Peppermint Bark
Peppermint Bark is delightful any time of year, but especially at Christmas. Use good quality chocolate! This is highly addictive and makes a great gift packaged in 1/4 lb. candy boxes.
Servings 1 1/2 pounds candy
Ingredients
- 16 ounces white vanilla candy wafer disks buy at A.C. Moore or Michael's
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 4 tablespoons whipping cream
- crushed starlite peppermint candies or candy canes
Instructions
- Melt vanilla candy wafer disks according to package directions. (I use the microwave.)
- Spread onto a 24" X 18" foil or parchment square on top of an inverted baking pan.
- Let harden.
- Slowly melt chopped chocolate over very low heat.
- Remove from heat when just melted.
- Stir in peppermint extract and whipping cream.
- Spread melted chocolate mixture evenly on top of white candy layer.
- Sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies.
- Chill until just hardened, about 15 minutes.
- Wait 10-15 minutes, then cut into triangles.
- Refrigerate!
Notes
How to crush the peppermints: leave in plastic wrappers, place in a heavy duty ziploc bag and bang with the sharp edge of a veggie can. Or use a food processor. (Please take off wrappers first if using the food processor!)
Refrigerate peppermint bark!