Like I said, my bark is worse then my bite...not that this bark is worse than anything, it's more on the better side of the scale than anything and quite far on the end of that scale if you know what I mean.....do you know what I mean? Sorry, I'm even confusing myself....where was I going with this? Ah yes, chocolate bark. This recipe is supper easy and supper yummy. This is great to make for the holidays or to give out around valentines day or for any holiday for that matter. This is great to give to your carnivore neighbors to get them talking and they'll no longer think of you as "that weird person that says she's vegan...whatever that is." It's so good they'll think you're cheating.
Chocolate Coconut Bark
1 bag chocolate chips melted
1/2 c shredded coconut
1 c chopped nuts
1/4 c coconut milk
In a glass bowl, pour your chocolate chips, coconut, and coconut milk. Melt in the microwave stirring every 20 seconds. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Pour the chocolate on the cookie sheet till it is a thin layer over the whole pan. Sprinkle the nuts over the top and put in the freezer till it is completely firm. Break apart ruffly.
Use your imagination. Try green sprinkles for St. Patric's day, red hearts for valentines day, or add dried fruit instead of nuts.
When I first moved to hawaii to go to school I got hooked on coconut, or Haupia ice cream. I found it got me through any trial of homesickness, bad grades, and bad break-ups. Yes, Haupia became my dearest hawaiian friend. We would go to the beach together, take walks, and cry together. It was a perfect match. When I returned to hawaii with Matthew we went to costco and found an industrial size bag of Haupia pudding mix....I was in heaven. We brought the bag home and set out to make a batch to indulge in when I read the directions. "Boil 10 gallons of water, add contents of package, simmer till thickens, cool then cut." As you can imagine, this was a bit more then 2 little haulies could eat. It took us about an hour to do the math and figure out single serving sizes.....we're still working on the same bag of pudding mix. - this recipe yields 8 - 1/2 c servings of plain pudding or works on about a dozen rolls - which, when you try them, works out to be about 2 servings.
Haupia Pudding
4 c coconut milk
1/2 c sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 c shredded coconut
1/4 c water
1/4 c tapioca starch
Poni Po Po
a dozen white rolls (I know white flour...blah blah blah....it's dessert, live a little)
In a sauce pan heat the coconut milk, sugar, salt, and shredded coconut milk till sugar is dissolved and coconut is soft (about 5 minutes). In a separate bowl mix the water and tapioca starch. Add to the coconut milk mixture and stir till it's the consistency of yogurt. Pour over the rolls and let set till pudding is firm. Serve warm.
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