Cherry-pistachio Bark

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups dried cherries
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 (12 ounce) packages chocolate chips
• 6 (2 ounce) vanilla candy coating, squares
• 1 1/4 cups chopped red pistachios or 1 1/4 cups green pistachios

Recipe

• 1 microwave cherries and 2 tablespoons water in a small glass bowl at high 2 minutes; drain.
• 2 melt chocolate and candy coating in a heavy saucepan over low heat. remove from heat; stir in cherries and pistachios. spread into a wax paper-lined 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan.
• 3 chill 1 hour or until firm. cut with a 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. (lightly grease cutter with cooking spray to make cutting easier).
• 4 store in airtight container.