Rainbow Bark
Rainbow Bark is an easy, fun, and colorful no-bake treat to make with kids! With white chocolate, bite-sized candies, and pretzels, it is salty and sweet – the perfect treat!
This brightly colored candy bark is super simple to make in minutes. It’s the perfect St. Patrick’s Day treat for kids to help create and decorate. In a few easy steps, you’ll have Rainbow Bark for you and your family to enjoy.
Each bite is crunchy and sweet, satisfying both your sweet and salty tooth.
One of the best parts about this no-bake dessert is that it’s customizable. You can create pretty much any bark for all occasions!
You’ll also like this Shamrock Shake.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Few ingredients
- No-bake
- Kid-friendly
- Easy to store
- Customizable
- Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day
Ingredients
The full printable recipe card with measurements and instructions is found at the bottom of the post.
- Mini M&M’s
- Broken pretzel pieces
- White chocolate or vanilla candy melts
- Multi-color nonpareil sprinkles
How to Make Rainbow Bark
- Step One: Line a 9×13-inch baking sheet with wax paper or foil. Spread ¾ cup of the mini M&M’s and the broken pretzel pieces onto the lined cookie sheet.
- Step Two: Melt the white chocolate in a microwave-safe dish, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
- Step Three: Pour the melted chocolate evenly over the cookie, M&M’s, and pretzel mixture. Spread out with a spatula if needed.
- Step Four: Before the mixture ‘sets,’ sprinkle the remaining mini M&M’s and the sprinkles on top—place bark in the fridge to set for 1 hour minimum.
- Step Five: Remove and break into smaller pieces.
What to Serve with White Chocolate M&M Bark
Variations and Substitutions
- If you can’t find mini M&M’s, regular-sized ones will also work.
- Try different flavored M&Ms, such as peanut or dark chocolate.
- Substitute different types of chocolate for the bark, such as dark chocolate or milk chocolate.
- You can color coordinate the M&M’s and sprinkles to go along with holiday themes (e.g., red and green M&M’s for Christmas).
Storage Instructions
Store any leftover Rainbow bark in an airtight container in the fridge. It should last for 2 to 3 weeks. It can also be stored on the counter for about 5 days.
Yes, you can freeze Rainbow Bark. Store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.
How to Customize for Other Parties and Holidays
- Unicorn Bark – Add unicorn sprinkles, pink, purple, and blue candy melts
- Christmas Bark – Add crushed candy canes, red and green M&M’s, and candy melts
- Peppermint Bark – Add peppermint extract, crushed candy canes
- Birthday Bark – Add rainbow sprinkles, a variety of colored candy melts
- Halloween Bark – Add Halloween sprinkles, candy corn, purple, green, and orange
- M&M’s Valentine’s Day Bark – Add Valentine sprinkles, pink candy melts, red, white, and pink M&Ms
- Easter Bark – Add Cadbury Mini Eggs, Easter M&M’s
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- Air Fryer Candied Pecans
- Peanut Butter Truffles
- Caramel Marshmallow Popcorn
- Chocolate Cake Batter Fudge
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Rainbow Bark
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Mini M&M’s
- 1 ½ cup broken pretzel pieces
- 2 ¼ cups white chocolate or vanilla candy melts
- Multi-Color nonpareil sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a 9×13 baking sheet with wax paper or foil. Spread ¾ cup of the mini M&M’s and the broken pretzel pieces onto the lined cookie sheet.
- Melt the white chocolate in a microwave safe dish stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate evenly over the cookie, M&M and pretzel mixture. Spread out with a spatula if needed.
- Before the mixtures ‘sets’ sprinkle the remaining mini M&M’s and the sprinkles on top. Place bark in the fridge to set for 1 hour minimum.
- Remove and break into smaller pieces.
Notes
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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What a super cute sweet treat! I love the colors of the candies against the white chocolate.
This would definitely be a hit at my house! Looks so delicious
This sounds delicious! & simple to make! I love this idea.
Love this. You can’t go wrong when a recipe is easy, no bake, and has M&M’s. Plus it has sprinkles for my daughter, too. 🙂 Can’t wait to try it. Fun to make with the grandkids. I can see them enjoying breaking the pretzels.
Looks delicious. This would be great for a party.
This looks delicious! I will be making this for a treat for my family!
I’m drooling! This is the perfect combo of salty and sweet. Plus? It looks super easy to make!
Looks so yummy—thanks for sharing the recipe!
definitely going to make this
oh my goodness!!! this looks absolutely delicious and soooo easy to make!! yup definitely doing a batch of these up
Love the Rainbow Bark recipe. I will make them for Easter, love the bright colors. Thank you for the lovely recipe!
I pinned this — it can be used for any holiday, really! Thanks!
omg yummy!! My son would go nuts over this, what a great easy recipe too!!
This is such a cute idea, these would be perfect for a birthday party!
This looks awesome! I’d swap smarties for M&M’s to make it peanut free.
oh my, your recipe blogs are making me drool over here…;)
I love no bake neat creative ideas! This is would be fun to do with the girls.
Yum looks good and a no bake recipe is always great!
This is so easy. I could adapt this so easily for themes and ingredients.
That looks delicious definitely going to have to try it!