4-Ingredient Peppermint Bark Recipe: What to Do With Leftover Candy Canes

All you need is melted chocolate, peppermint extract, and candy canes to make this delicious and easy holiday bark recipe

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I seem to always overbuy boxes of candy canes. They’re inexpensive, festive, and often on sale before the holidays. But when Christmas is over, I still have candy canes in abundance.

However, I’ve discovered plenty of ways to use them. Like using crushed candy canes to rim a holiday cocktail glass, as a stirrer for hot chocolate, or crushed and topped over ice cream.

Another option is this tasty and easy holiday peppermint bark.

Peppermint Bark Recipe

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Ingredients

• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (equivalent to one 12-ounce bag)
• 2 cups white chocolate chips (equivalent to one 12-ounce bag)
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 6 candy canes (crushed)

Directions

1. Place aluminum foil…