Here is a great Christmas candy recipe that requires two skills: stirring and breaking things. This year I made two versions: one with chocolate and one without.
Peppermint Bark (with chocolate)
Ingredients:
- 20 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 20 oz white chocolate chips
- 1 t peppermint extract
- Sprinkles
Directions:
- Put semi-sweet chips in a bowl and microwave until melted (about 2 minutes) stirring after every 30 seconds.
- Spread the melted chocolate on a half sheet pan lined with wax paper or a silicone baking sheet.
- Put the pan in the freezer for one hour to harden.
- Melt white chocolate chips as you did the semi-sweet. Stir in extract.
- Spread over hardened chocolate and cover with sprinkles.
- Let harden for one hour in the freezer.
- Break bark into pieces.
Peppermint Bark
Ingredients:
- 2 12oz bags white chocolate chips
- 12 candy canes
Directions:
- Melt white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl (for about 2 minutes) stirring after every 30 seconds.
- Meanwhile; place unwrapped candy canes in a plastic zip bag and crush with a rolling pin or mallet.
- Stir in 3/4 of crushed candy canes into melted chocolate.
- Spread onto a half baking sheet lined with wax paper or a silicone baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with remaining crushed candy canes.
- Let harden in the freezer for 2 hours.
- Break bark into pieces.
That’s it! This candy is so easy and delicious. You could even switch it up and top the semi-sweet chocolate with the white chocolate and candy cane combination. Oh the possibilities!!
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