It blows a boring bottle of Beaujolais out of the water.

The Ina hype is real.

Everything turns out better than I imagine, with less effort than I expect.

Ina Garten next to a photo of a hand holding a spatula spreading chocolate on a parchment-lined baking sheet

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This recipeis one of Garten’s favorite host gifts.

Not-a-spoiler alert: It is quintessential Contessa.

And the ginger’s crunchy, crystallized sugar coating feels extra festive.

Close-up of chocolate bark on a sheet pan showing it topped with golden raisins, dried apricots, dried cherries, and cashews

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Every inch is a perfect bite.

confirm you have your rectangle guide drawn on your parchment before prepping your chocolate.

And even though I couldn’t find semisweet chocolate in bar form, morsels melted just fine.

(“How easy is that?")

(Anything that isn’t will fall off later.)

Is tying each package with printed “Barefoot Contessa” ribbon a little too much?

I don’t think so, either.