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A pile of broken homemade peppermint bark pieces showing a dark chocolate base and a white chocolate top layer swirled with crushed red candy canes.

The Best Peppermint Bark (Easy Christmas Dessert)

Looking for a quick holiday treat? Make the best peppermint bark! This easy Christmas dessert requires just a few ingredients and is perfect for gifting.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Servings: 24
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 TSP Coconut Oil
  • 16 OZ White Chocolate
  • 12 OZ 60% Cocoa Chocolate
  • 1/2 TSP Peppermint Extract
  • 5 OZ Crushed Candy Canes
  • Red Food Color Enough to Color

Method
 

  1. Divide white chocolate into separate 4 OZ & 12 OZ. measurements
  2. Place in two separate microwave safe containers
  3. Place cocoa chocolate (12 oz) in a third microwave safe container
  4. Add 1/2 TSP Coconut Oil to both 12 OZ chocolate containers
  5. Add 1/4 TSP Coconut Oil to 4 OZ White Chocolate container
  6. Microwave cocoa chocolate in 30 second intervals until melted
  7. Add 1/4 TSP peppermint extract and mix to combine
  8. Pour cocoa chocolate into wax paper lined baking dish or cookie sheet (for thinner bark)
  9. Set in refrigerator for 15 minutes
  10. Melt 12 OZ White chocolate in 30 second intervals until melted.
  11. Add 1/4 TSP peppermint extract and mix to combine
  12. Add enough red food coloring to white chocolate and combine until desired red achieved
  13. Remove baking dish or cookie sheet from refrigerator and pour red chocolate on top
  14. Smooth out chocolate and sprinkle with crushed candy canes.
  15. Gently retap to set
  16. Refrigerate for 15 more minutes
  17. Melt 4 OZ White chocolate in 30 second intervals until melted
  18. Pour into quart sized ziplock bag & cut off small corner.
  19. Remove bark from refrigerator and pipe white chocolate stripes over top
  20. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until set
  21. Remove from refrigerator, lift bark out of pan using wax paper and break.
  22. If cutting into squares or triangles is preferred instead, set out for 10-15 minutes, then cut.

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