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Peppermint Bark is incredibly easy to make, but it is also incredibly easy to mess up. I made several batches this year for Christmas gifts, and I hate to admit that I did kill the chocolate a couple times. But I think I finally perfected the recipe and next year’s bark-making will go more smoothly.
Most bark recipes are similar. Here is what I do:
Peppermint Bark
1 lb semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 1/2 bags of Ghirardelli chocolate)
1 lb white chocolate chips (1 1/2 bags of Ghirardelli chocolate)
Peppermint oil (NOT peppermint extract. Find it at health food stores)
12-ish candy canes (crushed)
Line 11×17 baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
Melt semi-sweet chocolate in a double boiler, stirring constantly. Be careful not to let any water get into the chocolate. [I use a metal bowl on top of a pot of water on LOW heat. Chocolate likes to be warm, not hot. If it gets too hot you will get a thick doughy lump of chocolate that will not melt. Trust me.]
Mix in a few drop of peppermint oil once chocolate is fully melted.
Spread in a thin layer on the baking sheet. Wipe off any water on the bottom of the metal bowl before pouring the chocolate.
Chill in refrigerator for a couple minutes. [If you let the layer get too cold and harden completely, the 2 chocolate layers will separate and will not 'melt' together when you are done.]
Melt white chocolate in a double boiler, stirring constantly. Be careful not to let any water get into the chocolate.
Mix in peppermint oil. [I add about 8 drops. I like it pepperminty.]
Quickly spread it on your chocolate layer.
Sprinkle with crushed candy canes, gently pressing them into the chocolate.
Chill in refrigerator for about an hour.
Break bark apart into chunks and store in the refrigerator. It keeps for about 3 weeks.
Put the peppermint bark shards in a pretty tin with a label. Voila!
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This is great! I happened to be one of those lucky people that received this wonderful Christmas gift of pepperminty chuncks of goodness. Yes, infact it does make for a “sweet Christmas”, in more ways than one.
Elizabeth