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Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Bark

Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Bark• Best chocolate I’ve ever had

• Adapted from New York Times

• Easy to make

• The Pomegranate is an ancient fruit, and is native to Persia

• The Pomegranate is widely known:

• It was the fruit that led Persephone to spend half a year down in the Underworld with Hades; her mother, Demeter (Goddess of the Harvest) is so sad that when Persephone is gone from Earth, she goes into mourning and we experience winter

• Hera, the Queen of the Greek Gods, is often shown with a Pomegranate

• A Pomegranate was found in the tomb of Queen Hatshepsut’s butler

• The Pomegranate is the symbol for prosperity, ambition, abundance, fertility, and good luck

Easy to Make Recipe• Peel & seed the Pomegranate

• Chop the candied ginger

• Melt the chocolate

• Mix it together, salt it up

• Chill, break up into pieces, ENJOY!

Step 1 Peel the Pomegranate

Step 2 Chop the candied ginger

Step 3 Melt the Chocolate

Step 4 Mix it all together

Step 5 Chill, break into pieces, Enjoy!

How to Peel a Pomegranate• With a sharp knife, cut a circle around the top of the Pomegranate

• Peel the lid off

• Pick out the middle core from the top

• Slice the peel along the membrane lines, just a little ways in

• Slowly, pry it open

• For each section, push it from the back and pop the seeds out

• Pry any remaining seeds out

• Pick any little bits of membrane out of the seeds

How to Peel a Pomegranate

Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Bark Recipe• 5 oz Dark Chocolate

• 1 Pomegranate, seeded (should be 1 cup or more)

• 3 T finely minced candied ginger

• 2 teaspoons sea salt (the best you have)

Directions:

Melt chocolate (on a double boiler or in the microwave)

Stir in ginger and half of the pomegranate seeds

Spread on parchment paper, about ¼ inch thick

Firmly press remaining pomegranate seeds into the chocolate

Sprinkle sea salt on top

Chill. Break into pieces, enjoy!

Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Bark Recipe

Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Bark Recipe

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Adapted from New York Times