ALMOND BARK
You want to make candy coated pretzels, dipped chocolates, homemade truffles, etc. but are lost when you read a recipe that calls for something called 'almond bark'.
What is almond bark?
No, almond bark has no almonds.
No, it has no nuts at all.
No, it's not the finished confection you buy in a candy shop with bits of nuts or candy in it.
No, it is not bakers chocolate, unsweetened chocolate or anything similar to those.
Yes it is in your grocery store.
Yes it is near the chocolate chips - usually on a bottom rack.
Yes it comes in chocolate flavor or vanilla
Yes it comes in large blocks that you either cut apart with a large knife or bang on the counter top to break apart. (Much much larger than tiny baker's chocolate blocks.)
It is simply a candy coating confection you can use to make Almond Bark, or dip pretzels, crackers, potato chips and more.
Ingredients List straight from the package;
Sugar
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil
Whey (milk)
Soy Lecithin
Artificial color
Artificial flavor
Sugar
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil
Whey (milk)
Soy Lecithin
Artificial color
Artificial flavor
If you cannot find it YES you can use other substitutions.
- White Chocolate
- Vanilla Chips - right by the chocolate chips in the baking aisle
- Vanilla (white) or chocolate (brown) melting disks in the candy aisle of Michaels, JoAnn Fabrics, etc.
Do you need to purchase online? Link: Almond Bark Options online at Amazon
Just a little FYI, there has to be something almond in this coating because my mother in law in allergic to almonds and she cannot eat this! We tried!
ReplyDeleteAlmond Bark does not contain almonds but that does not mean that it was not manufactured in a facility that processes almonds and other nuts.
ReplyDeletethe "whey" might be almond milk... ??
ReplyDeletemaybe she's allergic to something else like the coconut oil in it
ReplyDeleteDoes this taste like almonds or coconut? I do not like the taste of coconut at all.
ReplyDeleteThis is a yummy vanilla choclate bar to me .
ReplyDeleteon the label of mine it says processed in a place with nuts
ReplyDeleteI am looking for almond bark for a popcorn recipe, but can only find vanilla bark (no mention of almond) in the stores. Is this the same thing?
ReplyDeleteI can not find almond bark anywhere. Can you use white chocolate instead?
ReplyDeleteAlmond Bark can absolutly be found in WalMart food stores.They have a very nice baking isle all ready for the Hloidays.ENJOY and Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI don't know why this hasn't been address, but "Vanilla Bark", "Almond Bark", and "Vanilla Candy Coating" are all the same thing. And if you'll look closely at the package of "Almond Bark", the full labeling says "make your own ALMOND BARK and covered candies". Because the words "Almond Bark" are in bold, that's what you see... and what people call it. "Almond Bark" is in fact the completed confection containing almonds and chocolate. The fact that people are calling this product by that name because of the big lettering on the package doesn't change that. Might help to make sure you list the regional names for things as well, as where you live makes a difference as to what things are called. Hope that helps!
ReplyDeleteI live in NJ and "almond bark" is not sold anywhere here. Not in the grocery stores, Target or Walmart, etc. We do have the candy coating discs in Michael's and AC Moore though. But when a recipe calls for "two squares of almond bark", I have no idea how many candy coating discs that equals. I've also seen a recipe that called for reduced fat almond bark. Not sure how that is even possible, but there is definitely no such thing as reduced fat candy coating..
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