Christmas Chocolate Gingerbread Bark

This Christmas Chocolate Bark recipe is an easy-to-make (no tempering chocolate required), fun, and no bake chocolate bark loaded with mini gingerbread man cookies, baking gums, and sprinkles! The flavors of the gingerbread, chocolate, and candies pair perfectly together and make a great dessert or snack.

Like my Christmas Biscotti and Christmas Nougat, this Chocolate Gingerbread Bark also makes a great edible gift! It's popular during the holiday season, was inspired by my Melted Witch Halloween Bark Recipe, and is a nice changeup from Christmas cookies.

📖Variations & Substitutions

• Mini Gingerbread Men- you could make your own mini gingerbread man cookies with my No Chill Gingerbread recipe and a mini gingerbread man cookie cutter (affiliate link).
• Baking gums- you could use another type of gumdrop or candy
• Semi-sweet Chocolate - you can use a mixture of dark chocolate or milk chocolate with white chocolate instead of semi-sweet.
• White chocolate - you can use white chocolate candy melts (but I do NOT recommend using white chocolate chips)
• Sparkling sugar - swap out the sparkling sugar for sea salt for a delicious sweet savory combo!
• Add-ins -you could swap out the sprinkles for crushed candy canes or add your choice of toppings

🥘Ingredient Notes

You will need the following ingredients for this Christmas Chocolate Gingerbread Bark:

• White Chocolate. Baker's chocolate or other high-quality chocolate bars are the best chocolate to use
• Semi-sweet melting chocolate/baker's chocolate. You can buy this in bulk.
• Christmas green and red sprinkles. I use a combination of nonpareils and jimmies. The sprinkles are round and the jimmies are the long ones.
• Baking gums. These are gumdrops made specifically for baking and have a similar texture to jujubes. But they have a unique and delicious flavor that pairs so perfectly with the gingerbread and chocolate in this recipe. You can buy them in bulk too.
• Mini gingerbread man cookies. Make sure you use mini gingerbread man cookies. I have found them in regular grocery stores and in bulk.
• Sparkling white sugar. Sparkling white sugar is basically an edible glitter and makes this bark look extra festive! You can get this in the cake decorating aisle of hobby and craft stores, on Amazon, and in some grocery stores.

🔪How to Make Chocolate Gingerbread Bark

Prep: Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or wax paper.

Chop chocolate into smaller pieces. This will help it to melt more easily.

Melt semi-sweet chocolate at 50% (½ power) in a microwave-safe bowl for about 3-4 minutes, checking at 1-minute intervals and stirring between, until melted.. **Do NOT get any water near your chocolate or it will seize!

Melt white chocolate in the microwave the same as above.

*I recommend putting both the bowl and baking sheet on a trivet, as the chocolate is hot!

Pour melted chocolate onto a prepared baking sheet (lined with parchment paper).

*Alternatively you can melt chocolate in a double boiler on the stovetop

Drop white chocolate by the spoonful onto melted semi-sweet chocolate.

Then swirl with butter knife or an offset spatula to get desired marbled effect. This is the easiest way to do this.

*Bang bottom of cookie sheet down on counter a couple of times to remove lumps and air bubbles.

Add mini gingerbread man cookies.

Then add sprinkles, baking gums and sparkling sugar.

Set aside and allow to harden for 1-2 hours at room temperature.

Then lift out of baking pan and place on a flat surface.

Break into large pieces and enjoy! You can just use your hands to break it into pieces or you can cut it with a sharp knife (see recipe FAQ's)

Hint: When you are melting chocolate in the microwave, less is more! Take the chocolate out at regular intervals and stir. The heat from the melted chocolate helps to melt the remaining unmelted pieces. You do NOT want to heat your chocolate any more than you have to or you risk it seizing.

👪 Serving Size

This Christmas Bark recipe makes 24 servings. However, you can half, double, or triple the recipe by clicking on the serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.

🌡️Storing Christmas Chocolate Gingerbread Bark

Fridge: Homemade chocolate bark will last in an airtight container for about 2-3 weeks. Because this chocolate is not tempered, I recommend storing it in the fridge or freezer to avoid melting.

Freezer: However, I pop this easy chocolate bark recipe right into a freezer safe Ziploc bag or container after it's done. This way it will last longer. It will last up to 4 months in the freezer if properly stored.

❔ Recipe FAQ's