Marbled Peppermint Bark
This Marbled Peppermint Bark will quickly become your favourite holiday treat. All you need is three ingredients to make this recipe everyone will love!
Is it just me or is everything around Christmas time better with crushed candy canes sprinkled everywhere? *sprinkles candy canes over entire life.*
This Marbled Peppermint Bark is made with a combination of rich dark chocolate swirled with white chocolate and topped off with crushed candy canes.
This bark only needs three ingredients, and 15 minutes until you’re on your way to choco-peppermint heaven. Last year we did a superfood chocolate bark, but this winter we’re going a little more festive with this one!
What is peppermint bark made of?
Peppermint bark is made with a combination of chocolate and peppermint, usually in the form of crushed candy canes.
You’ll see a variety of recipes for peppermint bark that use different types of chocolate. Any chocolate you love will work (milk chocolate, dark chocolate…etc.) so it really depends on your personal preference.
One thing I recommend is to use high-quality chocolate for the best taste!
How to make this Christmas bark
Chocolate bark is pretty simple to make. you melt chocolate and then spread it out on a baking pan. For this recipe, we start with spreading out the dark chocolate, followed by the white chocolate on top and swirling them together.
Then finally add the crushed candy canes on top and let the chocolate set!
Tips for making this recipe perfectly
- First things first. a good chocolate bark always starts off with good quality chocolate. So get your hands on some GOOD chocolate friends! I like to use 70% dark chocolate and good quality white chocolate.
- If you want to make sure you’re chocolate doesn’t bloom (you know, get those white specks on it) you can temper the chocolate. Tempering chocolate is the process of heating and cooling the chocolate to put it into
temper . This gives the chocolate that nice shiny glossy look, and that ‘snap’ when you bite into it. - Tempering chocolate is great if you plan on keeping and storing the chocolate for a few days. If you plan to eat the chocolate bark the same day you make it, your chocolate should stay glossy looking on its own.
- Make sure to line your baking pan with some parchment paper, wax paper or a silicon baking mat. DON’T FORGET this step! This is super important to make sure you can easily peel your bark off the baking pan!
- I like to chill the chocolate bark in the fridge to set, but if you just can’t wait you can also pop it in the freezer to set.
Marbled Peppermint Bark
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 20 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Melt
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Only 3 ingredients and SO easy to make. This Marlbed Peppermint Bark is the best Christmas treat!
Ingredients
- 12 oz high-quality dark chocolate
- 6 oz high-quality white chocolate
- 2 candy canes
Instructions
- Melt the dark chocolate and white chocolate separately in two bowls using a double boiler, or in the microwave in 30-second intervals. (If using a microwave, only melt the chocolate until it’s about 85% melted. Then remove and stir with a spatula until fully melted.)
- Cover a large baking pan with parchment paper or a silicon mat.
- Pour the dark chocolate onto the pan, then use a spatula to spread the chocolate into a large rectangle, until it is about 1/4 inch thick.
- Next, use a spoon and add dollops of the white chocolate evenly on top the dark chocolate.
- Use a toothpick to make swirl motions in the chocolate to get a marble effect.
- Sprinkle with crushed candy canes then transfer to the fridge until fully cooled.
- Use a knife to cut into pieces.
Notes
First things first. a good chocolate bark always starts off with good quality chocolate. So get your hands on some GOOD chocolate friends! I like to use 70% dark chocolate and good quality white chocolate.
If you want to make sure you’re chocolate doesn’t bloom (you know, get those white specks on it) you can temper the chocolate. Tempering chocolate is the process of heating and cooling the chocolate to put it into temper. This gives the chocolate that nice shiny glossy look, and that ‘snap’ when you bite into it.
Tempering chocolate is great if you plan on keeping and storing the chocolate for a few days. If you plan to eat the chocolate bark the same day you make it, your chocolate should stay glossy looking on its own.
Make sure to line your baking pan with some parchment paper, wax paper or a silicon baking mat. DON’T FORGET this step! This is super important to make sure you can easily peel your bark off the baking pan!
I like to chill the chocolate bark in the fridge to set, but if you just can’t wait you can also pop it in the freezer to set.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 143
- Sugar: 15g
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
Keywords: How to make peppermint bark, chocolate bark recipes
This peppermint bark is absolutely stunning!! It’s my favorite festive Christmas treat 🙂
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Thanks so much Sarah! My fav easy Christmas treat 🙂
Definitely delicious
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Thank you for the review Kristen!
My daughter made this and it was amazing.
I will definitely be making it also.
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Thanks, Julie! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Not only looks gorgeous but tastes amazing too! The bitterness of the dark chocolate really brings out the sweetness in the peppermint, giving the whole thing a taste that is both rich and sophisticated and totally bingeable. 10/10!
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Thank you so much for the review Sophie! Happy you enjoyed the recipe!!
Love how yummy these look Jess!!
Thank you scarlett! They’re my favourite for the holidays!
Wow this looks amazing!
Thanks Maddie!
Love this recipe Jess! So simple and delicious.
Thanks so much Megan!
This looks so delicious! And a perfect Christmas treat for this upcoming week’s holiday events.
Thank you Katie! This bark makes a great dessert for a Christmas party!
Yum !!! 🙂
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Thanks Andrew! 🙂
Wow how pretty, I love these swirls so much. It looks really amazing and I bet it’s so delicious. 🙂
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Thank you so much Ela!