Photography by Amanda Reelick
Chocolate bark is delicious and simple to make. Pop it in a handmade box for a delicious gift. Use Fairtrade ingredients to support people around the world – creating opportunities and hope with better wages and working rights.
For the chocolate bark:
1 cup Fairtrade chocolate drops
½ cup chopped almonds, roasted
¼ cup Fairtrade dried mango
¼ cup Fairtrade papaya
Freshly ground sea salt (optional)
Step 1:
Measure out all ingredients. Slice the dried fruit and roughly chop the nuts.
Step 2:
Melt the drops on a low heat, using a metal bowl over a pot of water.
Step 3:
Once melted, whisk the chocolate to a smooth paste.
Step 4:
Line a tray with baking paper. Spread the chocolate evenly, sprinkle with nuts and fruit, gently pressing them flat.
Step 5:
Chill in fridge until firm. Sprinkle with salt (optional). Break into even chunks.
Step 6:
Stack the bark in upright layers in the box.
For the box:
2 sheets of stiff paper, white and coloured
Ruler, pen and sharp pointed scissors
Double-sided tape
Step 1:
Use ruler, pen and scissors to cut out 2 x octagons (8-sided shape).
Step 2:
Use ruler and scissor-point to score parallel lines between points; turn 90 degrees, score two more parallel lines, creating a central square; then score a short line in centre of each edge.
Step 3:
Cut a square of coloured card; tape it to centre.
Step 4:
Write a message to the person you are gifting it to.
Step 5:
Tape the two octagons together (for thickness); fold along the scored edges.
Step 6:
Press corners together and secure with tape.
