Easy Spooky Halloween Monster Bark (Boo Bark)
Easy Halloween monster bark is a yummy treat that is so easy it’s scary! Make this fun monster bark for any Halloween party. The perfect project and treat to do with the kids for Halloween celebrations.
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The best week of the year is here! Or one of them anyway. I absolutely love Halloween week, and multiply that times a thousand since having a kid old enough to enjoy the holiday. It’s so much fun!
Part of the fun isn’t just trick or treating, though, seriously how amazing is trick or treating with a kid? We get so into it! I love to do all sorts of fun Halloween activities and crafts with my kids.
And we love doing any activity that gets us into the kitchen together. We made these fun pumpkin patch brownies earlier this fall, but the Halloween treat of choice is definitely this Halloween monster bark.
Because my daughter loves to eat the candy eyeballs. Go figure.
Ingredients and Kitchen Supplies
This is one of those food crafts where you can find everything you need pretty easily in the stores. I like to check craft stores for the candy melts and eyes, but you can also find those at big box stores or online. For this monster bark you need:
- Milk Chocolate Chips – You could use your favorite flavor of chocolate chip for these or even do a mix of milk, dark, and semi-sweet.
- Green Candy Melts – Michaels and other craft stores often stock candy melts year-round, so you should not have much trouble finding them. Around Halloween, you might be able find these or similar candies in big box stores too.
- Coconut Oil – Coconut oil helps with melting the candies and chocolate and making a slightly softer final product.
- Purple Candy Melts – Green and purple work well for Halloween boo bark, but you could use other colors, like orange or red.
- Candy Eyeballs – Around Halloween and often starting in August, you can find these in a lot of store’s baking sections and many craft stores. Otherwise, you can find them online.
- Halloween Sprinkles – Most box stores stock these around August to Halloween. You can pick whatever one speaks to you the most or you could just skip the sprinkles if you prefer.
Some tools to pick up to make monster bark include:
How to Make Halloween Monster Bark
Making monster bark is very easy. It’s definitely something you can do with your kids, even young kids.
Just be warned: if you make this with the kids, they will eat copious amounts of sprinkles and candy eyeballs in the process. Just roll with it.
1. Melt the candies and chocolates in separate bowls.
To melt the candy and the chocolate, you’ll need several microwave safe bowls.
Put the green melts in one bowl, the purple melts in another bowl, and the chocolate in its own bowl.
Add about a half to full tablespoon of coconut oil to each bowl and mix it around a bit.
Pop the first bowl in the microwave and microwave it on high for 30 seconds.
Take it out and stir and then microwave it again for 10 seconds.
After 10 seconds, take it out and stir again.
Repeat this until the candy or the chocolate is nice and smooth and then repeat with each bowl.
2. Spread out the melted candies and chocolate.
Once you have the candy and chocolate melted, spread a sheet of parchment paper out over a cookie tray.
Pour the melted chocolate layer first and spread it out so it makes a thin layer. Then spoon on the green and purple melted candies randomly on top of the chocolate.
It doesn’t have to look pretty. Once you have have it all spooned on, take a fork and swirl the colors together.
Gently tap the tray on the sides to help encourage air bubbles to pop out.
3. Add sprinkles, eyes, and other decor.
Before the candies and milk chocolate start to harden, add your sprinkles, candy eyes, and any other edible decor to the top of the bark.
Finally, pop the tray in the fridge to let the candy set for about an hour before you break the bark into chunks and serve
Tips and Tricks for Making Chocolate Bark
Any type of chocolate bark is easy to make, but here are some tricks you can use to make sure your Halloween bark isn’t just scary but scary good.
- Don’t rush melting the chocolate and the candy melts. If you melt the chocolate without taking it in slow increments, you risk burning the chocolate and the candy melts. Burning them makes clumpy, yucky tasting chocolate.
- Make sure you line your cookie tray with parchment paper or wax paper. If you put the melted candy right on your cookie tray, it will be really hard to get off and you’re gonna have a bad time.
- Get the air bubbles out of your melted candy by tapping the tray with the candy poured on it against the table several times. The candy will sort of spread and flatten and you’ll see any air bubbles pop.
- Use coconut oil to help soften and make the candies and chocolate smoother.
- Store your bark in a covered container at room temperature for up to a week.
Other Easy Halloween Treats You Might Love
Looking for other easy Halloween treats to round out your spooky celebrations? Try these:
- Pumpkin patch brownies. Boxed brownies get a festive makeover with green frosting, sprinkles and candy pumpkins.
- Easy pumpkin Oreos. Dipping Oreos in melted candy and adding eyeballs makes for some fun Jack o Lanterns.
- Halloween party mix. Chex, mini pretzels, and candy corn and pumpkins make for a very snackable treat.
- Easy Ghost Cupcakes for Halloween– A bootiful Halloween treat
- Easy Spider Cupcakes for Halloween– A creepy crawly cupcake treat
- 3 Ingredient Halloween S’mores– A classic treat with a spooktacular twist!
- Easy Spooky Graveyard Brownies for Halloween– Turn a box of brownie mix and some store bought cookies into a creepy chocolate treat.
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Ingredients
- 1 11.5 ounce bag of milk or semi sweet chocolate chips
- 12 ounces of purple candy melts
- 12 ounces of milk chocolate chips
- green and purple sprinkles
- candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate chips by pouring them into a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave them for 30 seconds. Take the bowl out and stir. Microwave again for 10 seconds and then stir. Repeat until the chocolate is smooth and melted. Follow this process to melt the green candy melts and the purple candy melts.
- When the candy and chocolate is melted, pour the chocolate onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Then spoon the green candy melts and purple candy melts randomly onto the chocolate. Once it’s all spooned, lightly drag the tines of a fork through the candy to swirl it together. Then, tap the cookie sheet on a table to pop any air bubbles that are in the candy. Finish the bark by placing eyeballs onto the bark and sprinkling on Halloween sprinkles. Refrigerate for 1 hour to set. Prior to breaking the bark into pieces, remove from the fridge and let sit on your counter for about 15 minutes. Then break into pieces and enjoy or transfer to a covered container and store for up to a week.
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