5-Ingredient Peppermint Bark

4.70 (407)
⏱ 145 mins 🍽 ['20', '1 1/4 pounds'] 🌶 american 🏷 Candy

This straightforward recipe creates a classic festive sweet. It involves layering melted semisweet and white chocolate, each flavoured with peppermint extract, in a pan. The layers are sprinkled with crushed peppermint candies and chilled until firm. The final bark is broken into pieces for serving, yielding about 1 1/4 pounds of candy.

5-Ingredient Peppermint Bark

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces high-quality semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil, divided
  • 0.5 teaspoon peppermint extract, divided
  • 8 ounces high-quality white chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 25 peppermint candies, crushed, divided

Method

  1. Prepare a 9-inch square pan by lining it with parchment or waxed paper, ensuring it lies flat.
  2. Place semisweet chocolate pieces and 1 teaspoon canola oil in a double boiler over gently simmering water. Stir often, using a spatula to clean the sides, until melted. Take off the heat and mix in 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract.
  3. Transfer the melted chocolate to the lined pan, smoothing it into an even base layer. Scatter 1/2 of the crushed candy over it and chill until solid, about 1 hour.
  4. Melt the white chocolate pieces with the remaining 1 teaspoon canola oil in a double boiler, stirring frequently. Once melted, remove from heat and blend in the last 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract.
  5. Pour the white chocolate over the set chocolate layer and spread it evenly. Top with the rest of the crushed candy, pressing it in lightly. Return to the refrigerator to harden fully, about 1 hour.
  6. Lift the set bark from the pan and snap it into small, irregular pieces ready for serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories190 kcal
Fat8 g
Sugars23 g
Protein2 g
Sodium17 mg

Recipe details

CategoryCandy
Cuisineamerican
AuthorAndrea