What Is Almond Bark?

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SweetMelissa2007 Posted 20 Jun 2009 , 3:01pm
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Can anyone tell me? Is it white chocolate with almond flavoring? I'm thinking about trying it for a white chocolate ganache or, I guess, almond bark ganache! icon_lol.gif Does anyone know if this will work? What else is it used for? TIA

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Kiddiekakes Posted 20 Jun 2009 , 3:05pm
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Almond bark is made with melted chocolate and almonds Usually whole mixed in.Then you spread in on a sheet pan and let it set in the fridge.When it hardens you breaks the pieces up...It can be made with dark,milk or white chocolate..I guess you can make a version with almond flavoring for ganache..I would test it out first!

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tabicat21 Posted 20 Jun 2009 , 9:58pm
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I buy it to dip cake balls and strawberries. Its a candy coating very similar to chocolate. Ingredients: sugar, cornstarch, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa process with alkali, cocoa, soy lecithin, artificial flavor and milk. No Almonds. It's usually on the top shelf at Walmart above the other chocolate. Very easy to dip with.

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SweetMelissa2007 Posted 22 Jun 2009 , 12:18am
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Yes, that's where I found it. The package actually says "Make your own Almond Bark" on it but I didn't realize that when I got it. So do you know if it will work for ganache? Does it "harden" the same way as regular chocolate? I will definitely try it before using for a cake but if anyone knows and could help that would be awesome TIA, Melissa

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Misdawn Posted 22 Jun 2009 , 12:25am
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I tried to make some ganache with it last night and it did NOT work.

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SweetMelissa2007 Posted 22 Jun 2009 , 12:32am
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Misdawn, oh that SUCKS! What happened to it that it didn't work?

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Misdawn Posted 22 Jun 2009 , 12:34am
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I made it just like I make it with regular chocolate. I usually put it in the fridge to let it thicken when using it for filling. So that's what I did with this. It never thickened. It never set. I even put a second batch into the freezer for about 4 hours and it still didn't 'set'. I don't know what went wrong.

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lngo Posted 22 Jun 2009 , 1:46am
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Originally Posted by Misdawn

I made it just like I make it with regular chocolate. I usually put it in the fridge to let it thicken when using it for filling. So that's what I did with this. It never thickened. It never set. I even put a second batch into the freezer for about 4 hours and it still didn't 'set'. I don't know what went wrong.




Thank you soooooooooo much for sharing that. I was going to buy some almond bark tonight and experiment, but you saved me a trip!

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