It’s no secret to my friends that I am just a little bit in love with the U, S of A and it’s no secret to the whole wide world that America is in love with food. One of my favourite American festive treats is peppermint bark, and it’s super simple to make.
Instead of peppermint, I’ve used here humbugs for a truly British twist.
Ingredients –
2 x 150g bars of white chocolate
2 x 150g bars of dark chocolate
A packet of mint humbugs
Peppermint essence.
Prep time – 1 hour
Serves – 12-14 people
Method
- Prepare a baking tray by lining it with aluminium foil and place in the fridge so it’s cool when adding the warm chocolate
- Break up the dark chocolate in to a glass bowl, that will comfortably sit on a pan above boiling hot water. Use a wooden spoon to stir the chocolate gently as it melts. Be sure to not let the chocolate boil
- Once melted, remove the tray from the fridge and pour the dark chocolate evenly on the foil. Place back in the fridge to cool for 30 minutes
- Ten minutes prior to removing the dark chocolate from the fridge, place all of the humbugs in a plastic bag and bash on a safe surface (wooden chopping board, for example) until broken up in to large chunks
- Melt the white chocolate using the same method as before, once the chocolate is melted remove from the heat and add three quarters of the humbugs to the mix
- Remove the dark chocolate from the fridge and pour a second even layer of white chocolate over the dark. Be sure to move quickly, as you need to be careful not to melt the dark chocolate
- Sprinkle the bark with the remaining humbugs (and edible glitter if you’re in a particularly festive mood) and place back in to the fridge for five hours to set.
- Enjoy!
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