My neighbor’s 10-year-old daughter has gone wild with the baking this year. She brought a bag of peppermint bark for her teacher this morning and I’d thought I’d share her tasty success.
You Will Need:
8 oz semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
8 oz white chocolate, broken into pieces
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
25 peppermint candies, crushed
Instructions:
- Lightly grease pan and line with waxed paper, smoothing out wrinkles; set aside.
- Place the semisweet chocolate in a double boiler over just barely simmering water.
- Stir frequently and scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
- When chocolate is melted, stir in 1/4 tsp peppermint extract.
- Pour the melted chocolate into the prepared pan, and spread evenly over the bottom.
- Sprinkle half of the crushed peppermints over the chocolate layer.
- Refrigerate until completely hardened.
- Repeat steps 2-4 with white chocolate.
- Pour the white chocolate over the semisweet chocolate layer; spread evenly.
- Sprinkle the remaining crushed candy over the top and gently press in.
- Refrigerate until completely hardened.
- Remove from pan; break into small pieces to serve.
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