Chocolate bark is one of my favorite candies to make. It’s made quickly, requires few ingredients, and is economical. One batch of bark can fill several bags or boxes if you’re gifting it. Not only this, bark is gorgeous. Especially if you layer it, swirl it, or top it. Let’s also not forget how delicious bark is. It’s chocolate! And what better to pair with chocolate than mint? Mint is chocolate’s second soulmate after all (after peanut butter!). Have you tried the pair before in my Andes mint chocolate cookies or Andes mint fudge? The bottom layer is semi-sweet chocolate. For the best tasting bark, use quality chocolate. With so little ingredients, it’s important to use pure chocolate. I typically use Ghirardelli. You can buy their baking bars in the baking aisle near the chocolate chips. Because of their stabilizers, chocolate chips do not melt properly. Great for chocolate chip cookies, but not ideal for when we need smooth, melted chocolate like in this recipe. When it comes to making bark, always reach for the good chocolate. Swirled on top is a mint layer. The mint layer is made from 7 ounces of pure white chocolate and 1 ounce of green candy melts. The combination of the two produce a lovely mint green color. As an alternative, you can use 8 ounces of white chocolate with a drop of food coloring. For flavor, add peppermint extract. This is an alcohol-based extract, so a touch of oil will help prevent the chocolate from seizing. The oil is especially important if you skip the candy melts and only use pure white chocolate with the food coloring. Swirling is easy. Drizzle the mint layer on top and drag a toothpick or knife through it all. I feel like kids would love doing this part! It tastes like a giant Andes mint. Which, by the way, happen to be the star in my favorite Andes mint chocolate cookies. If you’re feeling wild, add another layer of pizazz! If you’re gifting this mint chocolate bark for the holidays, pick up a cute holiday treat tin or Christmas cookie box. Line it with parchment paper, then layer this bark inside. Sweetest homemade holiday gift! You can do this with my peppermint bark or Reese’s peanut butter white chocolate bark, too.
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