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Candy Cane Bark

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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
Category
Candy
Course
Desserts
Other
Preparation Method
No Cook
Sources
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Spread the holiday cheer with this easy candy cane bark recipe. You can swap the white chocolate and dark chocolate amounts if you desire—it is foolproof!

This delicious festive treat makes a great gift, consider packaging it in a mason jar for everyone on your list.

Ingredients
10 candy canes
12 ounces dark chocolate chips
1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
8 ounces white chocolate chips, melted

Instructions

  1. Line a 12x16-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Put the candy canes in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin or mallet.
  3. In a bowl, combine dark chocolate with peppermint extract. Melt the mixture gently in a microwave or double boiler, then spread the mixture evenly onto the prepared baking sheet. Place in refrigerator to harden the candy quickly.
  4. Once the dark chocolate has hardened, spread melted white chocolate evenly over the top of the dark chocolate and quickly sprinkle crushed candy canes over the white chocolate. Refrigerate again to harden.
  5. Break bark into pieces and store in an airtight container in a cool place.

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Comments

<span>Sheila Bach</span> Mon, 12/16/2019 - 14:59
Irene, It looks to me like there is a missing section in the directions about the dark chocolate and the peppermint. In a bowl, combine dark chocolate with peppermint extract. HEAT IN THE MICROWAVE OR IN THE TOP OF A DOUBLE BOILER UNTIL MELTED. THEN spread mixture evenly onto prepared baking sheet. Hope this helps.
<span>Virginia Brown</span> Tue, 12/18/2018 - 12:20
In the recipe it says dark chocolate chips. Does that mean the semi-sweet ones??
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Tue, 12/18/2018 - 16:30

There are many options for chocolate chips and you can use what you like best. Just use the recipe as a guideline.

 <span>Irene</span> Fri, 12/14/2018 - 06:36
I think there's some of the above recipe missing. Would you please reprint with all the correct directions. Thanks
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/catherine-boeckmann">Catherine Boeckmann</a> Fri, 12/14/2018 - 16:23

This is the complete recipe.  We've made it and nothing is missing!