Fruit & Nut Bark

Sweet, salty and effortlessly customizable. Just add imagination.

• 2 cups dark chocolate chips (milk chocolate, if you prefer)
• 1 tsp Cointreau (or any liqueur you like)
• 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/3 cup honey-roasted almonds, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup salted cashews, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 10 candied orange pieces, chopped
• 10 candied cherries, chopped
• 7 dried apricots, sliced

Line a 9-by-9-inch pan with parchment paper, ensuring that the paper extends past two of the sides. Then place all the nuts and fruit in a bowl, and toss to combine.

Melt the chocolate chips over a double boiler, and then stir in the Cointreau and cardamom. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan in an even layer. Evenly distribute the nut-and-fruit mixture atop the chocolate, and gently press them so that they sink in slightly and adhere. Place in the fridge to chill for 1 hour, then lift out the slab by the parchment paper, and slice into random shapes with a sharp knife.