

    Making candy bark is super easy and once you make it once, you'll want to make it for every holiday throughout the year.

    There are tons of different bark recipes online and you'll find many different processes, but here's my favorite way to do it:

    1. Melt white chocolate.

    I like to use high-quality white chocolate bars (like Ghirardelli) for my bark since it melts best. You can also use white chocolate chips, but just take care when melting them since it's a little tougher to do.

    I recommend using a double boiler if you have one. If you don't, you can set a heat-proof bowl tightly over a saucepan of gently simmering water and stir until white chocolate it completely melted.

    You can also melt the chocolate in the microwave. I recommend melting it at a low power for 30-second intervals in a microwave-safe bowl and taking it out of the microwave and stirring it frequently.

    White chocolate melted in double boiler.

    2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle on your "base" while white chocolate is melting.

    For the base of this Valentine's Day bark, I used Oreo cookies and pretzel twists. Since this is a white chocolate bark, I liked the idea of having a chocolate cookie crunch.

    And the pretzels add some more crunch and a light saltiness (which is fabulous with all the other sweetness here!).

    Oreo cookies and pretzels sprinkled on parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

    3. Drizzle on white chocolate and add candy toppings.

    Drizzle melted chocolate all over the cookie and pretzel base and use an offset spatula to spread it if needed.

    Then sprinkle on your Valentine's Day candy! You can use whatever you want, but I opted for Valentine's Day M&Ms, candy hearts, and pink and white heart sprinkles.

    A little chocolate, a lot of sweetness, and lots of pretty colors.

    White chocolate and Valentine's Day candy sprinkled over pretzels and Oreo cookies.

    4. Let Valentine's Day bark chill.

    I recommend putting the bark in the fridge for about 2 hours so the chocolate can harden and you can break your bark up into bite-sized pieces.

    I like to use a knife to cut the bark, but you can also use your hands.

    Each piece has a little bit of everything on it... Just the way it should be!

    Hand holding up a piece of Valentine's Day bark with white chocolate and candy.

    You can put the bark in little cellophane bags to gift or add it to your Valentine's Day treat plates.

    Or just keep it in your kitchen and snack on it all February long. After all, no matter who else is in your life, you should always be your own #1 Valentine!

    ⏲️ How to store

    That said, if you are going to keep it in your kitchen, be sure to store it in an airtight container at room temperature.

    When stored properly, the bark should stay fresh for 5-7 days.

    💡 Recipe substitutions

    Like I mentioned, there's a lot you can do with this Valentine's Day bark and there are easy ways to adjust it to everyone's tastes. Here are a few ideas:

    • If you don't like the taste of white chocolate (or how sweet it is!), you can certainly use milk chocolate or dark chocolate. I like the way the reds and pinks look against the white chocolate, but milk or dark would also be delicious! You could also do a white and dark chocolate swirl or layers!
    • You can also feel free to use different colored candy melts for the bark. Pink candy melts or red candy melts would look great!
    • If you don't like traditional conversation hearts (I don't blame you), you can use the Sweet Tart version or none at all.
    • Use any flavor M&M you want... peanut or peanut butter would also be delicious here, but there are so many varieties available these days!
    • Use any of the millions of Oreo flavor varieties on the market! You can use golden, birthday cake, or any flavor you choose.
    • If you prefer a more solid bark, you can skip the cookie/pretzel base and simply spread the white chocolate on the parchment paper. Add candy on top and include chopped Oreo and pretzels on top, too, if you want.
    Landscape view of Valentine's Day bark with white chocolate and candy with conversation hearts sprinkled all around.

    The options are endless! You can obviously use non-holiday candy to make this a year-round candy bark. Or use Christmas candy to make it a Christmas bark.

    Candy barks are one of the easiest ways to celebrate holidays and give edible gifts to your loved ones. They look a lot more difficult than they are. And are always delicious!

    I'm not going to lie... This Valentine's Day bark is a bit dangerous as it's so addictive, but it is the best mid-afternoon treat. Though I may have had a piece or two for breakfast this week.

    Overhead view of pieces of Valentine's Day bark with white chocolate, M&Ms, conversation hearts, pretzels, and Oreo cookies.

    💘 More Valentine's Day dessert recipes

    In my opinion, Valentine's Day is the perfect excuse for lots of dessert-making! I love using festive candy for Valentine's Day bark, but I have lots of other favorite Valentine's Day dessert recipes, some that use candy and some that don't! Here are some of the best:

    • Red Velvet Cookie Dough Bars
    • Conversation Heart Cookies
    • Grapefruit Crinkle Cookies with Campari Icing
    • Chocolate Covered Strawberry Frappuccino
    • Red Velvet Ice Cream with Cookie Dough
    • Rose Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
    • Chocolate-Dipped Peanut Butter Heart Cookies
    • Chocolate Strawberry Bouquet (from Addicted to Dates)
    • Valentine's Snack Cakes (from Rose and Whiskers)

    However you're celebrating (or not celebrating) Valentine's Day, I hope there's lots of candy, sweetness, and love involved! And maybe even this Valentine bark!

    What's your favorite Valentine's Day candy?

    📖 Recipe

    With Oreo cookies and pretzel twists covered in white chocolate and then topped with M&Ms, conversation hearts, and sprinkles, this Valentine's Day Bark will help you show your love this February 14!

    Valentine's Day Bark

    With Oreo cookies and pretzel twists covered in white chocolate and topped with M&Ms, conversation hearts, and sprinkles, this Valentine's Day Bark will help you show your love this February 14!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Conversation Heart Recipes, Oreo Bark, Valentine's Day Desserts
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Chilling Time: 2 hours
    Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
    Makes: 8 servings
    Author: Sues

    Ingredients

    • 12 oz. white chocolate (either chocolate chips or bars roughly chopped)
    • 16 Oreo Cookies, roughly chopped
    • 1 ½ cup pretzel twists
    • ½ cup Valentine's Day M&Ms
    • ½ cup conversation hearts
    • 1 ½ Tbsp sprinkles

    Instructions

    • Melt white chocolate either in a double boiler (or a heat-proof bowl set securely over a pot of simmering water) or the microwave at intervals and frequent stirring.
    • While chocolate is melting, cover a baking sheet in parchment paper. Sprinkle Oreo cookies and pretzel twists on parchment-lined baking sheet.
    • Pour white chocolate over Oreo cookies and pretzels. Spread with offset spatula if needed.
    • Top with M&Ms, conversation hearts, and sprinkles.
    • Let Valentine's Day bark harden in fridge for about 2 hours before breaking into pieces and enjoying.

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    Comments

    1. rattynposh says

      February 13, 2009 at 8:19 am

      roses are red
      and this bark is so rad --
      best friday the 13th
      i've ever had!

      thank u chelsee!!!

    2. VeggieGirl says

      February 13, 2009 at 9:10 am

      Oh man, LOVE all the goodies in that bark!! Divine!!

    3. TKTC says

      February 13, 2009 at 9:17 am

      How cute/delicious does THAT look?!

    4. kara says

      February 13, 2009 at 10:00 am

      best breakfast ever!!! thank you chelsee!! (I'll probably be back in about 5 minutes for seconds . . . wait that would be thirds, right?)

    5. Alisa - Frugal Foodie says

      February 13, 2009 at 11:57 am

      Holy mother of sugar!

    6. Katrina says

      February 13, 2009 at 5:45 pm

      Love your blog! I made this bark with the Halloween theme, looks so good for V-day! Love all your food on here!

    7. Heather says

      February 13, 2009 at 7:27 pm

      oh my goodness gracious! how cute is that!? love it!

    8. Yummy Mummy says

      February 15, 2009 at 6:31 am

      omg I want that for breakfast so bad right now!

    9. Kat says

      February 15, 2009 at 7:51 am

      Wow! This looks awesome. You can get so creative with your ingredients. Why don't I think of these things??? Keep up the great work on your blog 🙂

    10. Snooky doodle says

      February 15, 2009 at 1:25 pm

      Ha great idea 🙂

    11. CookiePie says

      February 15, 2009 at 9:06 pm

      YUM - that looks fantastic, perfect Valentine's breakfast! 🙂

    12. linzostratizo says

      February 26, 2009 at 5:44 pm

      i loved this for V-day and am going to do one for st. patty's day as well!

      love your blog!

    13. Jen says

      March 05, 2009 at 2:00 pm

      You may have covered all of my salty/sweet cravings in this beautiful bark. Love it!

    14. ---Valentine Day--- says

      August 15, 2009 at 6:40 am

      WOW!! welcome to my website

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