I love this time of the year! I feel like a busy kitchen elf, baking cookies, making sweet breads and my famous peppermint bark. Homemade treats never last long so I always suggest doubling sweet treat recipes! My sister is making something similar this week – but she is substituting the peppermints for lemon drops and coffee candy.
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Cathie and Steve
30 red-and-white-striped hard peppermint candies, coarsely crushed (about 6 ounces)
12 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 Teaspoon peppermint extract
Rubber spatula
Sharp knife
Aluminum foil
Cookie sheet
Ribbon,
Remove the chocolate and peppermint from the refrigerator. Melt the white chocolate in a bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water) until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from over water. Pour all of the white chocolate over the chilled chocolate and peppermints. Using the rubber spatula spread the white chocolate in even layer. Top with the remaining crushed peppermints. Refrigerate until very cold and firm, about 25 minutes.
I love your recipe for peppermint bark. Next time you make it, just microwave each of the white and dark chocolates in a microwave-safe bowl for about 2 minutes each(depending on the microwave.) It melts into a smooth batter in no time! Thanks, Kim, Knoxville, TN
I have made this several years in a row, but could not find my hand-written recipe from the show anymore! So glad it’s online! YAY!