Easy 3 Ingredient Peppermint Bark No Bake Dessert
The easiest holiday treat: my no bake peppermint bark only needs 3 ingredients & is sure to be a family favorite!
Everyone loves a good, easy recipe. Especially during the holidays! There’s nothing worse than having to make a last minute dessert recipe for a party or your holiday get together and having no clue what to make. I’ve spent hours scrolling through Pinterest, struggling to figure out what to make. Time and time again, I fall back on this super easy, but always tasty peppermint bark recipe.
I use the term recipe loosely here because it only requires 3 ingredients and a microwave. You’re not measuring anything, so it’s a pretty safe bet if you’re not the world’s best cook!
All you need are semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips and candy canes.
Easy 3 Ingredient Peppermint Bark No Bake Dessert Recipe
Every year for Christmas, I would get peppermint bark in my stocking. It’s always been one of my favorite treats! Back in those days I had no idea it was something you could make (literally year round), I thought it was some special, fancy candy that had to be bought at a special store, only during the holidays.
Now, as a seasoned baking vet, I know it’s literally one of the easiest desserts to whip up. It’s a great treat to add to your dessert table during the holidays. But also a really fun & easy last minute gift idea. Especially if you need to make a few gifts! It’s a really easy recipe to make in bulk, break up & put into cute Christmas tins. Everyone loves a nice homemade gift, especially if they can eat it!
I would highly recommend getting good chocolate for your bark. I like using Ghirardelli because it melts really easily in the microwave and has great flavor. You can also make a batch after the holidays with any leftover candy canes!
It stores really well in the refrigerator or freezer, so you can keep the holiday spirit alive well after Christmas! The directions blow are for one baking sheet sized amount of bark, so if you want to make more, just buy more chocolate & candy canes!
You can also opt for milk chocolate instead of semi-sweet chocolate for a less intense, slightly sweeter bark. I made a marbled version and shared the tutorial here on Instagram!
Ingredients
- 1 bag of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 bag of White Chocolate Chips
- 6-7 Candy Canes or about 10 Peppermint Candies, crushed
Directions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Then stir. Microwave for another 30 seconds & stir again. Continue this process until the chocolate chips are completely melted. Just be careful not to over-microwave them or it will burn.
- Pour the melted chocolate on the prepared pan. Spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate until completely hardened, about 30 minutes to an hour.
- Repeat the same process above with your White Chocolate Chips. Then, pour them on top of the semi-sweet chocolate and spread evenly.
- Sprinkle the crushed candy over the top and gently press in.
- Refrigerate until the chocolate is completely hardened. Remove from the pan and break into small pieces.
- Serve & Enjoy. You can also place them into small tins and give them as gifts!
Easy 3 Ingredient Peppermint Bark No Bake Dessert
Ingredients
- 1 BAG SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS
- 1 BAG WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS
- 6-7 CANDY CANES CRUSHED
Instructions
- LINE A BAKING SHEET WITH PARCHMENT PAPER.
- PLACE THE SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS IN A MICROWAVE SAFE BOWL. MICROWAVE FOR 30 SECONDS. THEN STIR. MICROWAVE FOR ANOTHER 30 SECONDS & STIR AGAIN. CONTINUE THIS PROCESS UNTIL THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS ARE COMPLETELY MELTED. JUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER-MICROWAVE THEM OR IT WILL BURN.
- POUR THE MELTED CHOCOLATE ON THE PREPARED PAN. SPREAD EVENLY OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN. REFRIGERATE UNTIL COMPLETELY HARDENED, ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR.
- REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS ABOVE WITH YOUR WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS. THEN, POUR THEM ON TOP OF THE SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE AND SPREAD EVENLY.
- SPRINKLE THE CRUSHED CANDY OVER THE TOP AND GENTLY PRESS IN.
- REFRIGERATE UNTIL THE CHOCOLATE IS COMPLETELY HARDENED. REMOVE FROM THE PAN AND BREAK INTO SMALL PIECES.
- SERVE & ENJOY. YOU CAN ALSO PLACE THEM INTO SMALL TINS AND GIVE THEM AS GIFTS!
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