Paleo Candy: Bacon Infused Dark Chocolate Bark with Nuts

Paleo Candy

Sometimes, okay, often times, it’s hard to stay Paleo.  I crave cookies, I want bread, and on occasion the dancing bubbles of a soda are missed. When you’re *trying* to embrace Paleo, sweets are tough.  It’s hard to sit back and watch the kiddos eat Blue Bell Homemade Ice Cream, while I pretend that my bananas are the perfect dessert.  I’ll admit it, it is summer, and although I haven’t had ice cream, I have had other non-paleo treats. Eh… it happens.  BUT… I have also had this: Paleo Candy {Bacon Infused Dark Chocolate Bark with Nuts}.

My husband did the sweetest thing for me, he made me this yummy bark.  I could marry this man a thousand times over and over again! (No, not just for the paleo candy.)  The two of us needed a Paleo dessert in the house, so he decided to make us Paleo Candy.  It is delicious 🙂

Here’s What You Need:

• 2 cups of Dark Chocolate Chips
• 2 tbs of Bacon Fat (If you’re Paleo or grew up in a Latin or Southern family you have a cup in the fridge.. truth)
• 1 cup Nuts any kind will do. We used pecans and walnuts
• Optional* Himalayan Salt or Kosher Salt enough to sprinkle on top of the all the bark
• Heavy duty glass bowl
• Pot
• Cookie sheet
• Parchment paper
• Spatula

Here’s How He Did It:

1. Create a double boiler, using a heavy duty glass bowl placed on top of a pot of boiling water. Add chocolate and bacon fat to glass bowl.
2. Add chocolate chips and bacon fat to glass bowl. Stir the chocolate and bacon fat until the chocolate is smooth and creamy.  The bacon fat must also be completely melted in.
3. Pour chocolate onto parchment paper placed on a cookie sheet.
4. Spread chocolate and bacon mixture evenly across the parchment paper.
5. Hand sprinkle nuts and salt over the chocolate before it hardens.
6. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for one hour or until the chocolate hardens.
7. Once hardened, break the chocolate into pieces
8. Enjoy!

Super simple right? Have you tried going Paleo or reducing your gluten intake?