Bark

Bark recipes have been around for centuries and were originally created as a way to use up leftover bits of bark and other ingredients that would otherwise go to waste. Early bark recipes were simple and often just consisted of mixing bark with water and boiling it until it was soft enough to eat.

Over time, bark recipes became more sophisticated and began to include other ingredients such as flour, eggs, and fruit. Bark pudding, for example, is a popular dish that is made by boiling bark, flour, eggs, and dried fruit until it forms a thick, pudding-like consistency.

Bark recipes are still popular today, especially in the winter months when people are looking for warm, hearty dishes. While most bark recipes are now made with more palatable ingredients, there are still some that use traditional ingredients such as bark and water.

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Recipes

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Unicorn Bark

  • candy pearl
  • white candy coating
  • sprinkle
  • candy coating
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Bridge Mix Bark

  • raisin
  • pretzel
  • peanut
  • semi sweet chocolate chip
  • milk chocolate chip
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Bacon Bark

  • salt
  • pecan
  • walnut
  • pumpkin pie spice
  • lemon
  • hungarian paprika
  • light brown sugar
  • maple syrup
  • bacon
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Christmas Bark

  • dark chocolate callet
  • milk chocolate callet
  • white chocolate callet
  • peppermint extract
  • sprinkle
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Peppermint Bark

  • vegetable oil
  • peppermint extract
  • chocolate
  • white chocolate
  • candy cane
  • candy cane
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Unicorn Bark

  • blue coloring
  • pink coloring
  • purple coloring
  • candy pearl
  • yellow coloring
  • white chocolate chip
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S'mores Toffee Bark

  • brown sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • salt
  • semi sweet chocolate chip
  • graham cracker
  • miniature marshmallow
  • butter
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Peppermint Bark

  • semisweet chocolate
  • candy cane
  • oil based peppermint extract
  • white chocolate
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Cookie Dough Bark

  • chocolate candy
  • vanilla extract
  • all purpose flour
  • butter
  • salt
  • white chocolate candy coating
  • milk
  • light brown sugar
  • chocolate chip
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Oreo Peppermint Bark

  • green coloring
  • coconut oil
  • peppermint extract
  • semi sweet chocolate chip
  • oreo
  • white chocolate chip
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Nutty Chocolate Toffee Bark

  • candy thermometer
  • cooking spray
  • vanilla extract
  • butter
  • light brown sugar
  • nut
  • salt
  • salt
  • seed
  • baking soda
  • sugar
  • bittersweet chocolate
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Brownie Bark

  • brownie
  • egg white
  • water
  • semi sweet chocolate chip
  • semisweet chocolate
  • butter
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Valentine Bark

  • cooky
  • pink
  • white
  • brach' cinnamon imperial
  • valentine themed sprinkle
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Easy Candy Corn Bark

  • candy corn
  • pretzel
  • sandwich cooky
  • white chocolate candy coating
  • candy eyeball
  • halloween sprinkle
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Peppermint Bark

  • white chocolate
  • peppermint extract
  • semisweet chocolate
  • candy cane
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granola bark

  • vanilla extract
  • egg white
  • cinnamon
  • almond
  • coconut
  • hazelnut flour
  • brown sugar
  • flax seed
  • maple syrup
  • olive
  • sesame seed
  • water
  • salt
  • rolled oat
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Matcha Bark

  • sesame rice cracker
  • white chip
  • lemon oil
  • matcha
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Pucker Up Bark

  • dark chocolate candy coating
  • lip shaped sprinkle
  • gummy lip
  • white chocolate candy coating
  • sprinkle
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Peppermint Bark

  • peppermint extract
  • milk chocolate
  • white chocolate
  • candy cane
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Jelly Bean Bark

  • green candy coating melt
  • white
  • green
  • approximately green brach' jelly bean
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Unicorn Bark

  • vanilla candiquik
  • wilton candy melts blue
  • wilton candy melts green
  • sprinkle
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Peeps Bunny Bark

  • vanilla candy coating
  • sprinnkle
  • pink candy coating melt
  • yellow candy coating melt
  • pink peeps bunny
  • yellow peeps bunny

Ingredient Breakdown

 
salt
white chocolate
peppermint extract
butter
semi sweet chocolate chip
semisweet chocolate
candy cane
white chocolate chip
pretzel
vanilla extract
almond
white chocolate candy coating
dark chocolate
bittersweet chocolate
pistachio
sugar
sprinkle
honey
vegetable oil
cranberry
peanut
baking soda
light brown sugar
maple syrup
peppermint oil
sweet chocolate chip
chocolate
coconut oil
chocolate chip
water
dark chocolate chip
candy pearl
orange zest
hazelnut
cayenne pepper
oreo
cacao nib
coconut
greek yogurt
strawberry
tart cherry
coffee bean
raisin
peanut butter
pumpkin pie spice
bacon
green
cherry
graham cracker
miniature marshmallow
seed
cashew
granny smith apple
brown sugar
nut
egg white
white
red
cinnamon
caramel sauce
espresso
chocolate candy coating
peppermint candy
white chip
vanilla candiquik
wilton candy melts green
white candy coating
candy coating
runny peanut butter
blueberry
strawberry jam
ritz cracker
milk chocolate chip
reese'
bittersweet chocolate chip
honey peanut
skor
butterfinger candy bar
blackberry
blueberry jam
brown rice cereal
pecan
walnut
lemon
hungarian paprika
andes mint
milk chocolate candy coating
dark chocolate callet
milk chocolate callet
white chocolate callet
quinoa
coffee granule
vanilla
cacao nibs rose
caramel
blue coloring
pink coloring
purple coloring
yellow coloring
cascadian farm vanilla puffs cereal
cascadian farm fruit spread
fruit
kraft caramel
sweetened coconut
oil based peppermint extract
peppermint chip
oreo cooky
granola
chipotle chile powder
dark chocolate wafer
pink melting chocolate wafer
white melting chocolate wafer
candy
lemon zest
chocolate candy
all purpose flour
milk
green coloring
jif crunchy
powdered sugar
smucker' strawberry fruit spread
candy thermometer
cooking spray
rice krispy
light corn syrup
grahams cereal
popcorn
coconut cream
coconut sugar
vanilla greek yogurt
brownie
cooky
pink
brach' cinnamon imperial
valentine themed sprinkle
candy corn
sandwich cooky
candy eyeball
halloween sprinkle
marshmallow
roll pillsbury® chocolate chip cooky
round starlight mint
white vanilla chip
coconut flake
butter extract
white chocolate candy coating candy melt
pomegranate seed
sweet
candied orange peel
hazelnut flour
flax seed
olive
sesame seed
rolled oat
toffee
sesame rice cracker
lemon oil
matcha
dark chocolate candy coating
lip shaped sprinkle
gummy lip
milk chocolate
green candy coating melt
approximately green brach' jelly bean
mulberry
cardamom
wilton candy melts blue
pepita
ancho chile
turbinado sugar
cacao bean
wilton candy melts red
siggiand# vanilla skyr yogurt
justinand# honey peanut butter
berry
purely elizabeth grain cinnamon peanut butter granola
vanilla candy coating
sprinnkle
pink candy coating melt
yellow candy coating melt
pink peeps bunny
yellow peeps bunny

Insights

Staple Ingredients

  • salt 12%
  • white chocolate 10%

Common Ingredients

  • butter 8%

Usual Ingredients

  • pretzel 6%
  • semisweet chocolate 6%
  • semi sweet chocolate chip 6%
  • white chocolate chip 6%
  • bittersweet chocolate 5%
  • dark chocolate 5%
  • peppermint extract 5%