How to Make Peppermint Bark
Background
When you live in a neighborhood, the holidays are a time of obligations. Did you know that you should give your neighbors gifts? Well, I decided that I’d use the opportunity to make a LOT of peppermint bark. I love it, but the recipes make pounds of the stuff. That’s a little much for me, but the leftover from a big batch for your neighbors is just enough for me.
Note: it takes like, 8 pounds of this stuff for a decently sized cul-de-sac.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup crushed candy canes
- 2 pounds white chocolate
- 2 tsp peppermint oil (to taste)
Steps
- Crush the candy canes to a size of 1/4” or so. I put them in a plastic bag and used a roller, but it destroyed the plastic bag.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
- Add the peppermint flavoring and crushed candy canes. Stir to mix, then pour into a cookie sheet. The size of the cookie sheet is up to you, some people like thicker bars some like thinner.
- Put the sheets in the freezer to solidify.
Notes
The peppermint oil really makes this recipe.
Use real white chocolate, not the fake ‘vanilla’ stuff they try to sell you.
Conversions
- 8 Candy Canes = 1/2 cup
- 24oz package of white chocolate chips is enough for one full batch plus 1/3 batch
So that’d be, with one 24 oz package of white chocolate chips:
- 24oz package white chocolate
- 12 Candy Canes
- 1 1/2 tsp peppermint oil