Almond Bark or candy bark is a thin confectionery coating usually made with nuts and added flavors (like peppermint or vanilla) and/or added colors.  The “bark” can be sold in blocks or discs for home candy making and dipping.  This is not “real” chocolate, but a confection commonly used in place of real chocolate because it hardens without having to temper it first.

The term bark is typically associated with confectionery coating, but I have seen chocolate bark being sold, especially around holidays.  I think that regardless of which type of coating the bark is made from, the common factor is that the final product resembles bark on a tree; thin and bumpy.
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