I didn't think the almonds needed to be roasted before hand. I thought it just gave the bark a weird taste when it was finished. Next time I will try just coarsly chopping my whole almonds and dropping them in. I also thought the recipe should have been doubled.

Did not come out for me at all.

So easy and delicious

I added around a 1/4 cup of peanut butter, and it tasted great!!

The recipe is complete. See it says to sprinkle with remaining almonds, and chill 30 minutes, or until solid. I love this stuff and thought I might even make some this year to have for emergency gifts this Christmas.

This is the best (and easiest!) recipe I've found for chocolate bark. My Christmas baking is now officially underway!

This treat is tasty year round! I have found that it is easier to use Candiquik, than chocolate chips. You can find it at Wal Mart...or your local grocer. You can microwave it and it never turns lumpy!

Thank you Nancy for this easy and decadent recipe. I've had chocolate almond bark before, however what makes this recipe so delicious is the sauted to a golden brown almonds that add so much flavor. I made 3 batches - semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and milk chocolate chips. I gave this chocolate almond bark as Christmas Gifts, in cute tin containers lined with wax paper. I kept my gifts in the fridge until I gave them away, suggesting to keep the bark in the fridge as I find it softens quickly. I will make again next Christmas - however I wonder do I have to use chocolate chips or can I use a higher quality chocolate? I will attempt next time to swirl white chocolate throughout the dark/milk chocolate or vise versa!

This was an easy recipe to make. It is good but our family prefers the white chocolate bark recipes that contain crushed peppermints or Oreos. This was a nice change of pace.

This is a quick, easy recipe. Worked well as a last minute gift during the holidays.

Yummy! I make mine with dark chocolate - PC semi-sweet chocolate chips are best. The shortening is a must to get the chocolate to melt right.

My kids and thier friends said it was like eating a hersheys bar with almonds. It was so easy to make and worth it.

Did not turn out as well as I had hoped. Would have used a deeper pan as opposed to a shallower pan and would have used whole almonds instead of sliced. But it tasted good.

I agree - great for a quick chocolate fix. Hardens in a snap in the fridge, and a tasty cold snack as well.

i'm addicted.

Good stuff and an EASY holiday treat (compared to the several batches of cookies one will normally make for the season). I used whole almonds instead of chopped and made one batch with chocolate chips, the other with white chocolate. Although it may appear obvious, the instructions for this recipe forgot to include the final step: pouring the chocolate and almond mix over the wax paper, allowing to cool and breaking it into pieces. An important step since this bark recipe cannot remain in the pot...without wrecking the bark or your pot.

The flavors are delicious but next time I will use whole or chopped almonds instead of sliced.