Milk Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Bark

Name: Milk Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Bark
Yield: Makes about 1 kg/2¼ lb
Ingredients: 200 g/7 oz/1 cup caster (superfine) sugar; 100 g/3¾ oz/scant ½ cup unsalted butter; 250 g/9 oz macadamia nuts, chopped; 500 g/1¼ lb milk chocolate (40% cocoa solids); 500 g/1¼ lb milk chocolate (40% cocoa solids); 5 ml/1 tsp flaky sea salt, such as Maldon; 5 ml/1 tsp flaky sea salt, such as Maldon

Preparation info

Makes about
1
kg

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

You could use any of your favourite nuts here, but the macadamia works very well, especially with the buttery crunchy coating they have once caramelized. A sprinkling of salt adds an extra dimension to the chocolate and nut flavour combination. Use a good quality sea salt, such as Maldon, for the best taste.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz/1 cup caster (superfine) sugar
100

Method

Line two baking trays with baking parchment and set aside.
Put the sugar and half of the butter in a small pan and warm over a medium heat until the butter starts to bubble.
Add the chopped macadamia nuts and, using a wooden spoon, stir constantly until coated. Stir in the remaining butter, then remove from the heat.
Spread the nuts out on o

Energy 5378kcal/22437kJ; Protein 60g; Carbohydrate 514g, of which sugars 512g; Fat 357g, of which saturates 125g; Cholesterol 23mg; Calcium 1490mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 3228mg