Recipe: Appetizing Peppermint Bark

Peppermint Bark. Peppermint Bark from Delish.com is a holiday gift that can be whipped up in no time. With just melted semisweet and white chocolate and crushed candy canes, it's so easy to put together. Melt the milk chocolate in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, just until melted.

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Combine candy cane chunks with chocolate (add peppermint flavoring at this. This layered peppermint bark is a delectable blend of semisweet chocolate, white chocolate, and peppermint. You can cook Peppermint Bark using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Peppermint Bark

1. Prepare 12 oz of semi sweet chocolate, not chips chopped.
2. You need 12 oz of white choclate, not chips, chopped.
3. You need 3/4 tsp of pure peppermint extract.
4. You need 8 oz of peppermint candy, chopped.
5. Prepare 8 oz of mint M&M's, coarsely chopped.

Semi sweet, milk chocolate, or dark chocolate can be used. Stir pieces of candy canes and peppermint oil into the melted chocolate. Remove from heat, and pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet; spread evenly. A simple recipe for Homemade Peppermint Bark!

Peppermint Bark instructions

1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Melt the semi sweet chocolate in microwave or over a double boiler until smooth. Add the peppermint extract.
3. Pour chocolate onto prepared baking sheet and spread to an even 1/4 inch thickness with an off set spatula. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
4. Have chopped peppermint candy and M&M' s ready to use.
5. Melt the white chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler until smooth.
6. Pour while chocolate over cold hardened dark chocolate and quickly spread it evenly over dark chocolate.
7. While white chocolate is wet sprinkle peppermint candy evenly over the white chocolate. Then sprinkle the chopped M&M's.on. Press gently so they stick..
8. Refigerate until set. Break into pieces. Store in refrigerator or freeze for longer storage. They freeze really well.

Made with dark chocolate and peppermint-infused white chocolate, then topped off with crushed candy cane pieces, you'll never need to buy store-bought peppermint bark again! This is the perfect addition to your Christmas cookie list and easy to make with no baking required! So I do a batch with peppermint mixed in and a batch with the peppermint flavoring and almost no peppermint. I prefer the full peppermint but will settle for the lesser peppermint version. Every great confection has a story - and this one began with our founder Chuck Williams.