Dana's Dark Chocolate Bark

Dana's Dark Chocolate Bark

Ingredients:
nuts, hazelnuts or filberts
spartan, real semi-sweet chocolate baking chips,
vanilla extract
spices, cinnamon, ground
cereals, oats, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), without salt

Directions:
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat sheet and set aside.
Toast hazelnuts in a dry pan until warmed and fragrant.
Let the nuts cool, then chop and set chopped pieces aside.
In a double boiler, slowly melt chocolate, stirring gently with a wooden spoon until smooth.
Stir in vanilla and cinnamon; add brown rice cereal and mix gently.
Pour mixture onto lined baking sheet and smooth out evenly into a rectangular shape (it doesn't have to be perfect).
Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts and set aside for 1 to 2 hours (or 30 to 45 minutes in the fridge) until chocolate hardens.
Break into pieces and serve.