Easy and delicious peppermint bark recipe with Ghiradelli chocolate bars is one of the best ideas for your hostess gifts for Christmas parties this season. This bark is so simple to make and tastes amazing.
Oh my goodness, how I love peppermint bark. Homemade peppermint bark, to be more specific.
I'm seriously so excited that this peppermint bark recipe is SO easy to throw together.
I can see myself whipping this bark up several times in the next few weeks.
This white chocolate peppermint bark recipe also includes a layer of semi sweet chocolate on the bottom. The combo of white chocolate and semi sweet with the peppermint is just perfect.
Tips for this ghiradelli peppermint bark recipe:
- Use good quality chocolate. We used Ghirardelli semi sweet and white chocolate bars. You can usually find them in your supermarket's baking aisle. They melt so well and have such a rich creamy taste.
- For crushing the candy canes, I placed them in a ziploc bag and used a mini mallet to crush them. It worked really well and was a quick process.
Making homemade candy is a bit of a new venture for me. I have to say, I love it. Fresh candy like my fudge with marshmallows and chocolate peanut clusters have been huge hits in my household.
Can't wait to try more candy recipes. Maple fudge with pecans sounds so good....this might be next on the candy making adventure.
Hope this bark recipe helps round out your Christmas cookie tray this year.
Enjoy this bark!
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Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Easy Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Recipe
Delicious Peppermint Bark Recipe
Easy and delicious peppermint bark recipe with Ghiradelli chocolate bars is one of the best ideas for your hostess gifts for Xmas parties this season. This bark is so simple to make and tastes amazing.
Ingredients
- 8 oz good quality semi sweet chocolate bar
- 8 oz good quality white chocolate bar
- 2 tsp canola oil, divided
- ½ tsp peppermint extract, divided
- 6-8 candy canes, crushed
Instructions
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Melt the semi sweet chocolate bar and 1 teaspoon canola oil in a medium sized microwaveable glass bowl for 1 minute. Stir. Put in microwave again and cook for another minute, or until completely melted and smooth when stirred. Stir in ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract.
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Pour melted chocolate into a parchment paper lined 8x8 baking dish. Smooth chocolate so that it covers the space evenly. Place dish in the fridge for 1 hour.
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Melt the white chocolate bar and one teaspoon canola oil in a medium sized microwaveable glass bowl for 1 minute. Stir. Put in microwave again and cook for another minute, or until completely melted and smooth when stirred. Stir in ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract.
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Pour melted white chocolate on top of the hardened semi sweet chocolate layer. Smooth chocolate so that it covers the space evenly. Sprinkle the crushed candy canes evenly over the white chocolate layer. Place dish in the fridge for 1 hour.
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Break bark into pieces and enjoy!!
Recipe Notes
Adapted from My Kitchen Craze
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