- 12 crushed peppermint candy canes
- 12 cubes of chocolate
- 12 cubes of white chocolate
Unwrap the candy canes and place them in a good food processor if you have one and Pulse on/off several times for 5-10 seconds each, until the canes have been crushed into small pieces. I just put them in a ziplock baggie and put towel over them and crushed them with a wooden mallet ( 12 candy canes should make one whole cup)
Prepare a cookie sheet by covering it with smooth aluminum foil.
Melt or temper the dark chocolate in a double broiler.. I make my own double broiler by using a glass mixing bowl that fits nicely on top of a sauce pan , fill the bottom of the sauce pan with some water not too full… put bowl over top and turn on heat.. stir chocolate as it melts.. keep adding chocolate till all is melted..
VERY CAREFULLY Pour the chocolate onto the prepared cookie sheet and use an rubber spatula to spread it to an even thickness, a little more than 1/8″ thick. also rubber spatula will get every drop of chocolate out of bowl..
The chocolate does not have to reach all sides of the sheet, as it will be broken up later anyhow. Place the tray in the freezer to firm up while you prepare the white chocolate.
While the dark chocolate hardens, melt or temper the white chocolate.
Remove the tray from the freezer and spread the white chocolate in an even layer over the dark chocolate. While the white chocolate is still wet, sprinkle the candy cane pieces over the entire surface evenly.
Place the tray back in the refrigerator to firm up
Once the peppermint bark bark was completely set, I broke off a piece thinking it was done.. and realized that the choc and the white was separating..meaning they weren’t bonded together..
so to fix this I put it in the oven at 350 for just a few minutes long enough to melt a tiny bit. (be careful if left too long your chocolate will seize up chocolate is very temperamental) . and then took out and put BACK into the freezer to meld the two together.
take out of freezer only when very hard… then you will have to break some of it I broke using my hands the rest I took a knife and pushed down and it would break/crack in the center of the piece I was trying to break smaller…
turned out beautifully..
leave out on counter at room temp and enjoy in covered container or put in plastic containers and freeze until Christmas.. can even give as gifts.. very very tasty
ENJOY! and MERRY CHRISTMAS, LOVE SERENA
For a more festive look add sixlets candy for red and green pop
Photo below submitted by a member of my facebook recipe group.AMY DOTY from. Tried and True Recipes.. she did a great job
