It is still possible to make peppermint bark hearts with broken candy canes, but I won’t lie, it’s a challenge. Lay two mini candy canes next to each other, creating a heart. Continue filling the baking sheet with heart shapes. Make sure you take the plastic off the candy canes first. Place your candy canes on a silicon baking mat on a baking pan or with a pan that has vegetable spray. I arranged them how I wanted them to look when they were done, but they do come out soft and you can mold them later. Set your oven to 250 degrees and cook them for 10 minutes. Right out of the oven they should be playable and easy to mold, caution – they may be warm/hot to the touch. I was easily able to mold them however I wanted. I smooshed the bottoms together and the tops together. I let them cool, placing them in my fridge for faster cooling. Now you can eat them, give them as gifts, or use them as decorations for this Valentine’s Day. They would be cute hanging with a red ribbon.

Repeat the same with the red mixture, only this time don’t pull for so long, otherwise the red becomes too opaque and gets little too light in colour. To make single-flavor peppermint bark, spoon white or dark chocolate into the center of a candy cane heart and smooth it into an even layer. You don’t need to fill chocolate all the way to the top of the heart–reaching about halfway or two-thirds to the top of the candy cane is just fine. White chocolate: gives a lovely flavor and clean look to these cute hearts. You could use candy melts or a bar of chocolate but just make sure it's one you are happy to eat plain as you can taste it.

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If at any point the candy canes get too cool and become too difficult to shape, return them to the oven to soften for a few additional minutes. Once all of the hearts are formed, let them cool completely at room temperature before proceeding. The directions on the container of chocolate said that I needed to melt the chocolate in the microwave at 50% power until ¾ melted, stirring every 30-60 seconds. Once it was mostly melted, I just stirred to melt the rest.

It’s okay if not every candy cane matches perfectly. Just move the candy canes around until you find two that make a pretty heart. 🔑 Key to Success #2 – Melt the Almond Bark and Stir Well

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Candy cane hearts with chocolate combine classic peppermint bark and festive candy canes to create a stunning treat that is perfect for holiday parties, office platters, or as gifts for Christmas and Valentine’s Day. For even more candy cane or heart-shaped activities, then why not try our Candy Cane Wreath?You will notice how the candy canes when glued together make a heart shape. There was also a pound of their Bada Bing Bada Boom Gourmet Compound Chocolate Dipping & Coating Formula in Dark included! I’ll be posting a couple of recipes after the holidays using that!) It’s a good thing we’re not doing classroom gifts this year, because I don’t think there would be any left to hand out. But if you can keep your kids away from them…

Continue heating and stirring in 30-second increments until the almond bark is completely melted and smooth.Stop microwaving when there are a few small solid pieces in the chocolate, and stir until the remaining solids melt. Don’t you love these!? They are so adorable! They would make such a cute treat to take to school, or even to the office.