This melting witch bark treat is easy to make and fun for a Halloween Treat. Make a melting witch cookie out of melting chocolate, an Oreo cookie witch hat, and a candy witch broom for a clever and spooky Halloween dessert. It is a must-have for any Halloween party.
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Melting Witch Dessert for Halloween
When I entertain for Halloween, I like to set out some festive Halloween foods like Mummy Oreo Cookies, Bat Brew Punch, and Pretzel Witch Fingers.
Quick and easy Halloween Fun Foods like this one are essential for any Halloween party. This fun Halloween treat is the perfect Halloween dessert to get the kids excited about Halloween. Set this out along with Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate, Jack-O-Lantern Drinks, and Ghost Meringues.
Here’s What You’ll Need for these Halloween Desserts
- Easy – You won’t believe how easy and fun these witch cookies are to make
- Kids Can Help – The kids can get involved in this fun food craft, creating their melting witch treat
- Make Ahead – This Halloween cookie has a long shelf life. Store at room temperature for a few days before your event.
Melting Witch Bark Ingredients
- Green melting chocolate wafers
- Rainbow Sour Candy Strips
- Oreo Cookies – Halloween colors preferred
- Hershey’s Kisses
- Mini Pretzel Sticks
Equipment You’ll Need
- wax paper
- silicone spoon
- microwave proof glass bowl
- toothpick
- kitchen shears
How Do You Make Melting Witch Bark?
Melt your chocolate melts and stir until smooth
Set out a large sheet of wax paper on your work surface
Drop large spoonfuls of chocolate onto wax paper
Use the back of the silicone spoon to spread the chocolate into a swirling circle.
Cut rainbow strips in half.
Use a toothpick to spread a strip of melted chocolate onto one end of the strip
Place a pretzel onto the rainbow strip and roll the strip around it, ending at the melted chocolate.
Pick up the candy broom and hold the rainbow roll closed as you use kitchen shears to cut strips into the candy
When you cut strips into the candy, your chocolate is probably dry. Set the broom seam-side down onto wax paper
Use the melted chocolate to glue the Oreo cookie to the green circles
Use melted chocolate to glue the Hershey’s Kiss onto the cookies
Apply melted chocolate to the seam of the brooms and glue those down onto the green circles
Tips and Tricks for Making Melting Witch Bark Cookies
If your chocolate dries before you have a chance to use it as glue for the extra pieces, just pop it back into the microwave for about 15-30 seconds
Use a toothpick as a utensil to add chocolate to smaller pieces
I learned a long time ago that a glass microwave-proof bowl or mason jar is the best to use when microwaving chocolate melts
Clean Up – To clean up hardened chocolate, melt it again! Pop it back in the microwave to melt it and scoop it out into the trash
Melting Chocolate FAQs
How do you Melt Chocolate Melts?
Place candy melts in a microwave-proof tall glass bowl or mason jar and microwave them for 1 minute. Stir your warm chocolate, and place it back into the microwave for 30 more seconds.
Why Is My Melted Chocolate Thick?
Chocolate Seizing
Seizing is what my mom used to call overheated chocolate or chocolate that was unworkable. She’d say, the chocolate seized. Which basically meant that it was thick and impossible to use.
Causes of chocolate seizing are typically overheating the chocolate or adding liquid to the chocolate.
There is a fine balance of heating and overheating chocolate. Once you overheat it, it turns thick and worthless.
There are tricks and tips to smooth the chocolate back out, but I don’t think it really ever fully recovers. You’ll basically want to add a form of lard in the way of vegetable shortening or coconut oil. Only use a tiny little speck. Add it to the chocolate and stir in.
Can I Store Chocoalte in the Fridge?
No. I would not recommend storing hardened chocolate in the fridge. You run the risk of condensation on the chocolate. The water will cause spotting on the chocolate. It can also lead to sugar bloom when chocolate goes from one temperature to another too quickly. You’ll know you have sugar bloom when you see white crystals on the top of the chocolate.
Storing
Store melted witch bark in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days
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Melting Witch Bark
Ingredients
Instructions
- Melt your chocolate melts and stir until smooth
- Set out a large sheet of wax paper on your work surface
- Drop large spoonfuls of chocolate onto wax paper
- Use the back of the silicone spoon to spread the chocolate into a swirling circle.
- Cut rainbow strips in half.
- Use a toothpick to spread a strip of melted chocolate onto one end of the strip
- Place a pretzel onto the rainbow strip and roll the strip around it, ending at the melted chocolate
- Pick up the candy broom and hold the rainbow roll closed as you use kitchen shears to cut strips into the candy
- When you cut strips into the candy, your chocolate is probably dry. Set the broom seam-side down onto wax paper
- Use the melted chocolate to glue the Oreo cookie to the green circles
- Use melted chocolate to glue the Hershey's Kiss onto the cookies
- Apply melted chocolate to the seam of the brooms and glue those down onto the green circles
Notes
Nutrition
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