Peppermint Candy Recipe

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Pairing peppermint and chocolate is a natural. Family and friends gobble up these sweet confections. —Kandy Clarke, Columbia Falls, Montana

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Peppermint Candy Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 60 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, divided
1 cup white baking chips
3 teaspoons peppermint extract
2 to 3 drops green food coloring

Directions

In a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips with 3/4 cup condensed milk over low heat, stirring occasionally. Line an 8-in. square dish with waxed paper; butter the paper.
Spread half of melted chocolate mixture into pan; chill for 5-10 minutes (let remaining melted chocolate mixture stand at room temperature).
In another saucepan, melt white baking chips. Stir in remaining condensed milk until smooth. Remove from the heat; add extract and food coloring. Refrigerate until set. Spread over chocolate layer; spread with reserved chocolate mixture. Refrigerate until set. Cut into 1-in. pieces. Yield: 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 51 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 11 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Peppermint Candy in Taste of Home August/September 1993, p65