Mummy Bark

Mummy Bark has only four ingredients! This Halloween treat starts with an Oreo and milk chocolate base and is topped with white chocolate and edible candy eyes.

Can’t get enough Halloween treats? Us either! Try these mummy cookies, ghost cookies, or bat cookie pops.

An Easy Halloween Treat!

It’s no secret: I love Halloween! My boys will tell you it’s their favorite holiday, too (“after Christmas of course” they’d say)! One of our favorite things to do is make easy Halloween treats– and Mummy Bark is one of the simplest! It takes a bit of patience as the chocolate hardens, but it’s well worth the wait.

It’s sweet, crunchy and has so many different notes of flavor, starting with the rich chocolate cookies and the two types of chocolate — milk chocolate and white chocolate. This treat reminds me of Hershey’s Cookies and Cream candy bars with a bit more of a chocolate-y flavor.

How To Make Mummy Bark

1. Crush Oreos by putting them in a plastic bag, sealing the bag, and using a meat mallet (or rolling pin, or the handle of a chef’s knife) to coarsely break down the cookies. No need to remove the cream layer from the cookies first.
2. Melt milk chocolate chips until smooth and then stir in the cookies until well coated.
3. Spread the chocolate cookie bark on a lined sheet pan and place in the fridge so it hardens.
4. Melt white chocolate chips until smooth and melted. Then separate the batch here; most of the melted white chocolate gets smoothed over the milk chocolate layer. The rest you drizzle on top of the eyes.
5. Add edible eyes however and wherever you’d like. Get creative here!
6. Drizzle remaining white chocolate all over the bark similar to a mummy’s bandages.
7. Let the bark harden, coarsely chop or break it, and enjoy!

Chocolate Melting Tips

• Use high-quality chocolate chips for a better melt and a richer taste. My favorite is Ghirardelli® or Guittard®.
• Microwave chocolate chips in sturdy, heat–safe (glass) bowls instead of using plastic or melamine.
• To avoid burned chocolate chips, microwave the chips for 30 seconds at a time, and stir it for at least 20-25 seconds between each microwave burst. Remember the chocolate is still melting even out of the microwave. 
• White chocolate hardens very quickly, so work fast when pressing the edible eyes into the bark. You may need to re-microwave the white chocolate that was set aside if it has hardened while the eyes were being added to the bark.

Mummy Bark Tips

• Line the pan with parchment paper, wax paper, or even foil in a pinch. This makes for easy and clean removal of the bark.
• I recommend using a 9×13-inch sheet pan or baking pan for this bark; you want the base layer to be about 1/4th inch thick.
• Adding the white chocolate re-melts the bottom chocolate layer a bit; if it’s spread too quickly, the two colors will blend and swirl together. To avoid this, spread the white chocolate slowly. If the two chocolates do begin to swirl together, switch to a new spoon to keep the colors separate.
• Pipe the leftover white chocolate through a small bag for the best results. I like piping the melted white chocolate over the bark as opposed to spooning the chocolate over the bark. I find it creates a cleaner, sharper look.

Let’s Talk Edible Eyes

Edible eye candies have become increasingly popular over the years. You can find them at craft/hobby stores, most larger chain grocery stores, and online!

I like getting edible eye candies in a variety of sizes for Mummy Bark. Here is the exact kit I use.

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