Chocolate Candy Cane Bark Recipe - What the Redhead said (2024)

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A couple of years ago I discovered chocolate bark for the first time, beautiful slabs of chocolate that looked almost like rocky road in chocolate form. People created so many different flavour combinations and I wanted to start creating my own at home.

We had some peppermint candy canes to use up so I decided to create a Peppermint Chocolate Candy Cane Bark recipe for us all to enjoy over the holiday season.

Why should you make Peppermint Chocolate Candy Cane Bark?

Chocolate bark is a really lovely invention. It turns simple, basic bars of chocolate into something much lovelier that can really be appreciated and enjoyed. It works so well as a gift and this peppermint bark would be wonderful as a Christmas gift or end of term gift for teachers.

We always put treats like this mint chocolate bark into little bags and tie with a ribbon or seal with a sticker, making them a really simple but lovely gift to receive.

This easy chocolate peppermint bark combines sweet chocolate with a lovely peppermint flavour and any sprinkles you feel like adding. We use red, white and green sprinkles to match the candy canes and give a festive feel but you can use whatever you have to hand. It’s a really lovely treat that takes just minutes to make and can be enjoyed throughout the holidays.

If you’re looking for other Christmas recipes to try why not give our Candy Cane Fudge, Low Sugar Trifle or Mince Pie Flapjack a go?

What equipment do you need to make Rocky Road?

Rocky Road doesn’t need anything special to make it, and you probably already have everything you need at home, but this is the equipment we use:

• A large glass bowl
• A saucepan
• A wooden spoon
• A spatula
• A deep baking tray or baking tin
• Baking paper sheets
• Food scales
• Good quality knivesto cut the rocky road into pieces
• Airtight containersfor storage
• Food gift bagsto package it up and give as gifts

Once you’ve got everything you need to make the Rocky Road you can just keep making it again and again – in so many different flavours too!

So here’s our Milk Chocolate Candy Cane Peppermint Bark recipe:

Ingredients

• 100g milk chocolate – bars or chocolate chips
• 200g white chocolate – bars or chocolate chips
• 1.5 teaspoon peppermint extract
• Two crushed candy canes
• festive sprinkles

Instructions

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
• Break the chocolate into separate microwave safe bowls, one milk, one white and add peppermint essence to each bowl – 0.5 tsp with the milk chocolate and 1tsp with the white chocolate
• Melt the chocolate either in the microwave at 20 second intervals or using a bain marie, a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water
• Spread the melted chocolate over the baking paper – first the white chocolate and then the milk chocolate on top, and use a skewer to mix the two chocolates together, leaving a marble effect
• Scatter the crushed candy cane pieces and sprinkles over the chocolate
• Put in the fridge to set – preferably for at least four hours
• Cut up into pieces and enjoy!

If you’d like to pin or print this Peppermint Chocolate Candy Cane Bark recipe for later you can do so below. Happy baking!