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I also tried tempering my chocolate, but I’m not sure I did it successfully because it didn’t really have a glossy finish, but I didn’t mind too much. I typically use the microwave though, and keep an eye on it. While the double boiler method takes a bit longer it is generally a safer method of heating because it’s more difficult to burn your chocolate. Of course, any chocolate will work fine, it’s all preference and accessibility! If you aren’t a dark chocolate fan, I’m sure you could even use milk chocolate, but I find that the contrast between the bitter dark chocolate and the super sweet white chocolate works best.įirst you’ll want to melt your dark chocolate using a double boiler method or thirty second intervals in the microwave. I definitely recommend using higher quality chocolate for this recipe because the candy is mostly chocolate, so flavor matters. I used some Ghirardelli chocolate chips for both the dark and white chocolate. This delicious holiday candy was inspired by the Ghirardelli peppermint bark squares because I love the taste and the small peppermint bits! Whenever I eat regular peppermint bark I don’t like how large the candy cane bits are because they get stuck in my teeth, so I decided to make my own delicious recipe!Īs I mentioned, I loved the Ghirardelli version, so I tried to make mine similar to theirs.