Healthy marbled white chocolate bark with pistachios, rosewater, beetroot powder and goji berries [refined sugar free]

Want to make something special for your Valentine but running out of time? Never fear, this healthy marbled white chocolate bark with pistachios, rosewater, beetroot powder and goji berries is easy and quick.
How do I make this chocolate bark?
That’s easy. Add a few ingredients together in a small pot and slowly melt them. You can also use the glass bowl over a pot of boiling water method but I find it unnecessary. Just melt your chocolate ingredients over a low flame and watch the magic happen.
Then, pour most of the chocolate mixture into a small baking tin lined with baking paper (which will help you get it out evenly later) – that will become the white part, and pour the rest into a small bowl – which will become that gorgeous dark pink or rose colour. How you want to split them is up to you but I would say about two thirds should be white and a third should be pink (or three quarters white and a quarter pink will work too). The reason for that is that the pink part will stay a little gooey (thanks to the beetroot powder) and won’t harden like the white part and, if you want to be able to pull out the chocolate successfully out of the tin once set, it is easier to have more white than pink.
Once you mix up your pink chocolate ingredients, pour that mixture into the baking tin over the white chocolate mixture, creating a lovely unique marble. You can drip it, pour it in a steady stream, thin or thick, it’s up to you. I find that keeping the pink parts evenly spread within the white part and thinnish works best.
Finally, once your chocolate artwork is complete, sprinkle all your toppings on. I love to use some crushed nuts (and pistachios work perfectly here because of their taste and that gorgeous pop of green they have), some plumped up goji berries and a sprinkle of desiccated or shredded coconut. Doesn’t this give you all the feels of a special occasion?

How healthy exactly is this chocolate bark?
Well, for one – it doesn’t have any refined sugar in it. It is sweetened with Lakanto vanilla flavouring syrup (but if you don’t have it, substitute more rice syrup with some vanilla extract) and rice malt syrup.
The toppings are also nutritious:
- pistachios – a great source of healthy fats, fiber, protein, antioxidants, and various nutrients, including vitamin B6 and thiamine;
- goji berries – a good source of vitamins and minerals, including Vitamins C and A, fiber, iron, zinc and antioxidants, as well as eight essential amino acids;
- desiccated or shredded coconut – which contains coconut oil that may boost HDL (good) cholesterol and reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol; and
- beetroot powder – beetroot in powder form, which is full of Vitamins A, B 6 and C, magnesium, iron, folate, potassium, iron, calcium, proteins, soluble fiber as well as anti-oxidants.

Healthy marbled white chocolate bark with pistachios, rosewater, beetroot powder and goji berries [refined sugar free]
Ingredients
White chocolate
- 1/2 cup (65 g) cacao butter
- 3 tbsp coconut butter
- 1 tbsp Lakanto vanilla flavouring syrup (or substitute rice malt syrup)
- 1 tbsp rice malt syrup
Pink/rose chocolate
- about a third (or quarter) of the white chocolate mixture (see instructions below)
- 1 tsp beetroot powder
- 1 tsp rosewater
Toppings
- about 30 g goji berries (pre-soaked in water and patted dry)
- 25 g pistachios (roasted, salted, and roughly chopped)
- a small handful of desiccated or shredded coconut
Instructions
- Soak the goji berries in water in a small bowl for 15 minutes or so, until they become plump. Drain the water and pat some of the extra water off the goji berries with a paper towel. Return the goji berries back to the (dry) bowl.
- Line a small rectangular baking tin with baking paper.
- Make the white chocolate mixture. Melt the cacao butter and coconut butter over low heat in a small heavy-based pot. Add the remaining white chocolate ingredients and stir occasionally until melted and fully incorporated.
- Take the pot off the heat and pour about two thirds of the white chocolate mixture into the prepared baking tin; pour the remaining third into a small bowl. (Or three quarters of white and one quarter pink will also work.)
- Add the beetroot powder and rosewater to the reserved third (or quarter) of white chocolate and mix until the powder has been fully incorporated. Be careful to stir gently – don't whisk, or the mixture might separate.
- Pour the rose chocolate carefully into the lined baking tin, into the white chocolate mixture, creating your unique marble. As noted in the post, you can drip it, pour it in a steady stream, thin or thick, it's up to you. I find that keeping the pink parts evenly spread and thinnish works best (so it's easier to get the bark out of the tin after it's set because the pink parts will not harden like the white parts).
- Gently sprinkle all the toppings over the marbled chocolate.
- Place the baking tin in the freezer for a couple of hours. Once set, break into shards and enjoy.
- Uneaten bark is best stored in the freezer.
Notes

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Recipe notes
When pouring your pink chocolate into the white, you can drip it, pour it in a steady stream, thin or thick, it’s up to you. I find that keeping the pink parts evenly spread and thinnish works best.
Do not whisk the beetroot powder too fast, otherwise the mixture might separate. Gently fold or mix the powder in.

38 Comments
sherry
and i forgot to say how amazing that you made your own chocolate! marvellous!
Katerina
Haha.. Thank you!
sherry
oh yum this looks so pretty and delicious katerina. Hubby loves white chocolate so this would go down well anytime… cheers
sherry
Katerina
Thanks very much Sherry!
Christie
This is really such a beautiful and healthy way to make chocolate bark! It’s actually so gorgeous to stare at!
Katerina
Thanks so much Christie, I had fun with this one!
Laura
I love a nice chocolate bark, and anything white chocolate is so good! All the colors and flavors you added make this an enticing treat! Perfect for Valentine’s Day! Beautiful job, Katerina!
Katerina
Thank you so much, Laura, much appreciated!
Jeff the Chef
You made your own white chocolate? I wouldn’t even know where to look for the ingredients. Very interesting … and beautiful.
Katerina
Thanks very much, Jeff!
Shannon
WOW!!!! Katerina, these have got to be some of the MOST gorgeous food pics EVER! I can’t get over how beautiful your white chocolate bark is, and the lovely ambience of your photos. Just breathtaking. This is one fabulous recipe! I adore white chocolate, pistachios, and rosewater, and you’ve got it all in one delicious recipe!!!! Never tried beetroot powder, so when I make your recipe it will be my first time. Can’t wait to try this!! 😋
Katerina
Thank you so much Shannon, you’ve absolutely made my day with this comment!! Thank you and I hope you enjoy this bark!! ♥️
Julia Rees
This looks so delicious, (although almost too pretty to eat!). I love that all your recipes are not only yummy but also healthy!
Julia xo
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Katerina
Thanks so much, Julia, much appreciated!
Ashley
So many unique and SUPER healthy ingredients! I’m here for this!
-Ashley
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Katerina
Thanks so much, Ashley!
Linger
These are not only beautiful, but the recipe sounds absolutely delicious. And I love that these are healthy. What a wonderful post. Thanks so much for sharing.
Katerina
Thanks so much, Linger! Much appreciated!
Rach
YUM!! This healthy chocolate bark looks so delicious!
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Katerina
Thank you so much Rach!
Ashley
This looks so good!!
Make Life Marvelous
Katerina
Thanks Ashley!
Selina
oooooh myyyy goooosh! Can’t get over how beautiful it looks!
Such a great idea to add rosewater! Wanna try that!
Your pictures are incredible❤
xx
Selina | Selina’s Inspiration
Katerina
Thank you so much Selina, appreciated!
Kathrine Eldridge
The end products looks so pretty! I can see this being a great gift idea. Thanks for sharing!
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Katerina
Thank you, Kathryn! I agree, it would make a pretty edible gift.
Neil
I missed this Katerina, and you’re right it would have been perfect for valentines day! I’m a bit slow when it comes to cooking for a particular occasion. I mean I don’t forget that its valentines day (otherwise I’m be in serious trouble form Lynne!) and we swap cards and presents but otherwise it’s just a usual night for us. This is delicious and so easy to make (and healthy too!) I’ll pop it on the list for next year. Thanks for sharing!!
Katerina
Thanks so much Neil! We don’t celebrate particularly much either but it’s nice to do something special and now that we have kids, involve them too.
marcie
I love chocolate bark — it’s such an easy, healthier chocolate treat! The textures and flavors going on here sound incredible and it’s so perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Katerina
Thank you so much, Marcie! Some of my favourite flavours right there!
jodie filogomo
I saw this on IG and was drooling like no other. I always like bark like this and pistachios are one of my favorites. We used to have goji berries but I’ll have to look for some again. We have pichu berries that are grown here, maybe I’ll use those instead.
OXOX
Jodie
Katerina
Haha, Jodie! That reaction is EXACTLY what I was going for with this recipe! I’ve never heard of pichu berries but as the goji berries are just a topping here, I’m sure they will work perfectly fine!
Alexandra @ It's Not Complicated Recipes
How beautiful – this looks fantastic. I love the colours. I bet it tastes amazing also – and would be ideal to enjoy with loved ones!
Katerina
Thank you so much, Alexandra, much appreciated! Hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day ♥️
Kim Lange
This is such a beautiful bark! Love how it’s marbled with those goji berries and pistachios! Pinned! xo
Katerina
Thank you Kim! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Jill
These look so pretty and sound delicious! I love anything with pistachios!
Jill – Doused in Pink
Katerina
Thanks so much, Jill! Happy Valentine’s Day!