White Chocolate, Pistachio, and Apricot Bark

Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Put chopped chocolate in a shallow, medium heatproof bowl. In a medium saucepan, bring 1/2 in. water to a bare simmer. Set bowl over pan and heat chocolate, stirring often, until melted and registers about 110° on a digital or instant-read thermometer, 3 to 4 minutes.

Remove bowl from water and dry underside. Let chocolate cool (at first, it will rise about 5°), stirring constantly, to 95°, 5 to 12 minutes. Add large chocolate pieces and stir constantly until chocolate cools to 86° to 88°, 2 to 3 minutes. Spoon out unmelted chocolate and save for other uses.

Pour melted chocolate onto center of parchment and spread with an offset spatula or flexible scraper to about 1 in. from pan edges. Sprinkle with pistachios, cranberries, and apricots and gently pat them into chocolate. Sprinkle with salt.

Set pan on a cooling rack and let stand at room temperature until chocolate is firm, about 1 1/2 hours. Cut or break bark into pieces.

Make ahead: Up to 1 month, airtight at room temperature.