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Dark Chocolate Almond Bark with Sea Salt Recipe

My mom has been on an interesting diet, per doctor's orders. It's called "The Virgin Diet" and it's not your typical diet plan. Now, your first thought might be... Virgin diet, wha? Surprisingly, the name actually comes from it's author J.J. Virgin so get your minds out of the gutter! The plan scales back the types of foods you can eat with the goal of getting healthy and also ruling out foods that you might be sensitive to. The plan is to drop 7 foods and as a result it says you will also lose 7 lbs in a week. How could it be that bad, right? Can't say that I wasn't intrigued. Could these 7 foods be the magic key to finally dropping unwanted pounds?

Dark Chocolate Almond Bark with Sea Salt #recipe

At this point, you probably want to know what those forbidden foods are right? Okay, spoiler alert for those who haven't opened up the book yet, I'm going to share these 7 foods. The diet suggests removing dairy, soy, sugar and artificial sweetener and gluten. The foods that surprised me most were peanuts, eggs and corn. Yeah, what? Truth is, according to the book these foods might be preventing us from losing extra weight. As someone who eats eggs almost every morning, this certainly "could" explain a lot. My diet obsessed brain is perked and listening!

My mom has lost 12 pounds in three weeks. That's about 4 pounds per week so far. Not sure which has me more interested, the weight that could be lost OR this Dark Chocolate Almond Bark recipe that I found in the The Virgin Diet Cookbook?! LOL.

Now you see where this is really going, right?

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After the initial cycle of the diet plan, you can do trials to re-introduce some of the foods to see if in fact they are irritating to you. After all of this fun trial and error, you can eat Dark Chocolate each week. That's right!

So, that is where I am. Haven't done the diet, but I'm somehow thinking about the delicious dark chocolate I could consume IF I had. *mouth waters*

Dark chocolate almond bark with coarse sea salt

My hubby is also a big fan of dark chocolate, actually he is the reason I started loving it too. After I wolfed down tried some of this fabulous bark, I did myself a favor and packed his up to hide in his office. It's addictive! I picked my ingredients for this at Whole Foods Market in Cranston, Rhode Island. It was a bit pricey, but so worth it. I was able to by a big old slab of 70% dark chocolate, raw almonds and coarse sea salt for the recipe. You can certainly swap out for more convenient ingredients at your local store, no worries! As long as your measurements on on point, the bark should be tasty!

Want this fab recipe? Happy bark-ing! So easy with only 3 ingredients!
Recipe adapted from The Virgin Diet Cookbook.

Dark Chocolate Almond Bark with Sea Salt Recipe

Dark Chocolate Almond Bark with Sea Salt Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup of Raw Almonds
  • 12 oz Dark Chocolate
  • ⅓ Tsp of Coarse Sea Salt

Instructions

  1. If using raw almonds, preheat your oven to 350°F (if you opt to use roasted almonds, you can skip this part). Place raw almonds on a baking sheet, spread them out. Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Let cool completely, then chop coarsely and put aside. Put three-fourths of the dark chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. At intervals of 15 seconds, melt the chocolate and promptly stir and repeat until the chocolate is melted. Add remaining chocolate and mix until completely melted together. Add the chopped almonds and pour the mixture into a non-stick baking sheet or pan. Sprinkle evenly with the sea salt. Set the chocolate in the refrigerator until it is set. This could take up to 30 minutes. Once the chocolate is solid again, you can break the bark into pieces and serve!
Nutrition Information
Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 2311Total Fat 176gSaturated Fat 75gCholesterol 44mgSodium 635mgCarbohydrates 231gSugar 181gProtein 48g

So easy and decadent! Have you ever made chocolate bark? What did you put in yours?

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18 Comments

  1. I like to peppermint bark and then I also make peppermint bark with chocolate. Oh wait, I forgot I made M&M bark with pretzels too. I love bark!

  2. Oh my, I love dark chocolate. It is my favorite. Yours looks absolutely divine. I'd add toffee or nuts. OR BOTH.

  3. Dark chocolate is so much better for you. I wish I could learn to like it! This recipe looks delicious!

  4. Oh Dawn, you are woman after my own heart! hmm....I seriously love me some almond chocolate bark with sea salt! It is absolutely delicious!

  5. Sounds like a great diet to me if I can eat yummy stuff like Dark Chocolate. Love this recipe, I just got a bark pan - now I know what to make in it!

  6. I would have never guessed eggs ... yikes! I have been trying to decrease the amount of sugar and gluten I am taking in, I must try this recipe!!

  7. Your pictures are amazing! I love salty chocolate, I have bought this in stores but I would love to make this at home myself.

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