This chocolate peppermint bark is super quick and easy to make. Don't pay a fortune for it in stores. Just make your own!
I'm not going to lie, I actually LOVE chocolate bark. I mean, if you read my blog regularly you probably already know that.
And if you're new here, "hi my name is Kim and I'm addicted to chocolate bark".
If I'm being honest, it goes back to my childhood. As most food related memories do.
My dad loved almond bark. Honestly, he was OBSESSED with it! All of us kids would buy him some every year for the holidays.
Over the years I got my dad to branch out a bit. After that, I think I made him every single flavour of bark over the years. I miss making it for him. He was always my best taste tester.
These days my bark is given to all our friends and family as Christmas gifts. It makes great gifts for teachers, coworkers, and random strangers too!
I make way too much so we have to pass it off to whoever digs chocolate. There's no shame in my bark giving game!
Given my job is cooking, I make tons of Christmas recipes every year. So, it's super important to share it with others.
Honestly, it's good Christmas karma!
Ingredient Notes:
- Chocolate - You can use any kind of chocolate you like but I used milk chocolate for this chocolate bark.
- White Chocolate - Use white chocolate so the swirls really stand out.
- Peppermints - I love crushing peppermints for this but you could also use candy canes. Or buy already crushed peppermint from a store.
How to Make Chocolate Peppermint Bark
- First, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Next, melt the chocolates in a bowl over a saucepan filled with hot water on the stovetop. You could also melt it in the microwave.
- Then, spoon each chocolate randomly on cookie sheet then use a butter knife to make patterns in the bark.
- Crush peppermint candies. I usually put them in a Zip-loc bag and use a rolling pin to crush them.
- Next, sprinkle crushed peppermints over the bark.
- Then, place cookie sheet in fridge to set up the chocolate.
- Lastly, remove the cookie sheet from fridge and break the bark into pieces.
- Serve!
How to Store Chocolate Peppermint Bark
- Store the bark in a container in a cool dry place for about 2 weeks.
- It can also be stored in the fridge or freezer for 1-2 months.
Variations on Chocolate Peppermint Bark
- First option - White chocolate only.
- Second option - Milk chocolate only.
- Third option - Dark chocolate for a healthier version.
- Fourth option - You can add pretzels to the bottom layer. I call it Pretzel Bark with Peppermint and it is magical.
Other recipes you will love as much as Chocolate Peppermint Bark:
- Oreo Bark
- White Chocolate Oreo Cookie Balls
- Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
- Red Velvet Cookie Stacks with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Red Velvet Swirl Fudge
- Mini Peanut Butter Christmas Crack
- Microwave Pistachio Brittle
- More Holiday Recipes!
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Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Ingredients
- 8 ounces milk or semi-sweet chocolate
- 8 ounces white chocolate
- ¼ cup crushed peppermints
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Fill two saucepans about ⅓ of the way full with water. Pop them on the stove and bring to a boil, lower the temperature a bit so it's a low boil. Place a heat safe glass bowl over top of each saucepan. Be sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the top of the water.
- Place one kind of chocolate in each of the two bowls. Keep the water hot so the chocolate can melt. This double boiler method is my favourite way to melt chocolate.
- Once each chocolate is smooth you can spoon them alternately onto the cookie sheet. Continue to spoon onto the cookie sheet until all the chocolate is gone. Now take a butter knife and drag it slowly though the colours to create the marble effect. I go in one direction, then the other until I get the effect I want.
- Toss the peppermints over top. I love having some broken pieces, and some larger pieces. It just makes for fun bites.
- Pop the bark in the fridge for an hour or two to allow it to set up. Snap the pieces by hand, or cut with a knife.
- Serve with a big old chocolate and peppermint loving smile!
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Liz
I make white chocolate peppermint bark, but need to make your spectacular swirled version! Yeah, I noticed how the milk and 22 pound turkey disappeared in short order with Nick home for the week. Oh, to have the metabolism of a 20 year old male!!! xx
Kim Beaulieu
You must. I love the look of the full white chocolate ones too. But Miss Thang is a milk chocolate girl so I rarely do full on white chocolate. She's a pain in the butt some days. Lol!
Those boys can eat their weight over a weekend I think. Yet never gain a pound. It's infuriating quite frankly. We should force them to eat salads just to pay them back for all the unfairness of it all right. Ha.
Renee
Such a great treat for the holidays and so each to make too!
Kim Beaulieu
I'm all about easy. Wait, not like that. Cripes, the hole gets bigger every day.
Thanks Renee. I love holiday parties. Great reason to get together and have some virtual fun.
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Oh Yeah! Tis the season to..... stuff your face with this amazing peppermint bark! I must try!
Kim Beaulieu
I love face stuffing season. Best season of the year.
Anita at Hungry Couple
Truthfully, I'm not sure my teeth are up for this challenge but it's seriously gorgeous!
Kim Beaulieu
I just peed my pants. Thanks for that Anita. xx
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When I was your son's age I could inhale food too, and lose weight doing it. The metabolism of a young male is amazing! Today? I'm with you -- a sniff of these and I'd gain weight. Love this! I'm mad for your bark recipes. Does that mean I'm barking mad? 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
It really is. I grew up with two brothers and I ate like a pig along with them. I was stick thin till I had kids, then it was all over but the crying. So funny how age does that to us. It should go the other way around, you should be thin when you're wise enough to appreciate it. Ha.
I like barking mad people so you're in the right place. xx
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Love the mix of the white and brown chocolate swirled together!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Brenda. I'm a sucker for marble bark.
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes
I just crushed a bunch of candy canes today and have so many leftover - must make this!
Kim Beaulieu
You must. Such a good use for them. Super easy to make.
Martha @ A Family Feast
Delicious and beautiful! This bark would be a great treat to give as gifts this holiday!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Martha. I give it to everyone in town. It's so easy to make.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
This bark is the PERFECT Christmas gift!!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Kayle. I love me some bark.
Paula - bell'alimento
Holy cannoli gotta have it! Pinned.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Paula. xx
Cookin Canuck
What a great way to carry on your dad's tradition. I'd be pretty happy if someone gave me some peppermint bark that looks as good as this one!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Dara. I love making this stuff. It get totally out of hand by Christmas. Luckily people love it.
Ginny McMeans
Ha! Your bark is a bit of a tramp. I hope it makes it's way over to my house. It looks beautiful and sounds delicious!
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, at this rate it will. Thanks Ginny!
Nancy @ gottagetbaked
Lol, how about I send you jammies and you can send me any leftover chocolate bark...heck, any leftover treats! I love that you always keep it real, Kim. I try to do that on my blog too, which is why it's such a depressing, kill-joy space, but hey, I'm just being my lovable negative self! I'd be a helluva lot happier with a tub full of this peppermint bark. It's like Christmas in chocolate form! These photos are absolutely gorgeous and festive.
Kim Beaulieu
Now there's a deal I cannot say no to.
Omg you are so NOT a killjoy. I heart you. You are the most real person I've ever met. Honestly I still rave to my family about the time we spent together in Vancouver. You changed my whole perspective on bloggers after that whole stupid mean girl BS. You are the most authentic person I've ever met, and I heart you so much.
I personally think snark can come off negative if people don't get it. I'm snarky so much, and you can see some people think I'm serious. I end up laughing so hard I double over.
Shanna @ Pineapple and Coconut
I LOVE your photos Kim! And aaaammmeeennnn to blogging what you eat. I will never ever understand bloggers that make recipes they don't eat. So weird!!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Shanna. I know right. I can't imagine throughout out all that food. I'm all about being me. 100% of the time. Too much so sometimes. Ha!
Heather / girlichef
This is my jam! I want a whole batch for myself.
Kim Beaulieu
Me too. Oh wait, I actually ate the whole batch myself. Okay, not ALL of it. Most. ha
Lora @cakeduchess
Anita's comment was pretty funny! Ok, I could take a bite...but then it would lead to me wanting more! Just love this!
Kim Beaulieu
She is a hoot. I cannot wait to meet her in person this spring. It's going to be a riot.
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour)
I cannot resist a good peppermint bark. I love making it at home, since it's about a million dollars to buy it at the fancy kitchen store!
Kim Beaulieu
It's so true. They charge way too much money for this stuff.
Nikki @ NikSnacks
Ha ha! Trampy bark! Heck yeah, it's trampy! It's easy and looks too good to resist! Thank you for sharing, Kim 🙂
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Nikki. I love me some bark, even if it gets around.
Jen @ Jen's Favorite Cookies
Love this kind of candy... the easy tasty kind! SO beautiful!
Kim Beaulieu
I love easy recipes. My life is just too chaotic for anything else these days.
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious
I will happily take some of this off your hands. <3 peppermint bark!
Kim Beaulieu
Ha, perfect! xx
Carol at Wild Goose Tea
It is simple! And FUN to bring to events. Barks always are popular, so that makes me popular too.
Kim Beaulieu
So true. I love bringing it to parties.
Sarah
You say chocolate and I'm there!
Kim Beaulieu
I'm the same way.
Sarah @ SnixyKitchen
I could easily down a whole batch of this in one afternoon. Peppermint bark is my FAVORITE and I love the peppermint candies you used for yours!
Kim Beaulieu
Me too. And I know this because I pretty did just that. Ha. Thanks so much Sarah. I had fun making this one.
Aggie
I recently picked up some peppermint bark at the store and my husband and kids (and in laws) have been going crazy over it!! I thought it would be fun to make over the holidays to give as gifts to neighbors...I'm so glad you posted this recipe!!
Melissa
I love the versatility of bark recipes. This one is so festive!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition
I love this bark! I want to make it to give as gifts it's so pretty!
Nutmeg Nanny
Chocolate peppermint bark is my favorite! It always makes an appearance on my holiday spread.
Brian @ A Thought For Food
Looks totally fantastic! I've never made peppermint bark before, mainly out of fear that I'd eat all of it.
Susan
You are the queen of chocolate bark. I love all your bark recipes. I'll bark it out loud. Okay I'll stop now. Plus you photograph it so well, which is not easy. Also I'll take your extra bark, it makes me gain 10 extra pounds too but I'll take the sacrifice.
Meseidy
This is a great edible gift!
Kelsey @ Snacking Squirrel
so happy i stumbled upon your blog. i am really enjoying your posts and amazing recipes!!!! keep it up xo
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
I love simple easy desserts like this! That first picture of the stack is gorgeous! Makes me want to grab right into my computer for it 🙂
Kellie @ The Suburban Soapbox
I love the swirled look of your bark! So, stunning and yummy looking!
Brooks
Kim, this has to be the most visually pleasing bark I've seen to date. And with just three ingredients, that's something to bark about. Woof!
Brooks
A killer Peppermint Bark, Kim. Your swirling technique, and in particular the peppermints you chose, make this treat very attractive. You know I'd select the bigger, random pieces. For me. 🙂
Emily @ Life on Food
Peppermint bark is a classic and a must for my family each year. This recipe looks good.
Lizzy (Good Things)
Seriously good stuff... thanks for sharing, Kim.
Thalia @ butter and brioche
Seriously how delicious is this chocolate and peppermint bark! It not only looks wickedly tasty, but it is so festive too! Perfect for Christmas!
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What a treat to pop in. Been way too long! This looks so festive and colourful, Kim. Amazing how we have all these traditions. Here we don't do bark in France - time that changed. In fact, I hadn't heard of it before your blogs. I thought it was just a sound a dog makes. Dah.
BTW, I love your photo at the top of the page - you're a scream! Talking of photos, these are stunning! Have fun with all the preparations and a wonderful Christmas with family and friends, Kim. Hugs from Paris xo
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What a treat to pop in. Been way too long! This looks so festive and colourful, Kim. Amazing how we have all these traditions. Here we don't do bark in France - time that changed. In fact, I hadn't heard of it before your blogs. I thought it was just a sound a dog makes. Dah.
BTW, I love your photo at the top of the page - you're a scream! Talking of photos, these are stunning! Have fun with all the preparations and a wonderful Christmas with family and friends, Kim. Hugs from Paris xo
Tammie
I really like my recipes easy! Can anyone tell me how long & on what temp to melt the chocolate in the microwave? It's easier lol.
Kim Beaulieu
I'm not a big fan of melting it in the microwave, it can ruin it way too quickly. Particularly since every microwave is so different. When I occasionally use it to melt chocolate I typically figure 1 to 2 minutes, but I check and stir every 15 to 30 seconds after the first minute. It can turn hard and unusable so quickly in the microwave. I love the glass heat safe bowl over a saucepan filled with water method. More dishes though so it can be a pain.
sonaly
PEPPERMINT CHOCOLATE This is pure delight for your taste buds.
Karly
This bark is so pretty! Thanks for linkin' up with What's Cookin' Wednesday!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much Karly. And thank you for hosting. Always fun to see what people are sharing.
sahana
yum yum! Thank you for sharing with us at #HomeMattersParty . We would love to have you again next week.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much. And thank you for hosting. Much appreciated.