If you are looking for a healthier treat to curve those sweet tooth cravings, look no further!  This recipe is so wonderful!  The flavors of ginger, chocolate and dried fruit are hard to beat!

French Chocolate Bark

12-14 ounces combination of good semi and bitter sweet chocolate

1 cup roasted or raw cashews or almonds, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup dried peaches, chopped

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup dried blueberries

1/4 cup crystallized ginger, chopped

Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper.  Melt the chocolate in a double broiler over medium low heat.  Spread the chocolate onto the parchment paper and sprinkle nuts, fruit and ginger evenly.  Let set in the fridge for 10-20 minutes until set and break into medium size pieces.  Serve.

Emily Saddler

Emily is a Master Gardener, wife of a professional landscape contractor, homeschool mom of 7 awesome kids, yoga/pilates instructor, a clinical and master herbalist, licensed massage therapist and soon to be traditional naturopath. She is a very passionate advocate of organic home-grown food! Emily maintains a blog called “The Organic Suburban Farm Girl” where she shares gardening advice, delicious recipes made with fresh, organic ingredients, herbal and natural home care product recipes and loves teaching classes on gardening, plant identification and herbal remedy workshops. Check out the events and classes page for more info.