This White Chocolate Peppermint Bark is so easy to make it’s barely a recipe. A chocolate covered strawberries near me of white chocolate peppermint bark on parchment.
How is it even December 14th? How does that mean that next week is Christmas? Anyway, to distract myself further from this, I spent the weekend eating this white chocolate peppermint bark and I just HAVE to share the recipe with you. A batch of white chocolate peppermint bark on parchment paper.
White chocolate peppermint bark isn’t a new Christmas treat and I’ve kept the recipe pretty traditional. What I love about this recipe is that you can customise it to your liking but I generally feel that as long as you keep the amount of white chocolate to semi-sweet chocolate ratio the same, whether it’s 1 cup each or you double your batch for example, you’re in good hands. A stack of chocolate bark on parchment with candy canes. Here’s a bit of baker geek time info: the reason I added coconut oil. Being a baker for four years and owning a baking business and making MANY many chocolate covered strawberries has taught me that white chocolate not only seizes up very easily after being melted in a microwave but that it can rarely be saved when it reaches that point. Overhead shot of chocolate bark on parchment.
All the logistics aside, this is the crazy easy to make. It literally takes ten minutes to make total and the rest of the time is just fridge time. Then to serve you just have to break it up with your hands. On top of this being so easy to make, it is incredibly delicious. White Chocolate Peppermint Bark pieces on parchment. In a bowl, melt the dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips for a minute. Remove and stir together with a spoon.
The chips should melt after a few stirs but if not, microwave in 15 second increments until melted. Pour into the bottom of the baking dish or on cookie sheet and spread to cover. Place in your fridge for 5-7 minutes to set temporarily. You don’t want to set longer than this else the layers of chocolate may separate once hardened completely. Melt the white chocolate for 1 minute in the microwave. Remove and stir vigorously – the white chocolate should be melted and creamy.