Easy Chocolate Peppermint Bark Recipe

Chocolate peppermint bark is one of the best food gifts to share during Christmas. Best of all, Santa would love these! It has plenty of chocolate for Santa. You can choose either milk chocolate or dark chocolate morsels to melt. Then it’s topped with white chocolate and crushed peppermint candy. That’s why it’s super popular and loved by everyone during Christmas.

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This easy recipe for chocolate peppermint bark is truly super easy. There’s no need to buy it at all. It takes just 3 ingredients and maybe a 4th ingredient if you want more flavor: peppermint extract. That’s it, just 3 or 4 ingredients and you have an instant holiday dessert that is both wonderful for yourself and for gifting. All you need is a little box, some pretty tissue paper and a bow. Voila, what you have is a quick and easy Christmas gift delight for everyone on your list. It’s also easier on the pocket book to make it homemade than to buy it.

Milk or Dark Chocolate Bark?

You can just use one layer of chocolate if you like. So if you’re only wanting the milk or dark chocolate, then just top it with the crushed peppermint candy as soon as you spread the chocolate layer. Or if you’re just a fan of white chocolate, you can just do one layer too. But you want the full bite of two layers of chocolate, then go for the gusto and make it the double layer of bark-love.

Using the peppermint extract is also optional. It adds a wonderful extra flavor of peppermint and our test kitchen loved the heightened layer of chocolate peppermint flavor. We’re pretty certain Santa would love this version too and make sure to leave him an extra little box to take to Mrs. Santa.

Happy Holidays everyone and hope you enjoy making a ton of this peppermint bark for all your friends and loved ones!

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5 from 2 votes

Chocolate Peppermint Bark

The hardest part about this recipe is melting the chocolates. Easy right?! Feel free to melt using your preferred method, whether in a bowl over a small pot of boiling water or by the microwave. Here's a link showing both methods. Either way make sure not to overheat the chocolate or it will seize up. Stir well while melting or in between microwave sessions. Take your time and and don't rush the heating to melt the chocolate and it will come out amazing!

Makes about 1.5 lbs of bark

Total Time1 hr

Servings: servings

Calories: 201kcal

Ingredients

2 cups (12 ounces or 340g) chocolate chips or chopped chunks
2 cups (12 ounces or 340g) white chocolate chips or chopped chunks
1/2 cup (120ml) crushed peppermint candy or candy canes (about 4 candy canes worth)
1 teaspoon (5ml) peppermint extract (optional)

Instructions

Line baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper. Tip: to keep the paper from moving on the baking sheet, dot a bit of the melted chocolate in each corner of the baking sheet to secure the paper.
Place the chocolate chips in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave the chocolate chips on High in increments of about 20 seconds, stirring well in between microwave sessions. Keep stirring until all the chocolate chips are melted and smooth. Don’t overheat the chocolate.
Pour and then spread the melted chocolate evenly over the parchment paper. Chill the chocolate layer in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes, or until the chocolate is firm.
Place the white chocolate and optional peppermint extract in a large microwave safe bowl. Repeat the same melting procedure for the white chocolate (again make sure to stir well in-between microwave sessions and being careful not to overheat the white chocolate). When white chocolate is melted, pour and gently spread it over the chocolate mixture and then immediately sprinkle the crushed candy canes on top. Gently press the peppermint candy into the white chocolate.
Return the pan to the fridge and chill for another 30 minutes, or until the bark is completely solid.
Gently loosen the peppermint bark from the parchment and allow the bark to come to room temperature. Break the barck into large pieces. Allowing the bark to come to room temperature before breaking ensures that the layers to bond together better so that when you break the bark, the two layers don’t separate.
enjoy!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Dessert, Holiday

Nutrition

This recipe was originally published in 2016 and re-published in 2020.

Comments

Zaya says

June 23, 2020 at 9:59 pm

This is the best chocolate peppermint bark I’ve ever made. I always look forward to making these during the holidays.

Beth Wilson says

December 13, 2020 at 6:15 am

This looks delicious! And fun to try. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!!!

Beth

- Best Recipe Box says
  
  December 15, 2020 at 10:27 am
  
  Thanks Beth! And Merry Christmas to you too.