Easy Easter Bark (A Quick and Colorful Spring Treat)

This Easy Easter Candy Bark is a colorful, no-bake dessert that’s perfect for kids, parties, or adding to Easter baskets.

Happy Spring, friends!

Spring is in the air, and there’s nothing quite like the joy of creating a sweet treat. One that captures the colors, flavors, and spirit of the season. If you’re hosting Easter dinner or a spring gathering, this Easy Easter Candy Bark is the perfect solution for a colorful, festive treat!

As a baker who loves turning simple ingredients into festive, show-stopping desserts, I’ve found that candy bark is one of the most versatile and approachable treats you can make at home. With just white almond bark, a few colorful candy melts, and your favorite Easter candies, you can create a beautiful, marbled dessert in under an hour. And the best part? It’s almost impossible to mess up.

This recipe is designed for both seasoned bakers and beginners. You’ll learn how to marble candy like a pro, and decorate with eye-catching Easter candies. You’ll end up with a dessert that looks store-bought but is entirely homemade. Plus, it’s a project kids can help with. Which is perfect for making memories while crafting something delicious. By the end of this recipe, you’ll have a batch of candy bark that’s colorful, festive, and ready to share or gift.

Mix and match your favorite Easter treats for this recipe, or you can do as I do, and use Jelly Belly’s Deluxe Easter Candy Mix. It has the perfect ratio of bunnies to chicks, malted milk eggs to chocolate foil eggs, and jelly beans to pastel candy corn. I found the candy at my local grocery store, but I suspect you can find it wherever bulk candy is sold.

Tips for Perfect Easter Candy Bark

Be sure to view my video to see the marbling effect in action. It’s so easy! Here are some additional tips that may help you through the entire process.

1. Work quickly: Candy melts set fast, so spread and decorate immediately after melting.
2. Choose colorful candy: Mix textures and sizes for a playful look.
3. Store properly: Keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
4. Foil-wrapped chocolates: Pop them off the bark to unwrap before eating – they’re nostalgic and visually appealing!

This Easy Easter Bark is so fun to add to Easter baskets for a homemade treat. Or, serve it on a dessert platter at spring gatherings. For favors, wrap in cellophane and tie with ribbon for gifting to neighbors or teachers.

Easy Easter Bark

Heather Baird

This Easy Easter Candy Bark is a colorful, no-bake dessert that’s perfect for kids, parties, or adding to Easter baskets.

Almond bark can be found at grocery stores in the baking aisle, usually next to the chocolate chips. If you're having trouble finding it, look for packages labeled as "White Candy Coating". Colorful candy melts can be found at most craft stores. 

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

30 minutes setting time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 57 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 30

Ingredients

 

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• 24 ounces white almond bark also called candy coating
• 6 ounces sky blue candy wafers
• 2 1/2 cups assorted Easter candies bunny-shaped candies, jelly beans, malted milk eggs
• Silver dragees optional

Instructions

 

• Cover a work surface with sheets of parchment paper.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the almond bark at 30 second intervals in the microwave until the candy can be stirred smooth (about 1 minute 30 seconds). In a separate bowl, microwave the sky blue candy wafers until they are melted and can be stirred smooth. Transfer the blue melted candy to a disposable piping bag. You may use a plastic zip-top bag if you don’t have a disposable piping bag.
• Quickly spread the almond bark on the parchment paper into a rectangle about 15×11-inches. Snip a small hole in the tip of the piping bag and pipe lines of blue candy across the white almond bark. Drag a toothpick through the blue candy lines to marble the bark. Quickly sprinkle on the assorted Easter candies and silver dragees, if using.
• Allow the candy to stand at room temperature until set, about 30 minutes. Lift the sheet of candy from the parchment paper and break it into pieces. Store the candy in an air-tight container, or place it in cellophane bags tied with pretty ribbon for an Easter basket goodie.

Notes

I use foil-covered chocolate eggs on this candy because they are so pretty and nostalgic. These chocolates must be unwrapped before eating. Just pop them off the surface of the candy, unwrap and enjoy!

Keyword almond bark, candy melts, easter candy

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