I always know Christmas isn't far away when I get the Williams-Sonoma catalog in the mail. One of the first pages I flick to is the candy, and the peppermint bark is right there staring at me, just telling me to buy some.
As much as I'd like to-because it's soooo good- I am a little on the tight frugal side, and buying a tin of the said bark almost requires a small win on the lotto.
The next natural step is to make my own and there's no shortage of recipes or ideas buzzing around. Chocolate Peppermint Bark is ridiculously easy to make and makes for a great gift if you're crazy enough to give it to somebody else.
If you do get the urge to make your own bark, try and use some good chocolate. I used Green and Blacks 70% dark plus their white chocolate bar with Madagascar vanilla.
It'll melt way better than a bag of chocolate chips which usually has some other ingredients in it and it won't be as clumpy when it finally melts.
Adding a tiny drop of olive oil to the melted chocolate also helps to give a perfectly smooth and shiny surface, one which won't shatter or have the dark and white layers split apart. I topped the bark with some crushed candy canes and peppermint cookies, I used the peppermint Oreo knock-off's from Trader Joe's.
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