Pretzel Peppermint Bark

Think of this as your standard peppermint bark with a salty sweet twist. We have a layer of milk chocolate. We have a layer of white chocolate. But instead of topping our bark with candy canes pieces, we’re going to top it with crushed pretzels!

This 4 ingredient candy comes together super easily. We’ll start by melting a whole bag of milk chocolate chips, then spreading the chocolate over a parchment paper lined baking sheet. That’s it. Step one is done!

The next step is where we need to get our timing right. We’re going to pop our first layer of bark into the fridge to help it set up a little quicker for about 10-15 mins. But then, we’re going to take it out to come back to room temperature for a couple minutes before we add our next layer. Here’s where this gets tricky. We need our chocolate set enough that it doesn’t turn right back to melty goo when we add our warm white chocolate on top of it. But, we need it to not be so cold that our white chocolate sets within seconds of hitting the cold chocolate. Either way, we need to work quickly. But, I’ve found that letting the milk chocolate have a few mins to itself outside of the fridge helps tremendously.

For that second layer, we’re going to melt a whole bag of white chocolate. But before we pour it over our bark, we’re going to mix in some finely crushed candy canes. That’s how we’re going to get that classic pepperminty flavor without the little pieces of candy cane resting on top. We’ll spread that as evenly as we can over the milk chocolate, then we’ll immediately top the bark with our broken pretzel pieces. Like I said, we have to work quickly to get those pretzels into the chocolate before things start to set. But from there, back to the fridge it goes to cool and set completely.

Once our chocolate is totally set, we can use a sharp knife to help break our bark into rustic pieces as big or as little as we like. And then, we eat!

This bark is everything you’d expect it to be. It’s rich from the milk chocolate. It’s sweet from the white chocolate. It’s minty from the crushed candy cane pieces. Then, that last bite of savory pretzel really ties the whole thing together.

This bark would be so great to wrapped up in little treat baggies to share in stockings, with coworkers, or with neighbors. Or, it’s also a festive addition to any holiday spread displayed simply on a platter. Either way, this one is sure to be a hit.

Ok, everyone! We’re approaching the end of the road with the Christmas content. We’re not there yet. But, it’s almost time to move on to the next big thing!

Until then, enjoy! And, let’s eat!