Snowflake Peppermint Bark

Easy homemade snowflake peppermint bark, perfect for holiday gifts!

Easy homemade snowflake peppermint bark recipe from @bakedbyrachel

There are exactly twenty four days left until Christmas! Are you freaking out yet? Since it’s December first I decided to start the month with a fun memory and giveaway. Let’s jump right into the spirit of things shall we?

If you’ve been stopping by for at least a year, you might remember these.

I had to redo them. Well, I didn’t have to but I really wanted to! They’re way too cute and fun to pass up making. I think they’ll become a yearly tradition. The girls were dying to grab them and take a bite.

Easy homemade snowflake peppermint bark recipe from @bakedbyrachel

Since making them last year I’ve had many comments asking about the mold – where did I find it? It’s a regional store but unfortunately they only carried that mold last year! I checked this year. I was sad. I wanted to buy some to give to some lucky readers – you! Apparently the stars were aligned because on another trip back I happened upon one lonely blue snowflake mold sitting with the loads of green trees and red gingerbread men. One! I snatched it up so fast. There was no letting that sucker go.

Snowflake Peppermint Bark from bakedbyrachel.com
Snowflake Peppermint Bark from bakedbyrachel.com

Snowflake Peppermint Bark

Easy homemade snowflake peppermint bark! A fun twist on a classic, perfect for snacking or gifting around the holidays!
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time1 hr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 4 oz milk or dark chocolate
  • 4 oz white chocolate
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil divided
  • 1/4 tsp peppermint extract divided
  • crushed candy canes or peppermint candies

Instructions

  • In a small to medium sized bowl add milk or dark chocolate and 1/2 tsp vegetable oil. Melt in the microwave in 30 second intervals at 50% power. Stir well after each 30 seconds. When fully melted, add 1/8 tsp peppermint extract. Stir well.
  • Using a small cookie scoop or spoon, divide chocolate among snowflake mold cavities. Sprinkle with crushed candies. Chill for at least 30 minutes or until chocolate has set.
  • Repeat process with white chocolate. Remove from molds after fully hardened. Store in the fridge.

Notes

Recipe yields 6 chocolate snowflakes using a silicone snowflake mold. Double ingredients for thicker peppermint bark or for 12 snowflakes.
An original recipe from Baked by Rachel

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    Rachel @ Not Rachael Ray — December 1, 2011 at 8:09 am

    These are so perfect looking! Love it! My *new* favorite Christmas tradition is Christmas morning w/ my family of three :)

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    Caren — December 1, 2011 at 8:18 am

    I do not have a holiday tradition because this is my first holiday on my own but I did buy a tree and have been decorating it with lots of food ornaments. I think that my tradition if I had any was to bake for my family.

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    amy marantino — December 1, 2011 at 8:21 am

    my favorite tradition is helping my parents decorate their home.

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    Leah M — December 1, 2011 at 8:35 am

    As of right now, my husband and I don’t have any traditions. But this year we will be getting matching pajamas. :)

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    Jonna — December 1, 2011 at 8:53 am

    We are still figuring out some traditions—but one I’ve carried over from growing up is baking a sour cream coffee cake to have for breakfast on Christmas morning :-)

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    Lisa — December 1, 2011 at 9:01 am

    my favorite tradition with my mom and now my own kids is baking and decorating Christmas cookies:>)

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    Jordan @ food, sweat, and beers — December 1, 2011 at 9:02 am

    My favorite holiday tradition is absolutely putting the tinsel on the Christmas tree with my whole family. While most of the decorations go up before I get to my family home, we always wait until Christmas eve to put up the tinsel, so I don’t miss it!!

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    heather — December 1, 2011 at 9:08 am

    Those are so freakin’ adorable! Perfect to gift!

    My favorite tradition is our feast of hors d’oeuvres on Christmas Eve. :)

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    Jan — December 1, 2011 at 9:19 am

    Gorgeous peppermint snowflakes! Reminds me of those Christmas-time ghirardelli chocolate peppermint squares that feature both white and dark chocolate. Yum!
    One of my favorite holiday traditions would have to be the advent calendar. I just love opening up a door of the calendar each morning and counting down the days with a chocolate (even though I’m a month away from being 30!).

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    Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen — December 1, 2011 at 9:20 am

    My fave tradition is Christmas Eve late date night with hubbby. He proposed to me on Christmas Eve so we always have a little celebration- even if it is just a little bubbly after the kids go to bed!

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    Angie @ Bigbearswife — December 1, 2011 at 9:46 am

    My favorite favorite holiday tradition is my Christmas date with hubby. Every year we get dressed yup, go to a super awesome usually fancy restaurant for our Christmas Date. And I love love love it :)

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    Angie @ Bigbearswife — December 1, 2011 at 9:57 am

    I Tweeted about this post and giveaway” Snowflake peppermint bark! Win your own snowflake mold from @rachelcurrier http://tinyurl.com/8a5s4eb #giveaway #recipe #Christmas ”

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    Cassie — December 1, 2011 at 10:03 am

    These are absolutely awesome. My favorite holiday tradition is making French Cookies with my family’s recipe and my grandmother’s cookie iron!

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    Sarah E — December 1, 2011 at 10:09 am

    My favorite tradition is making cookies for Christmas. We always make about a dozen different kinds. It’s sort of chaos, but I love it!

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    NanaBread (Jeanne) — December 1, 2011 at 10:09 am

    My favorite holiday tradition has to be putting up the Christmas tree and hanging the ornaments. It’s not Christmas until the tree is up!

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    Soup-a-Woman — December 1, 2011 at 10:11 am

    Those are beautiful! My husband absolutely loves peppermint bark. :)

    My fave tradition is quiche and mimosas on Christmas morning. Yum!

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    Linda st.laurent — December 1, 2011 at 10:15 am

    My favorite tradition is picking out a tree and my kids cut it down.

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    Megan's Cookin' — December 1, 2011 at 10:55 am

    My favorite tradition is the making of my Buche de Noel. Its just not Christmas with out it!

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    Trisha — December 1, 2011 at 11:00 am

    My favorite Christmas tradition is decorating the Christmas tree as a family while listening to Christmas music.

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    Krista {Budget Gourmet Mom} — December 1, 2011 at 11:06 am

    These are adorable! One of my favorite traditions is baking up loaves of date nut bread. I just did yesterday and it really starts the season off right!

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    Laurel — December 1, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    My favorite tradition is putting up the tree and decorating the entire house and then leaving it all up through January because I like living in Fairy Land. I have to say this, I can’t believe you’re not hoarding that mold for your girls. I think it’ll be a much fought over item.

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    Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts — December 1, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    These are amazing – so perfect!
    We have so many traditions, I don’t know which to pick! I love putting together a Ginger Bread House on Christmas Eve

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    natalie (the sweets life) — December 1, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    too cute! my fave tradition is playing games with the fam on Christmas Eve! :)

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    Tina @ MOMS CRAZY COOKING — December 1, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    These look SO FUN!!!! And I love love the shapes!

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    Sheryl — December 1, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    Saw these ones like these on Pinterest and wanted to make them so badly. I looked on Amazon to buy molds like these, but no luck. I did find these exact snowflake molds on ebay. They varied in price, but purchased 2 for $4.99 each from one seller. I thought it was worth every penny.

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