White Chocolate Peppermint Bark

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"A very pretty holiday candy that is very easy to prepare, but with lovely results. Adapted from Family Fun magazine. Serving size will vary greatly depending upon how many pieces you break the candy into."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 15-20 pieces

ingredients

• 12 ounces quality white chocolate (such as Ghirardelli)
• 1⁄3 cup crushed candy cane, plus an extra
• 2 tablespoons crushed candy canes
• 2 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

directions

1. Line a 9x13" baking pan with aluminum foil.
2. Break up the white chocolate into small pieces and melt in either a double boiler set over simmering water, or in the microwave according to the package directions.
3. Do not let the chocolate burn!
4. Remove from heat and stir in the 1/3 cup of crushed candy canes.
5. Immediately pour this mixture into the prepared pan and spread spoon with a rubber spatula, leaving a 1/2" border around the edge of the pan.
6. Don't worry if it doesn't look perfectly shaped, but try to get it as evenly flattened as possible.
7. Melt semisweet chocolate pieces.
8. Drizzle the melted semisweet chocolate all over the surface of the white chocolate.
9. Sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of crushed candy canes.
10. Set in the fridge until it firms up- this only takes a short time (about 15 minutes or so).
11. Cut or break the bark into serving pieces.
12. Jagged edges are ok.
13. These will look nice wrapped in plastic tin and tied with pink& white curling ribbon to give as holiday treats.

Reviews

[Caz320]

Truly easy and excellent. Everyone at work loved them. I going to have to make more for DH.

 

[Candy C]

I made these for a cookie exchange so packaged it all up right after it was done. My son and husband felt very slighted and I had to make another batch before I left the house! Thanks for a treat we will enjoy over and over - holidays or not!

 

[Rita1652]

Very easy. I kept the pan on a burner that was just shut off to make spreading easier. Nice and minty with the white chocolate.

 

[Keolani]

Perfect. This year I just don't have it in me to spend hours doing my Christmas baking yet I wanted something elegant to give to the neighbors. Put some of this in a pretty celephane bag with a nice ribbon and off you go. I have to respectfully disagree with the reviewer who thought this was not a pretty candy. Perhaps they drizzled the candy on with a spoon. I put the semi-sweet chocolate in a ziploc bag, snipped the corner (the smallest hole I could manage) and drizzled away(a technique which has gotten me accussed of buying many a dessert). The results were beautiful. I did three batches when I found little pockets of time in my day. I will never purchase peppermint bark again. Thanks HeatherFeather.

 

[Beth Cohill]

Very easy. New family favorite for the holidays....