Peppermint Bark

Ingredients

  • 2 cups broken dark or milk chocolate, from a bar of baking chocolate**
  • 2 cups broken white chocolate, from a bar of baking chocolate **
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy

Directions

  • Step 1:

    Do not use chocolate with palm oil as an ingredient, this will cause the 2 layers of chocolate to separate. Use only chocolate containing cocoa butter. Do not use chocolate morsels.

  • Step 2:

    Melt dark chocolate in a micro proof bowl at 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted (total of about 2 minutes depending on your microwave.)

  • Step 3:

    Spread on a wax paper lined baking sheet, spread it about 1/4 inch. Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes until hardened.

  • Step 4:

    Repeat same procedure for melting with white chocolate, stir in peppermint extract.

  • Step 5:

    Gently spread on hardened dark chocolate layer. Gently sprinkle crushed peppermint on top, press gently onto white layer.

  • Step 6:

    Refrigerate again until white layer is hardened.

  • Step 7:

    Break or cut into pieces, refrigerate.