White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

by Sabrina Snyder

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12 Servings
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
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White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark is the ultimate easy Christmas treat. Make this no-bake dessert with just 3 ingredients in under an hour.

The holidays are a great time to whip out your favorite Homemade Candy Recipes, and this candy cane inspired treat is perfect with classic Christmas flavors. It’s similar to Peppermint Bark except even sweeter and easier because there’s only one layer of white chocolate with no dark chocolate base.

White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark pieces in stack

WHITE CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE BARK

This easy peppermint dessert is sure to become a go-to recipe every year. The white chocolate and peppermint are really the perfect holiday blend. While the white chocolate makes a creamy and sweet base, the peppermint adds a refreshing and iconic Christmas taste.

All you need to make Candy Cane Bark is white chocolate, peppermint extract, and of course pieces of candy cane or crushed peppermint. Making this sweet and rich treat honestly couldn’t be easier. Along with other bark recipes, like Oreo Bark and Chubby Hubby Bark, making White Chocolate Bark is a simple matter of melting the white chocolate chips, mixing in the flavoring, and adding the toppings.

As far as candy recipes go this is one of the most straight forward you’ll find. It’s a great recipe to let your kids help out with if you have any aspiring cooks in the house. Since the white chocolate is melted in the microwave you don’t even have to worry about hot stovetops or ovens.

MAKE-AHEAD CANDY CANE BARK

This Peppermint Chocolate is an easy recipe to make ahead of time and store in the freezer until you need it.

  • Prepare the White Chocolate Peppermint Bark according to the recipe and let it set in the fridge.
  • Once you’ve broken the Candy Cane Bark apart, put the pieces in a freezer bag, with the layers separated by parchment paper.
  • Peppermint Candy Cane Bark can stay good in the freezer for up to a year.
  • You can let the chocolate thaw out in the fridge before serving or just eat them while they’re still frozen. When you want chocolate it can be hard to wait, and the frozen bark has a nice snap to it anyway.

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WHITE CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE BARK AS A GIFT

Simple, homemade treats are always a thoughtful way to show your appreciation to neighbors, teachers, coworkers, and friends without having to spend a lot of money. This Easy Peppermint Bark is an especially good Christmas gift because you can just buy 3 ingredients and easily make several gifts.

After letting the Candy Cane Bark recipe harden in the fridge, you can start to prepare your gifts.

  • To break the Chocolate Peppermint Bark apart you can either use your hands or a kitchen mallet to break it into uneven pieces. Or if you want the bark in more even squares, use a butter knife run under hot water to cut it in straight lines.
  • Once the chocolate is broken into pieces you can divide it into as many gifts as you want.
  • For easy packaging that shows off the festive peppermint put the bark in clear cellophane bags. You can tie off the top with a red bow to match the candy canes, then just deliver the easy-to-make gift.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE BARK AS A GIFT

Simple, homemade treats are always a thoughtful way to show your appreciation to neighbors, teachers, coworkers, and friends without having to spend a lot of money. This Easy Peppermint Bark is an especially good Christmas gift because you can just buy 3 ingredients and easily make several gifts.

After letting the Candy Cane Bark recipe harden in the fridge, you can start to prepare your gifts.

    • To break the Chocolate Peppermint Bark apart you can either use your hands or a kitchen mallet to break it into uneven pieces. Or if you want the bark in more even squares, use a butter knife run under hot water to cut it in straight lines.
    • Once the chocolate is broken into pieces you can divide it into as many gifts as you want.
    • For easy packaging that shows off the festive peppermint put the bark in clear cellophane bags. You can tie off the top with a red bow to match the candy canes, then just deliver the easy-to-make gift.

White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark pieces on baking sheet

VARIATIONS ON WHITE CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE BARK

  • Chocolate: Instantly change the taste of your Peppermint Bark by just swapping out the white chocolate chips for any other chocolate. You can melt semi-sweet, dark chocolate, or milk chocolate then just stir in the peppermint extract as usual.
  • Layers: Another option is doing more than one layer of chocolate. Melt milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate to pour over the base of the paper-lined pan. Then you can add a white layer and sprinkle the candy cane on top.
  • Toppings: There are plenty of different toppings you could try adding to White Chocolate Peppermint Bark instead of just peppermint candies. Try adding some Oreo cookie crumbs, holiday M&M’s, or mini marshmallows. You could also use different flavored candy canes, like chocolate or fruit, instead of peppermint candy canes.
  • Decorations: To decorate White Chocolate Peppermint Bark you can add red food coloring to the white chocolate mixture. You can also top the chocolate with sanding sugar or festive sprinkles.
  • Flavor additions: Some flavors you can use for this recipe instead of peppermint are vanilla extract or almond extract. You could also add either of those flavors along with the peppermint. To make almond bark use almond extract and add chopped almonds to the top of the dessert.

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HOW TO STORE WHITE CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE BARK

  • Serve: White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark will keep well at room temperature for up to 10 days. Seal it in a ziplock bag or other airtight container and ensure your house is cool enough that it won’t melt.
  • Store: If you keep your house more toasty, storing Candy Cane Bark in the refrigerator is a better idea. Kept in an airtight container, the chocolate will keep well for up to 3 weeks.
  • Freeze: You can keep this Peppermint Treat in the freezer for up to a year.

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White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark is the ultimate easy Christmas treat. Make this no-bake dessert with just 3 ingredients in under an hour.
Yield 12 Servings
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Candy
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark pieces in stack
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Ingredients
 

  • 12 ounces white chocolate chips , or melting disks
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1/2 cup candy canes , crushed

Instructions

  • Line a 15x10 jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
  • Add the white chocolate chips to a large glass bowl.
  • Microwave white baking chips on half power (very important) until melted, stirring every 30 seconds.
  • Stir in peppermint extract until well combined.
  • Pour white chocolate onto the baking sheet and spread it into an even rectangle.
  • Top, while still wet, with crushed candy canes.
  • Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
  • Break into chunks to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg
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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. My grandchildren love this recipe. It’s the top of their list of favourite Christmas cookies. It’s so simple to make & I usually end up making 3 or 4 batches.

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    1. I can just picture you with your grandchildren making this recipe. The memories are as sweet as the White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark :). Thanks so much for the 5 star rating Marion!

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  2. My grandchildren love this white chocolate candy cane bark. It’s a favourite among all the Christmas baking I do. Easy to prepare & turns out perfectly. Thank you.

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