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Easy Peppermint Bark Recipe

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This easy peppermint bark recipe is made with only 3 ingredients. It is quick and easy to make this bark candy.

A quick and easy Peppermint Bark Recipe using candy canes and chocolate chips. Only 3 ingredients! Use the microwave to make this peppermint bark recipe.

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Peppermint Bark is the easiest candy to make. It only requires 3 ingredients and there are no candy thermometers involved. You don’t even have to turn on your stove if you melt the chocolate in the microwave.

This candy cane bark makes a lovely hostess gift or food gift for your friends and neighbors. It makes a little over 1 1/2 pounds of candy, so you can easily split it up between two Christmas tins.

Easy Peppermint Bark Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 12 oz. semisweet chocolate pieces
  • 12 oz. white chocolate pieces
  • ½ cup crushed candy canes ( 6 -8 candy canes)

Directions:

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. Melt semisweet chocolate pieces in the microwave according to the directions on the package.
  3. Spread melted chocolate out on the parchment paper. An Offset Spatula is useful for spreading the melted chocolate out, but it isn’t necessary. Spread-Melted-Chocolate on wax paper to make easy peppermint bark recipePin this Peppermint Bark Candy recipe
  4. Place baking sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  5. Crush candy canes while the semisweet chocolate is freezing. You can reduce the mess by placing candy canes in a plastic bag, seal it and then use a potato masher to crush the candy canes. Crush Candy-Canes before adding them to the top of the white chocolate to make this easy 3 Ingredient peppermint bark recipePin this Peppermint Bark Candy recipe
  6. Melt white chocolate pieces in the microwave according to the directions on the package.
  7. Spread melted white chocolate out on top of the dark chocolate.
  8. Sprinkle crushed candy canes over the top of the white chocolate while the white chocolate is still soft. Press the candy cane pieces into the white chocolate using a spatula.
  9. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  10. Remove the bark from the freezer and break into pieces.
  11. Store in an airtight container.

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Because the semi-sweet chocolate will be frozen, the white chocolate will firm up faster. So spread it quickly. The melted white chocolate may also begin to melt the semisweet chocolate. Don’t worry if you notice a bit of dark chocolate mixing with the white chocolate – just keep going, don’t try to fix it! The broken candy cane pieces will hide any thin spots.

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Peppermint Bark is easy to make. It only requires 3 ingredients and there are no candy thermometers involved.
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Recipe type: Homemade Candy
Serves: 1½ pounds
Ingredients
  • 12 oz. semisweet chocolate pieces
  • 12 oz. white chocolate pieces
  • ½ cup crushed candy canes ( 6 -8 candy canes)
Directions
  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. Melt semisweet chocolate pieces in the microwave according to the directions on the package.
  3. Spread melted chocolate out on the parchment paper.
  4. Place baking sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  5. Crush candy canes while the semisweet chocolate is freezing.
  6. Melt white chocolate pieces in the microwave according to the directions on the package.
  7. Spread melted white chocolate out on top of the dark chocolate.
  8. Sprinkle crushed candy canes over the top of the white chocolate while the white chocolate is still soft. Press the candy cane pieces into the white chocolate using a spatula.
  9. Place baking sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  10. Remove the bark from the freezer and break into pieces.
  11. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
This makes a little over 1½ pounds and could easily be divided between two gift tins.

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How to make Peppermint Bark with 3 ingredients: candy canes, chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips. This is quick and easy to make and is wonderful gift for friends and neighbors!Pin this Peppermint Bark Candy recipe

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This post was originally published in 2011. It was updated in 2014, and on 12/1/17.

About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Tina S. says

    I was warned that the chocolate base may melt when applying the white chocolate but the opposite was true! The white chocolate hardened quickly so when I put the crushed peppermint on it, it was too hard to get the pieces to sink into the white layer! I heated my oven to 300 and put the completed bark in for 2 minutes at a time until it was just melted enough to take a spatula and press the peppermint into the white chocolate. After it cooled, I put it back in the freezer and voila! Perfection!

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    • Alea Milham says

      I used a standard 10 x 15 cookie sheet. As you can see from the images, I didn’t quite go to the edges of the pan.

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    • Alea says

      Add a little bit of shortening or coconut oil (~1 tablespoon) to thin it. If you don’t have shortening, add a milk product, just a little bit at a time until it reaches the desired consistancy. Do not add water, it causes it to thicken even more.

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  4. Rebecca in Colorado says

    I blame you for wasted time. I came into my office over an hour ago to take a re-look at the quantities so I could put together this recipe. I proceeded to do some church database work, and then – the ultimate time eater – Facebook. Walked back into the kitchen *without* the recipe, but noticed my chocolate and peppermint on the counter.

    Oh, yeah! THAT’s what I was going to do!

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  6. Rebecca in Colorado says

    This looks like something I should take to a party we’re going to next Friday night!

    Thanks for the greeting on facebook…glad to spread the word to others that my candy thermometer and I don’t get along. 😉

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  7. Kitchen Belleicious says

    Beautiful and perfect for christmas. I love peppermint and chocolate together. Again, yours looks so beautiful- sometimes mine turns out kinda ugly but it always taste good:)

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  9. Elsa says

    Great idea! My sister does this for her employees at Christmas. She makes several kinds of candy, like this one, and packs them into tins.

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.