Good-Cooking - Chocolate Bark and Variations

Ingredients

• 12 ounces good-quality white, bittersweet or milk chocolate, roughly chopped (or 12 ounces chocolate chips)
• 4 ounces of lightly toasted whole almonds, macadamias, or pecan or walnut halves
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1/4 cup whole dried cherries or cranberries
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped salted peanuts
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 2/3 cup crumbled peppermint candies