Double Chocolate Peppermint Bark
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Recipe type: Gluten Free
 
Ingredients
  • 400g dark cooking chocolate, broken into squares
  • 300g white cooking chocolate, broken into squares
  • 2-3 Tbsp coconut oil
  • ½ - 1 tsp green food colouring (optional)
  • ½ - 1 tsp peppermint extract
Method
  1. Line a large flat baking tray with parchment paper, set aside.
  2. Set up two double boilers, melt dark chocolate in one and white chocolate and coconut oil in the other, over medium heat. Stirring occasionally whilst they melt.
  3. Once both are completely melted, turn heat to low.
  4. To the white chocolate, add in green colouring (if using) and gradually add in the peppermint extract, mixing well after each addition. The extract will begin to thicken the white chocolate, if it gets too hard and thick, keep adding more coconut oil, a teaspoon at a time until a smooth, pouring consistency is reached.
  5. Gently pour the dark chocolate onto the centre of your prepared baking tray. With a spatula, gently spread chocolate out to desired thickness and size, approx. 4mm thick.
  6. Dollop lines of white chocolate entirely over the dark chocolate.
  7. Take a butter knife or skewer and gently swirl white chocolate through the dark chocolate.
  8. Refrigerate for 30 minutes - 1 hour or until completely hard and set.
  9. Once set, cut bark into shards with a sharp knife.
  10. Serve and Enjoy!
Notes
Store bark in an airtight container, refrigerated, for 1-2 weeks.

Ensure you have a wide enough baking tray so you can spread your chocolate out enough.

When you add in the extract to the white chocolate, it begins to quickly thicken, you don’t want your chocolate to get seized. To prevent this, add more coconut oil in the beginning, I like to add around 2 tablespoons, if not 3, depending on how much extract you will be adding. Slowly pour in your extract and if it feels like its quickly hardening, stir through more coconut oil to thin it out.

The green food colouring is completely optional. If you can find a good natural (healthy) food colouring, that would be great!

Add more or less of the colouring and peppermint extract depending on your taste and look preference.
Recipe by Wholesome Patisserie at https://wholesomepatisserie.com/?p=5745