Taste of Home
Peppermint Candy
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling
YIELD: about 1-1/2 pounds (64 pieces).
Pairing peppermint and chocolate is a natural. Family and friends gobble up this sweet peppermint candy. —Kandy Clarke, Columbia Falls, Montana
Ingredients
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, divided
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1 cup white baking chips
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3 teaspoons peppermint extract
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2 to 3 drops green food coloring
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
Spread half of melted chocolate mixture into pan; chill for 5-10 minutes (let remaining melted chocolate mixture stand at room temperature).
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3.
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.
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