![]() But how? There are three basic elements to tempering chocolate: (1) Melt the chocolate until it reaches the proper temperature, (2) seed the chocolate and (3) stir until the chocolate is at "working" temperature. If your peppermint bark begins to look a little rough come day two, with splotches across the top or becomes grainy in texture, you likely did not properly temper your chocolate. And, use peppermint oil, rather than peppermint extract. THE FIXīe very careful when it comes to any water on bowls and stirring utensils, moisture, and steam when working with melted chocolate. (3) Using peppermint extract rather than oil. Steam rose up from the bottom pot and got into my chocolate. (2) I melted the chocolate in a double boiler over the stove top. I've had chocolate seize up on me for the following reasons: (1) I stirred with a spoon that had some form of moisture or condensation on it. But more specifically (and in layman's terms) the ate goes from liquid to solid almost immediately. So, what is seized chocolate? It's the pits. THINGS TO AVOID WHEN WORKING WITH CHOCOLATE SEIZING CHOCOLATE The chocolatier of the Chocolate Gallery in Bryan, Texas, Chef Joshua Neubauer, also has some wonderful chocolate pro tips for you. For that method, just keep scrolling.īelow, you'll find just about every mistake I made when it came to making homemade Chocolate Peppermint Bark for the first time. The first thing being you can totally use melting chocolate wafers instead of real chocolate and save yourself time. Beautiful and festive, this is without a doubt the perfect homemade Chocolate Peppermint Bark.īefore you dive right into Chocolate Peppermint Bark, I think there are a few important things you should know. It was the perfect balance of sweetness, with the just right amount of peppermint flavor and crunchy layers of crushed peppermint all throughout the bark. The recipe I eventually landed on with not only became a Christmas-time favorite for my own family, but rapidly became a best seller (and remained a best seller) every single Christmas throughout the span of The Anthony Kitchen's bakery days. It took some trial and error, but friends, that determination most certainly paid off.in more ways than one. And, rightfully so, as it was completely heavenly.Īlas, I just couldn't bring myself to shell out those kinds of bucks for a tin of chocolate, and I left the store empty-handed - yet completely full of new-found determination. Williams-Sonoma was proud of that Chocolate Peppermint Bark. However, when I went to pick up a package from my favorite store, I was stopped dead in my tracks. ![]() At least enough to see us through the holiday season. Mint and chocolate have always been one of my favorite combinations, but the contrast in texture from those tiny little bits of peppermint against the smooth and creamy chocolate was absolute perfection. Note: The Peppermint Bark images in this post are NOT from the following recipe or from Williams-Sonoma.I can still remember the first time I was gifted the glory that is Williams-Sonoma's chocolate peppermint bark. It sounds and looks like the bark I’ve pictured above! If you give it a try before I have a chance to, please let me know how you liked the following reference to that recipe from The Food Network magazine. Although I won’t have time in the next weeks to make my own, I wanted to make sure to bookmark that recipe here and share the source of the recipe with TC’s readers. Like many things I become very fond of from the kitchen, I want to home make it! In this December’s issue of The Food Network Magazine, their Kitchen shares a recipe for a copycat version of Williams-Sonoma’s infamous Peppermint Bark candy. So what’s the story about the Peppermint Bark candy pictured above? What is bark candy? Bark candy consists of sheets or chunks of chocolate adorned with fruits and/or nuts. But I did and now I’m a fan of not only this peppermint bark, but the idea of bark candy. I’m not really a “candy” person so before the Thanksgiving holiday what possessed me to bring home a rather healthy tub of Peppermint Bark (containing semisweet and white chocolate topped with crushed peppermint candy) is beyond me. ![]() Over the years I’ve really come to enjoy (or is it love?) different types of chocolate and can better appreciate using and pairing the right chocolate with other ingredients and flavors. Are we really halfway through the month of December, already? Still so much to do and goodies to bake!
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