A recipe & giveaway celebrating the release of Num Noms Series 5!
Happy Easter weekend everyone!
This week, in the lead up to the holidays, my children have been getting creative in the kitchen, celebrating the release of Num Noms Series 5!
Num Noms, for those of you not in the know, are these adorable scented toys, inspired by tasty foods, all the rage these days with children. Nums are soft, squishy, scented and stackable while Noms are hard-shelled characters the Nums can sit on. Noms are either motorised to scoot around, or filled with scented lip-gloss. They smell so delicious!
Num Noms Series 5 has just been launched in the UK. Inspired by one of the Num characters, C.C. Marble – a swirly pink and blue scoop of ice cream with bunny ears – we’ve created this Easter Chocolate Bark recipe. C.C. Marble’s ears are adorned with a large pink bow and she has two closed eyes, a light blush and a happy, open mouth. Her whole life is a whirl-wind!
The kids really had a lot of fun making this video, playing with the Num Noms and eating the Easter chocolate bark afterwards!
WHAT YOU NEED FOR THIS EASTER CHOCOLATE BARK
- milk chocolate – I used Cadbury Dairy Milk
- white chocolate – I used Milky Buttons
- pink colour melts – I used Rainbow Dust Pink Colour Melts
- yellow colour melts – I used Rainbow Dust Yellow Colour Melts
- purple colour melts – I used Rainbow Dust Purple Colour Melts
- Malt Easter bunnies – use the mini ones that come in a 5-pack bag
- mini Easter eggs – I used Cadbury mini eggs
- pink & white marshmallows – like these ones here
- rainbow sugar strands – like these ones
Use a silicone mat (I use one from a Lékué Basic Deco Mat Kit) or a sheet of waxed paper (or greaseproof paper) to spread out your melted milk chocolate. A note on melting chocolate – I don’t own a microwave (by choice!) so I always melt mine in a heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of barely simmering water. With this recipe, there are five ingredients needing to be melted, so you’ll have to do it in batches, covering the already melted ingredients in some foil to keep it warm until needed.
Start with a milk chocolate base, then drop spoonfuls of white chocolate and colour melts all over. Use something that isn’t sharp, like a wooden chopstick, to swirl the colours together. Decorate as desired, and pop into the fridge for two hours to chill completely.
Num Noms present a whole new way for kids to play and collect. Featuring miniature characters inspired by sweet foods and flavours, such as cupcakes and ice cream, the individually scented Num Noms are the scented collectable that has taken the toy world by storm since 2016. Characters can be mixed and matched to make endless surprising flavour fusions with multiple ways to play.
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You can find Num Noms, including the new series 5 featuring Rice Krispies, Roll Cakes, Crepes and Bread themed Num Noms, on Amazon, Argos, ToysRUs, The Toy Shop and Smyths Toy Superstores.
The set featured in this blog post is the Delicious Desserts set with Cupcake Box packaging that doubles as a storage case. It retails for £16.99 and includes 10 Nums and 2 Noms (lipgloss).
Don’t forget to follow the official Num Noms UK channels on Facebook and Twitter!
Num Noms-Inspired Easter Chocolate Bark
Ingredients
- 400 grams milk chocolate
- 135 grams white chocolate
- 50 grams pink candy melts
- 50 grams yellow candy melts
- 50 grams purple candy melts
- 58 grams Malt Easter Mini Bunnies
- 90 grams mini eggs
- 1 handful pink and white mini marshmallows
- 1 tbsp rainbow sugar strands
Instructions
- Carefully melt your chocolates and candy melts either in a microwave, or in separate bowls suspended over a pan of barely simmering water.
- Place a silicone mat, or a piece of waxed paper/baking paper on your work surface and spoon over the melted milk chocolate, smoothing with a spatula.
- Drop spoonfuls of the melted white chocolate and melted candy melts all over the milk chocolate base, and swirl with a chopstick.
- Decorate with Malt Easter bunnies, mini pink and white marshmallows, mini Easter eggs and rainbow sugar strands.
- Chill in the fridge for at least two hours until firm. Break into pieces and enjoy!
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NUM NOMS GIVEAWAY
PopJam/ Num Noms UK has kindly offered the chance for one of my UK readers to win a Num Noms Series 5 Lunchbox and 2 x S5 Mystery Pots worth approximately £25.
HOW TO ENTER
For your chance to win a Num Noms Series 5 Lunchbox and 2 x S5 Mystery Pots worth approximately £25 enter using the Rafflecopter form below. Come back and tweet about the giveaway every day for more chances to win!
TERMS & CONDITIONS
This giveaway is open to UK entries only. Entrants must be age 18 or over. The winner will need to respond within 28 days of being contacted; failure to do this may result in another winner being selected.
The prize is offered and provided by PopJam/NumNomsUK. The prize is to win a Num Noms Series 5 Lunchbox and 2 x S5 Mystery Pots worth approximately £25. There is no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable.
There is no entry fee and no purchase is necessary to enter this giveaway.
The promoter (Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary) reserves the right to cancel or amend the giveaway and these terms and conditions without notice.
Entry into our giveaways will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
If you need some help using Rafflecopter, here’s a quick clip to show you how. Rafflecopter will pick the winner at random from all the entries received. I will be verifying entries.
Closing date is midnight (that’s 00:00 hours, 12 am on Sunday night/Monday morning) on Monday 16 April 2018 (GMT). The winner will be announced afterwards.
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NATALIE CROSSAN says
This looks so delicious and is very different ! 🙂 x
lesley renshaw says
What a great recipe for kids x
Claire W says
my LO’s love num noms. This bark recipe looks fantastic i keep saying we need to try making some so thank you for the recipe 🙂
Emma Smith says
These are great – will give this a go with my daughter
Kelly Summerfield says
They both look adoreable 🙂 xx
Faye Reed says
The Easter bark recipe looks delicious, I might try it myself this weekend x
michelle o'neill says
This recipe is great x going to give it a go x
Kim Neville says
Easter Bark is perfect for Easter and kids would love all the mix together. We like the different scents of the num noms
Laura Corrall says
Yum yum, It looks so yummy. My girls are obessed with Num Noms.
Pamela Gossage says
Great sounding recipe for Easter
Hayley Colburn says
very creative and fun, something my daughters would love to do
Rich Tyler says
Super tasty! 🙂
Jen says
These look amazing! My little girl would devour these! Great giveaway too!
amy bondoc says
this recipes sounds… and looks delicious! my niece loves num noms x
Katrina says
I love making bark so simple yet so
Stunning
Christine Taylor says
Everything looks fantastic x
Yeah Lifestyle says
What a fabulous idea! We have had so much of Easter chocolates that this is something I know my kids would enjoy doing and what a contest too.
Kim Carberry says
The Easter chocolate bark is a great recipe.
My youngest loves Nom Noms x
hannah wood says
This sounds so amazing!
Kim M says
So pretty – love marshmallows – something a bit different for Easter x
CHLOE CILIBERTO says
Wow this sounds so indulgent and incredibly delicious. I hope you had a very yummy easter. x
Msddah says
YOU SOLD ME ON MILK CHOCOLATE. THAT BRAND IS MY FAVORITE. I AM SURE THESE BARKS TASTE BETTER THAN IT LOOKS. GREAT POST.
Siobhan | The Baby Boat Diaries says
This looks delicious! I was doing okay at being dairy free until Easter flew around the corner! x
Jordanne | Thelifeofaglasgowgirl says
Wow! How amazing does that sweet treat look?! Thanks for sharing this, I would love to try that recipe at some point.
Nayna Kanabar says
This bark looks so colourful and fun to make too. Perfect edible Easter gift idea.
Danielle Graves says
The recipe sounds yummy I reckon it would be good to add left over sweets from easter to too like smarties or maltesers.
Jade Hewlett says
It looks like a really delicious recipe and looks so fun to make!
Jessica Woods says
Some really good ideas
Fritha Quinn says
this is so so sweet, what a great idea to make it Num Noms inspired! x
Katy Malkin says
My nieces love num nums, and I’d love to make a vegan version of the easter bark
Jenni says
I have to admit, I have no idea who or what the Num Noms are. But these treats look super cute – I think my boys would love them!
Amy - All about a Mummy says
How amazing does this bark look?! I am obsessed with Malteaser bunnies and could eat pack after pack!
Sarah says
Ooh yum! I love chocolate bark! What a fab idea to make it themed too, I’m sure my little girlie would absolutely LOVE Numnoms!
Hayley Warren says
These are the cutest Easter treats ever! I haven’t heard of num noms before.
ADEINNE TONNER says
I think this recipe sounds beautiful and i know my niece is a huge fan of num noms
Bethany says
What a fun activity to do for Easter, and sounds so tasty, I’d love to do this.
Ger (It's Me & Ethan) says
Oh these look so beautiful not to mention the colours , so vibrant . The boys would adore these. I have to admit I think I would have the biggest issue of not eating them until they are done
Wendy says
This is amazing! Never seen an Easter treat like it, so colourful and fun. My boy would love to make this and love eating it even more!xx
Samantha Tosdevin says
Yum yum if I made this, would I have to share ?
Leila Benhamida says
Love the colours and perfect in little bites
Solange says
I think this Easter Bark recipe sounds delicious.
Margaret Gallagher says
Totally delicious- love num noms – always brighten our day – smell so sweet
Claire Glace says
Perfect combo, num nums and easter food, both fabulous and thank you for the giveaway….
Lucy Gardner-Roberts says
Fantastic Easter recipe ! Definitely going to give it a go
Tracy Nixon says
The recipe sounds great for Easter and my daughters would love the Num Noms!