Festive Peppermint Bark

It’s no lie that I love chocolate, but I also LOVE mint!

I chew minty gum (to give me minty fresh breath, of course), I still eat peppermint patties, diffuse peppermint in my house, and of course dink peppermint tea! If I could bathe in mint, I probably would 😉 .

SO, back to chocolate.. While preparing and thinking about holiday inspired desserts, I saw a commercial for Godiva Chocolate, best chocolate around. My holiday thoughts started to go snow crazy… ps, I HATE THE COLD! So what could I make that was a mixture of my 2 favorite things, that would be perfectly festive?

Before kids, I used to make pretzel and Oreo cookie bark on a weekly basis… sooo good, but now I need to step up my game. How about chocolate, peppermint bark with crystalized (green) swerve on top? HA!

I saw a picture on Facebook for making your own color/glitter sprinkles out of sugar, I had to give it a try! So, I did.. and even though I smoked out my kitchen in the process (left it in the oven for way too long), the green crystals turned out beautifully!



This chocolate peppermint bark is the perfect sugar-free holiday treat!

Festive Peppermint Bark

  Ingredients:

1 cup of Lily’s Chocolate Chips

6 TBSP Refined Coconut Oil

3 TBSP plus 1/4 cup Swerve, granular

1/2 tsp plus 1/4 tsp Peppermint Extract

1/2 tsp Food coloring  (optional)

Directions:

1. Mix 1/4 tsp swerve with 1/2 tsp food coloring and spread on parchment paper.
2. Bake on 350 for 5-8 minutes (check it at 5 minutes).
   

   

3. Heat chocolate chips for 30 seconds at a time, until chocolate is fully melted.
4. Add 1/4 tsp of peppermint extract, and stir.
5. Spread on parchment paper and put in refrigerator for 15 minutes (or until hardened).
6. Mix coconut oil, 1/2 tsp peppermint extract, and Swerve well.
7. Spread coconut oil mixture on top of hardened chocolate.
8. Sprinkle with crystalized swerve.
9. Refrigerate for another 15-20 minutes, or until hardened.
10. Break into pieces and store in freezer.
    

    

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