Peppermint Bark

Is peppermint bark a holiday favorite or do you like it any time of season? It happens to be one of my favorite treats and I make it whenever I have a craving.

It's a very simple recipe to make and doesn't take long to make, which is great for a quick chocolate fix.

I went and got my white chocolate and after I got home I realized the left over chocolate I had was semi-sweet. I'm going roll with it and see how it tastes... I've seen it made mostly with dark chocolate but I recently saw a recipe using semi-sweet and others that just use white chocolate.

I found many recipes that are all different and call for different amounts of the chocolate, today I'm not going to worry about amounts so I can use up my left overs.

Some recipes call for peppermint oil, this is completely optional; others will call for heavy cream which will make the chocolate a bit creamier, again optional.



Lets get started.

Here is the recipe I have used in the past;
http://savorysweetlife.com/2009/11/easy-peppermint-bark-recipe/

Ingredients: 

1 bag of chocolate chips (any kind you like)

1 bag of white chocolate chips

24 mini candy canes, crushed (you can use bigger candy canes or in the off season use the peppermint candies)

Melt your chocolate and spread it evenly in a pan lined with parchment paper. Place it in the freezer for about 20 minutes to harden.

Melt the white chocolate and spread over the dark (in this case semi-sweet) chocolate. Spread as fast as you can, the white will start to melt the dark, and that you don't want. Sprinkle the crushed candy canes over the top and place in the freezer for another 20 minutes to fully harden.

This is the finished product before broken up. 

Voilá! 

Happy Baking!

-Ashley