Chocolate Bark With Lots of Bite

• 4 cups pecan halves (1 pound)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or less to taste)
• 12 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder (or less to taste)
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 4 12 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1 (11 1/2 ounce) package milk chocolate chips
• 1 (10 ounce) package white chocolate chips
• 34 cup dried cherries

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Place the pecans in a bowl; add butter and toss.
3. Combine the sugar, salt, cinnamon, cayenne and chili powder; sprinkle over pecans and toss to coat.
4. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet.
5. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Cool leaving pecans on the pan.
7. In a double-boiler (or microwave) combine the semisweet chocolate chips and 1 1/2 tablespoons oil, stirring until melted and smooth; then immediately drizzle over pecans distributing evenly and making a pattern over the surface of the nuts.
8. Repeat the process with the milk chocolate and vanilla chips, melting each package with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil.
9. When drizzling over the pecans, make sure all colors of the chocolate are visible.
10. Sprinkle with cherries if desired.
11. Let stand until set.
12. Break into serving-size pieces.
13. Store in an airtight container.

pecan, butter, sugar, salt, ground cinnamon, cayenne pepper, chile powder, semisweet chocolate chips, vegetable oil, milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, dried cherries

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-bark-with-lots-of-bite-466192 (may not work)