- Laundry
- Vacuum
- Grocery store
- Make peppermint bark
The other things can wait, right?
Yesterday when I mentioned my love for Williams-Sonoma’s peppermint bark, Molly, an awesome blog reader, emailed me with her recipe for the festive treat and I knew I had to take a crack at it today.
Fortunately Molly’s recipe was really easy!
Making the peppermint bark was a fun alternative to baking Christmas cookies and left me in the holiday spirit. (It probably helped that I was playing my Mannheim Steamroller CD on repeat.)
Molly’s Peppermint Bark
Ingredients:
- 1 pound dark or semi-sweet chocolate*
- 1 pound white chocolate*
- 1 to 2 teaspoons peppermint extract (I used 1 tsp.)
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 4 to 5 regular-size candy canes, crushed
*Note: I highly recommend using a block of good quality chocolate for this recipe (I used Baker’s brand baking blocks). Chocolate chips don’t work as well because they have stabilizers in them, and the layers in the bark tend to separate.
Directions:
- Line a baking sheet (with raised edges) with foil, and spray with non-stick spray.
- Melt dark chocolate in microwave (30 second intervals on high, stirring in between).
- Add 1/2 tsp. of canola oil and spread evenly in pan. Refrigerate until solid.
- Melt white chocolate using the same method, and add 1/2 tsp. of oil, as well as the peppermint extract.
- Spread white chocolate mixture over dark chocolate layer (it is best to let the white chocolate cool a bit, so it doesn’t melt the dark chocolate and swirl layers together).
- Sprinkle crushed candy cane pieces on top, and refrigerate (or freeze) until solid.
- Remove from cookie sheet, peel off foil layer, and chop into pieces. Enjoy!
I have a feeling this peppermint bark will take the place of my holiday pretzel treats as my go-to homemade holiday sweet treat to give to friends.
And I just realized something: This recipe makes two pounds of peppermint bark.
There are currently two people in our house right now.
Coincidence?
I think not.
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A pound a person sounds like the right idea to me! 🙂
The recipe looks fantastic!
I will definitely be trying this peppermint bark. I have never had it before, but you can’t go wrong with chocolate and mint 🙂
I often back-read your blog and my goodness, I haven’t laughed so hard in ages! It was your You Spin Me Right Round post from September 09…..
“I’ll never forget the first time I told my sister I was taking a spinning class. She looked at me like I was off my rocker and asked why anyone would want to just spin around and around… in her defense, that was before spinning became so popular. :)”
I just found that so funny, I am still laughing about it now as I type this. I think I find it so funny because that’s exactly something my sister would say like when she told me that her tomato sauce she was dipping her fries into tasted funny – she was actually using strawberry jam!! 🙂
haaa! i love it! 🙂
Peppermint Bark Priorities. #holidayissues
Wow, that looks beyond fantastic! Sounds like an easy recipe. Thanks to Molly and you for sharing! I love the holidays and all of the great treats!
These look amazing….I definitely wouldn’t mind receiving that as a holiday treat!!
Those would an excellent DIY food craft Christmas present wrapped in chinese inspired to go boxes. And they would also go great with my Starbuck’s Christmas blend coffee. 😉
oooo i saw a recipe similar on pinterest…this looks AWESOME! im gonna wait to make it until i go home so im not the only one sitting around eating it haha
OoOoOO what a fun treat, and so pretty lookin’ too!~~wow. 2 lbs? I’d die of chocolate drowning! 😛
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Looks just like store bought!
Oh my gosh! This peppermint bark looks heavenly! It looks it was professionally made! 🙂
Oh wow that looks so good. I love the super thick layer of white chocolate. I could never have that around the house!
Wow this looks amazing! I just did a christmas survey on my blog and peppermint bark was my answer for my favorite christmas food. I’m going to a cookie swap in a couple weeks and I think I’ll be making this. It could count as a cookie right??
Even easier pepperment bark recipe, its always a hit and really peppermenty!
Ingredients:
•12 ounces (about 2 cups) dark chocolate, chopped, or chocolate chips
•12 ounces (about 2 cups) white chocolate, chopped, or white chocolate chips *I use ghirardelli
•8 peppermint candy canes
Preparation:
1. Unwrap the candy canes a, use a rolling pin to roll/smash the candy canes until they are the size you desire.*I crush them a lot and then strain the candy canes to separate the dust and pieces of candy cane
2. Prepare a cookie sheet by covering it with smooth aluminum foil.
3. Melt or temper the dark chocolate. Pour the chocolate onto the prepared cookie sheet and use an offset spatula or knife to spread it to an even thickness, a little more than 1/8″ thick. The chocolate does not have to reach all sides of the sheet, as it will be broken up later anyhow. Place the tray in the refrigerator to firm up while you prepare the white chocolate.
4. While the dark chocolate hardens, melt or temper the white chocolate. *Stir in the candy cane dust.
5. Remove the tray from the refrigerator and spread the white chocolate in an even layer over the dark chocolate.
6. While the white chocolate is still wet, sprinkle the remaining candy cane pieces over the entire surface evenly. Press down very slightly to ensure they stick. Place the tray back in the refrigerator to firm up for 30 minutes.
7. Once the peppermint bark bark is completely set, break into small, uneven pieces by hand.
Two pounds!? What did your husband eat? 😉
Oh goodness gracious. I love peppermint bark. Looks like I am going to have to get all crafty in the kitchen sometime this week. By the way, I love the new “pin it” buttons! That dang site is so addicting!
That looks so easy!! I think i’ll try this!
This stuff looks utterly delicious! I’m pretty sure I’m going to make it for my next dinner club gathering! It actually looks like a recipe that I can’t mess up (but we’ll see about that!)
We will def be making homemade peppermint bark in our house this year- assuming I don’t mess it up! My momma always has bought the W&S tin but that’ll be back up 😉
I’m not a big peppermint fan but these look delicious! Hope you’re enjoying them!
I might just have to make that for our holiday party next week! Or before then… not so sure I’d want to share… 😉
Question about the pretzel treats! Do you know if they are able to be made in advance? How well do they store?
QUESTION!
If I make this and put them in a shaped silicon ice cube tray to harden…do you know if that would work/they would pop out okay?
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PEPPERMINT CHOCOLATE
This is a before or after dinner mint that packs a lot more than a refreshing feeling after you consume it. This is pure delight for your taste buds.