Adventures with Christmas Candy

Well, after my trauma the other day, I've been hesitant to start anymore cooking projects, but alas, I couldn't help myself.  I made two types of our favorite Christmas candy this morning and both are SUPER easy and SUPER yummy!  Even a novice cook can make these candies - all you need is a bowl, a spatula, a microwave, parchment paper and a cookie sheet!    Each recipe has 3 ingredients or less and they're done in less than 15 minutes!

First, I made Peppermint Bark.  This can be made with regular peppermint, but I like to get Red & Green Peppermint Crunch.  These are the only two ingredients:

It takes less than 10 minutes to make this...start to finish!

Peppermint Bark

• Melt 24 oz. of Almond Bark in the microwave for about 2 minutes.  Take it out, stir, and micrawave again for another 1-2 minutes until completely melted and smooth.
• Stir in 8 oz. of Peppermint Crunch (or crushed peppermint) until evenly distributed.
• Line a cookie sheet with wax paper or parchment paper.
• Spread mixture onto the cookie sheet.
• Pick up (just a few inches) and drop the pan a few times to even out the candy.
• Stick in the frig for 5 minutes to set.  
• Break into pieces and it's ready to eat!!

The other thing I made was Chocolate Peanut Clusters.   Again, it takes 10-15 minutes to make these from start to finish, but any chocolate lover you know will ask you to make them again and again!

Here are the three ingredients:

Chocolate Peanut Clusters

• Pour (1) 12 oz. bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips and (1) 10 oz. bag of peanut butter chips in a microwaveable bowl.  Stir to combine. 
• Melt in the microwave for about 2 minutes.  Take it out, stir, and microwave again for another 1-2 minutes until completely melted and smooth.
• Stir in 2-3 cups of salted peanuts.
• Line a cookie sheet with wax paper or parchment paper.
• Drop by teaspoons (or larger if you like) onto wax paper or parchment paper.
• Stick in the frig for about 10 minutes to set.
• They are ready to be munched on, or wrapped up to share with friends!

I hope you enjoyed these 2 quick and easy recipes for fabulous Christmas candy!  In under 20 minutes, I had completed a recipe of each and packaged them up to share with friends. **I recycled a pie pan, covered it in plastic wrap and added a bow**

Merry Christmas! 

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