how do you make peppermint bark?

Question

how many candy canes do you use for each batch?

Answer 1

How many canes to each bag of chips is a matter of how "pepperminty" you want your bark. I'd recommend crushing a bunch of canes -- six or eight -- because it's better to have a few left-over candy cane crumbles than to have to crush more while the chocolate is cooling.

To crush them, put them in a big heavy plastic zip-lock bag, then crush them with a rolling pin. (If you've got kids, let them help, it's great fun.)

The other key tip -- we make fudge at Christmas, and have tried many brands of chocolate chips. If you can get Ghirardelli, they melt (and taste!) better than Nestle. Try several flavors -- a classic white-chocolate peppermint bark is good, but don't forget a good dark chocolate bark, too.

One thing I've seen in good, old-fashioned candy stores -- pour about 2/3 of the crushed candy canes onto the baking sheet before you pour the chocolate, and then sprinkle the remaining third on top while it's still soft. You get a lovely, sparkly coating on top of your bark. Then chill it and break it into pieces.

And finally... don't miss out on other kinds of festive bark candies. One of our most popular fudge varieties last year was dark chocolate fudge with Heath brand toffee chips. I imagine that a dark-chocolate toffee bark would be a big hit with folks who don't care for mint (one of my kids won't eat mint, and another won't eat chocolate -- what's up with that??? :-) And you could make a white-chocolate bark with pecans and dried cherries, milk chocolate with walnuts, dark chocolate with candied ginger, and one of our favorites -- white chocolate with lemon flavoring and dried blueberries. Those were all hits in fudge -- and bark is SO much easier, we may try that ourselves this year.

All the best!

Answer 2

1 package (16 ounces) vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), broken into pieces
24 hard peppermint candies


Its not candy canes it is the little peppermint discs candy. I provided a link for the entire recipe for you.

Answer 3

Maybe you'd like to try a peppermint patty
Make hot cocoa and add peppermint schnapps
so good for the winter time and tastes just like the candy

Answer 4

NGREDIENTS

* 1 (12 ounce) package NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE® Premier White Morsels
* 24 hard peppermint candies

DIRECTIONS

1. LINE baking sheet with waxed paper.
2. MICROWAVE morsels in medium, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70 percent) power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
3. PLACE peppermint candies in heavy-duty plastic bag. Crush candies using rolling pin or other heavy object. While holding strainer over melted morsels, pour crushed candy into strainer. Shake to release all small candy pieces; reserve larger candy pieces. Stir morsel-peppermint mixture.
4. SPREAD mixture to desired thickness on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with reserved candy pieces; press in lightly. Let stand for about 1 hour or until firm. Break into pieces. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

Answer 5

It's easier to make cinnamon bark because they're so much easier to train, but what I usually do is use some sort of treat to train my peppermint to bark. At first they'll be kind of out of control and loud, but eventually, after the proper training you can make your peppermint bark on command. good luck, love, Jack

Answer 6

Pretend your a stranger and knock on the door!


Get it.... Peppermint bark?

ha :o)