Patriotic Marshmallow Bark

Patriotic Marshmallow Bark a fun, festive, and OH SO sweet dessert! Make these marshmallow treats with only 5 basic ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time.

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Chill20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert, No-Bake Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Patriotic Marshmallow Bark

Servings: servings

Calories: 394kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

1 12- oz white chocolate chips
1 10- oz bag of mini marshmallows
1 tbsp shortening optional but it really makes the melting process easier!
¼ cup mini M&M's I used just red and blue!
Patriotic sprinkles or other fun sprinkles!
Star cookie cutters and sticks optional

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prep: Get started by lining an 8x11 or 9x13 glass dish or a half-sized cookie sheet with parchment paper or foil.
Melt chocolate: Then, put the white chocolate chips and shortening, in a medium sized glass bowl. Proceed to melt the chocolate in the microwave for 1 minute. Give it a small stir, then return it to the microwave in 30 second increments, until the chocolate is completely melted when you stir it. My bowl of chocolate took just over 1 minute in the microwave. White chocolate looks like it's not all melted when it really is. Stir it several times and make sure it really needs more microwave time. I usually have to stir mine for 30 seconds until it's fully melted.
TIPS ON MELTING WHITE CHOCOLATE: Melting white chocolate can be a little frustrating if you've never done it before. The reason is because white chocolate seizes easily. When chocolate seizes it actually looks like it's not melted yet, which prompts people to return it to the microwave, which makes the whole thing worse. Stir several times after each 30-second increment in the microwave. Many times you'll find that a good 20-30 seconds of stirring it around in the warm bowl will melt it the rest of the way! If you've had back luck with melting chocolate in the past, try adding shortening
Combine ingredients: After the chocolate is melted, add the marshmallows, and stir to coat. You will want to do this kind of quickly, be sure the chocolate coats the marshmallows well. However, if you take too long, the marshmallows start to melt, which you don't want. After the marshmallows are well coated, add the M&M's candies and stir once more.
Proceed to transfer the chocolatey marshmallow mixture to your prepared pan. Using a rubber scraper, make sure marshmallows extend to the edge of the pan. Press down slightly to make it all somewhat even. Then, shake on any sprinkles you would like to decorate the bark with.
Chill: Place the dish in the freezer for about 20 minutes, until the chocolate has set. You want to use the freezer so that it cools the mixture as quickly as possible, you don't want those marshmallows to melt.
Shape: Remove the dish from the freezer and let sit on the counter to return to room temperature. After that, cut it into pieces. If you use a cookie cutter, I suggest using a metal one and spraying the edges with cooking spray prior to cutting. If you want to make marshmallow pops, insert the stick into the middle after you cut the bark with a cookie cutter. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Patriotic Marshmallow Bark is a festive and delicious treat to serve at your next summer holiday BBQ. Make these marshmallow treats easily and impress all your friends and family!

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