Peppermint or Candy Cane bark is at the top of the wish list of your chocolate lovers. Buying it at your local gourmet store or the beautiful National Kitchen store we all know is expensive.

This recipe costs pennies and is super easy to make with beautiful festive results!

The ingredients are:

1 pound premium dark or semi-sweet chocolate TEMPERED

1 pound premium white chocolate TEMPERED

(resist using the non-chocolate candy coatings like melty wafers)

15 medium size candy canes (FRESH) broken into small chunks

1/8 teaspoon peppermint oil. (No more)

The tools you will need 

1 Cookie sheet lined with parchment paper

Offset spatula or knife to spread the chocolate.

Heads up:

As with all recipes taking time prepping your ingredients will give you wonderful results and make your recipe easy to complete.

Have all your ingredients measured and ready to use before you start.

Have both flavors of chocolate TEMPERED and ready to go.

Clear enough refrigerator space to accommodate the cookies sheet for a quick chill.

Your goal is to have a nice thin 1/8 inch layer of each flavor stacked.

HOW TO ASSEMBLE:

Add 1/8 Tsp. Peppermint oil to tempered semi-sweet, dark chocolate

Add 1/4 cup finely chopped candy cane pieces to the tempered semi-sweet dark chocolate. Stir well.

Pour the first layer (Dark, semi-sweet chocolate) onto cookie sheet. Using a long, offset spatula, spread evenly over entire sheet. Make sure the thickness is 1/8-1/4″ overall.

Let cool to semi-set (6-10 minutes) When you pour the next layer (white chocolate) you don’t want the flavors to smear together.

Pour tempered white chocolate over the entire dark chocolate layer. Spread evenly.

Immediately sprinkle the candy cane chunks on top. While the white chocolate is still soft, evenly press candy cane chunks into chocolate. Use as much as you want. I prefer to use lots of tiny chunks but also add bigger 1/4″ pieces for a bold, festive appearance.

Let set in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Remove and break up into 2″- 4″ random pieces.  When you’re done your final piece should be between ¼ and 3/8” It should be thin enough to easily break with your teeth but thick enough to have substance.

Package as you wish.

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