Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009

I've made this for years now. You can switch out your type of chocolate and type of hard candy for other flavor combos. The best tip you'll ever get about this kind of candy is: NEVER let water near your chocolate :) Even 1 drop--even 1 drop of food coloring--can and will ruin your chocolate!

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JARRIE

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Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

Pretty good! After crunching up the candy canes, there's a fine powder left in the bag. I dumped that into the melted almond bark. It added a nice minty undertone to the whole piece of candy. I love how festive it looks, too.

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AJMunter

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Spencer, Iowa, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2009

I wasn't crazy about it but everyone else was.

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Brandi A.

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Living In: North Pole, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

Added layer of semi-sweet chocolate like many others. It rocked we have made it many many times.

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DEBASHEY

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Living In: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

I made this recipe for christmas and it was excellent! I used Merkans white cholocate and I think that made it creamer!

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Jess015

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2009

super easy and way too delcious.

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Kimberly in Canada

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Home Town: Chico, California, USA

Living In: Spirit River, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009

I received good feedback on this treat but I thought it wasn't that great. I grew up making my peppermint brittle with a few drops of mint extract but couldn't find it in this country. If you can get your hands on that then put some drops in to give it a boost.

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LWELKNER

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Home Town: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

Living In: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2009

Fantastic, simple recipes. My nieces enjoyed breaking up the candy canes and the brittle. It was a big hit.

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bonita

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2009

So easy a kid could do it and it looks fancy in gift baskets! Also is cheap to make! I layered white and milk chocolate like others suggested and then swirled the top a bit. If the pieces are too big they hurt your teeth so make sure to crush them good. I use the fine powder that's left over to sprinkle over the top for a sparkly finish!

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ANDREWSMA

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

Really good! My family loved it and my husband has requested that we take it to every holiday gathering!!

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CleveCook

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

We make this every Christmas. I use about 12 big candy canes instead of the 30 small. I sometimes add about 5 more in bigger chunks pressed into the top before letting it set. Thanks for sharing this gem.

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FRISK

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Diamond Bar, California, USA

Living In: Spencerville, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

Very good. I used smashed peppermint flavored oreos in place of the candies.

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amydoll

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Home Town: Rockford, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008

Used vanilla almond bark instead (cheaper and easier to find) and it worked out great. Melted very easily in the microwave with no problems. I put the candy canes in a freezer bag and crushed them with a meat tenderizer...did not feel that anyone would break a tooth as mentioned before! As suggested, I sifted the smaller parts out and added that to the bark. Easy for my girls to help with, and broke apart well for gift giving. I will be keeping this recipe for the future!

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Casey V

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008

Tried the double chocolate method - delicious!

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NewsteadECS

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008

loved it

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Susy

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Home Town: Lynwood, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2008

Super easy to make. Husband took it to work and now he is searching for seconds.

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Rustymom

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Living In: Rowlett, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008

This is so easy and so good and ALOT cheaper to make than paying $28 a pound for in the dept. store! Can easily make it with the dark chocolate layer on bottom too! Good recipe!!!

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jody1

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2008

super easy - good (big portion!!)

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JKL

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Home Town: Fairfield, Ohio, USA

Living In: Middletown, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2008

This is pretty good! The only change I made was I melted 1 bag of white morsels and 1/2 bag of Andes Candies Peppermint crunch w/ 1 tsp shortening. Then added 15 crushed peppermints, should've added a few more. This does turn pink. After spreading on the baking sheet, I added red and green sprinkles.

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2008

Soooo easy and soooo yummy! I melted my chips in the microwave and then spread it on parchment paper on top of a cookie sheet (I don't know what a jelly roll looks like...lol). I bought the "soft" candy canes by accident, man those were hard to break apart! Next time I'll use regular canes. We enjoy this VERY much!! Thanks!!

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