Peppermint Bark
This Peppermint Bark is a great last-minute gift idea for a neighbor, teacher, or mailman. It's easy to make with only three ingredients (and an optional fourth ingredient), and it's budget-friendly!
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 bag good quality dark chocolate 12 oz.
- 1 bag good quality white chocolate 12 oz.
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract optional
- crushed candy canes or peppermint disks at least 1/2 cup, up to a full cup
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper and set aside.
- Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler until smooth. Pour out onto the prepared pan.
- Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler until smooth. Stir in the extract, if desired. Carefully pour it out over the dark chocolate – leveling it out with a spatula, taking care not to mix the white and dark chocolate together. Immediately sprinkle with candy canes and gently push them into the chocolate, so they adhere.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Turn the bark upside down onto a towel and peel off the waxed paper. Break into pieces.
Notes
- Use any kind of chocolate you’d like (dark, white, semi-sweet, milk, etc). Just be sure to make sure it’s good quality - spring for the good stuff if you can. It melts better!
- If you want a softer, non-crunchy, peppermint candy, use the Andes Peppermint Baking Chips (or a similar product) in place of the candy pieces.
Nutrition
Calories: 460kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 391mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 214mg | Iron: 1mg
