Peppermint Bark

By DANIELLE GIANNANDREA

Staff Writer

Recipe rating:

Prep time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour and 25 minutes

Servings: makes about 32 servings

Ingredients:

• 20 ounces of white chocolate chips
• 30 peppermint candies
• 10 ounces of dark chocolate
• 6 tablespoons of heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon of peppermint extract

Instructions:

1. Line a 9×13 inch baking pan with parchment paper
2. Chop the chocolates into smaller chunks 
3. Crush the peppermint candies up 
4. Using a double boiler method, melt ½ of the white chocolate 
5. Once the white chocolate is completely melted pour it into the pan and evenly spread it around in the pan
6.  Sprinkle ¼ of the peppermint candies over the melted white chocolate
7. Let the chocolate cool and set for about 15 minutes
8. Melt the dark chocolate, heavy cream, and peppermint extract using a double boiler method  
9. Pour the dark chocolate mixture over the chilled white chocolate and let it set for about 20 minutes
10. Repeat step 4 with the other half of the white chocolate
11. Pour the white chocolate over the set dark chocolate and pour the rest of the crushed peppermint candies on top
12. Let the peppermint chocolate bark set for about 20 minutes
13. Break the peppermint chocolate into serving size pieces and serve 
14. Enjoy!