Peppermint Bark is one of the quickest and most delicious holiday candies you can make. Even better—this easy Peppermint Bark recipe only calls for two ingredients! Classic peppermint candies get crushed up and sprinkled onto melted candy coating to create tasty, festive peppermint almond bark. Whip up a batch before your next holiday gathering, add it to a holiday dessert platter, or send it home with family and friends.
Peppermint Bark
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 18 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 2
Ingredients
- 1 package (16 ounces) vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), broken into pieces
- 24 hard peppermint candies
Instructions
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Step1Cover cookie sheet with waxed paper, aluminum foil or cooking parchment paper. Place candy coating in 8-cup microwavable measure or 2-quart microwavable casserole. Microwave uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until almost melted. Stir until smooth.
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Step2Place peppermint candies in heavy plastic bag; crush with rolling pin or bottom of small heavy saucepan. Pour crushed candies into wire strainer. Shake strainer over melted coating until all of the tiniest candy pieces fall into the coating; reserve the larger candy pieces. Stir coating to mix evenly. Spread coating evenly on cookie sheet. Sprinkle evenly with remaining candy pieces. Let stand about 1 hour or until cool and hardened. Break into pieces.
Nutrition
40
Calories
2 g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
6 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Candy
- Calories
- 40
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- Sodium
- 5 mg
- Potassium
- 20 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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