During Christmas time, I love to give home cooked gifts to my friends and family. One recipe that never fails to please is peppermint bark. It's simple and represents the epitome of the season for me.
Peppermint Bark:
Yields: About enough for 10 - 15 people (as gifts)
2 12 oz. bags of semi-sweet chocolate
2 12 oz. bags of white chocolate
1 bag of starlight mints or 1 package of candy canes, 1/2 chopped and 1/2 pulverized*
To melt the chocolate you can use a double boiler or if you do not have one, you can simply simmer water in a large pot and place a bowl that fits in the rim on top so that the heat from the simmering water will hit the bottom of the bowl. Melt both the white and semi-sweet chocolate separately. On a large sheet of wax paper, pour the melted semi-sweet chocolate and spread evenly to about 1/2 centimeter thick. Mix the pulverized candy canes into the melted white chocolate, then spread over the semi-hardened semi-sweet chocolate and spread evenly. Sprinkle the chopped candy canes on top. Let cool and harden for 24 hours. Break apart and serve!
*The pulverized candy canes give the peppermint bark more flavor when mixed in with the white chocolate.
let me ask you this... who doesnt like peppermint bark?
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