Christmas Bark

Name: Christmas Bark
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 10 ounces dark chocolate callets; 4 ounces milk chocolate callets; 4 ounces white chocolate callets; 4 teaspoons organic peppermint extract; Garnishes: candy canes, M&Ms, sprinkles

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 0 mins

Total: 15 mins

Servings: 12 servings

Yield: 12 pieces

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
236	Calories
13g	Fat
26g	Carbs
2g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories	236
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g	17%
Saturated Fat 8g	40%
Cholesterol 6mg	2%
Sodium 22mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 26g	9%
Dietary Fiber 2g	7%
Total Sugars 22g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 50mg	4%
Iron 2mg	12%
Potassium 196mg	4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

A classic festive Christmas bark is not just delicious to eat, but also so incredibly easy to make with no cooking involved. Make a big batch of bark and wrap it up for a delightful homemade gift or to serve as a snack when unexpected guests show up. Children will also love to be involved in the decorating—it's an excellent way to kick off the holiday season!

A good quality cooking chocolate will always work best for making holiday bark. Do not use eating chocolate as it has a much higher in sugar and does not set as well. We used chocolate callets (small chocolate discs) since those will melt quickly and have a lovely smooth finish.

This bark has three types of chocolate to make it even more exciting—there’s peppermint-infused dark chocolate, a hefty swirl of milk chocolate, and a good finishing drizzle of white for visual contrast. Decorate as you wish by breaking up candy canes, pushing red and green candy into the melted chocolate or sprinkling with Christmas stars and sprinkles. Let the artist in you loose!

How to Melt Chocolate

10 ounces dark chocolate callets
4 ounces milk chocolate callets
4 ounces white chocolate callets
4 teaspoons organic peppermint extract
Sprinkles, candy canes, and M&Ms, for garnish

Gather the ingredients. Line a baking sheet with nonstick baking paper.

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Put 8 ounces of the dark chocolate into a glass or metal bowl over a pan of gently simmering water. Do not let the bowl touch the water. Allow the chocolate to melt slowly. The chocolate can also be melted in the microwave, but it is easier to over-melt and thereby burn the chocolate using this method.

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Once melted, add the peppermint extract and stir in with a wooden spoon and remove from the heat. Add the remaining dark chocolate, stirring it through the warm chocolate until completely melted. Adding the chocolate this way will lower the temperature of the already melted chocolate and is a process called tempering. Tempering gives the finished chocolate a lovely shine and snap.

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Melt both the milk and white chocolate the same way. Keep all three chocolates on a low simmer once melted while you prepare your decorations.

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Pour the dark peppermint chocolate onto the paper-covered tray. Smooth it over the paper with a spatula or a tablespoon creating decorative waves. The chocolate does not need to spread across the whole sheet; it needs to be deep enough to hold your chosen decorations.

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Drizzle the milk and then the white over the dark in lovely freeform swirls. Decorate as you wish with candies and sprinkles. Pop the tray into the refrigerator to set.

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Once set, the bark can be broken into chunks ready to eat, wrap, or store in an airtight tin.