Peppermint Bark Trees

Name: Peppermint Bark Trees
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters lightly crushed starlight peppermints or candy canes; 355 milliliters dark cocoa candy melts, melted; 397 grams white chocolate candy melts, melted

Peppermint Bark Trees might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 18. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly recipe has 138 calories, 0g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. If you have candy canes, cocoa candy melts, chocolate candy melts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Sprinkle about 1 Tbsp. crushed peppermint candies in bottom of 18 mini tree-shaped silicone ice cube molds.

Ingredients you will need

Peppermint Crunch

Ice Cubes

Candy

Spoon white candy melts into a ziplock bag; seal bag. Snip a small corner off bag. Pipe enough candy to cover mints by about 1/2 inch. Tap pan on countertop to smooth melted white candy. Refrigerate until candy is just set, about 5 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Candy Melts

Candy

Equipment you will use

Frying Pan

Spoon dark cocoa candy melts into another ziplock bag; seal bag. Snip a small corner off bag. Pipe a thin layer of dark cocoa candy melts on top of white candy melts. Tap tray on countertop to smooth. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.

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Candy Melts

Cocoa Powder

Remove candies from tray. Wrap in cellophane and tie with a bow, or package in a gift box. Or, use mini pails, pictured, left (58 each; blissweddingsmarket.com).

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Candy

Wrap