Peppermint Bark

     Peppermint is one my favorite things about the holidays. It just seems to be everywhere! So of course I love me some peppermint bark and no one on my opinion does it better than Ghirardelli.  As a DIYer I found myself wanting to try my hand at making some. With some help from Ms. Paula Dean ya'll, here is a tried and true recipe for peppermint bark.

What you'll need:


* Enough crushed candy canes to equal 1 cup.
     (If you are not up for crushing candy canes they now come in handy dandy bags, already crushed. I think it turned my bark pink and didn't quite give that satisfying crunch, but it works just the same )

* 2 pounds white chocolate...32 ounces.

***If you bought the pre-crushed candy canes, skip step one***

1.) Place candy canes in ziploc bag and crush into small bits.

2.) Melt white chocolate in double boiler. I don't own a double boiler but I do have pots and a handy heat resistant bowl. To create the double boiler effect, you will want to make sure that that the bowl can rest on the lip of the pot without touching the water. Here's what I used for reference: http://www.ehow.com/way_5240731_can-substitute-double-boiler_.html

3.) Fold in candy into chocolate. 

4.) Cover cookie sheet with wax or parchment paper. Pour mixture onto sheet and pop it into the fridge for 45 minutes or until firm.

5.) Brake into small pieces and EAT!

Super easy, very addictive.