Christmas Bark Recipe (2024)

Get ready for this amazingly easy Christmas Bark Recipe made with Graham Crackers, crushed peppermint candy canes, and holiday M&Ms. This is the best no-bake holiday recipe perfect for getting into the season. Made in less this 10 minutes, this reindeer bark is made without white chocolate and peppermint extract.

This is the perfect recipe for the Christmas season. It is a great pairing of peppermint and milk chocolate. The graham cracker base gives it a great taste. This is also a fun Christmas treat that little ones can help with!

This recipe was inspired by our Halloween Bark. Pair this Christmas Bark Recipe with our White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies, Peppermint Brownies, Christmas Rice Krispies, or our Christmas Chex Mix for a show stopping Christmas. Kids will also love these Grinch Cookies.

Or, fill your home with the smells of the holidays with our Gingerbread Loaf with Buttermilk Glaze.

Ingredients

Below is a list of fun ingredients to make this easy bark. They all have a fun twist to make a visually fun treat.

• Graham Crackers- use honey graham crackers for this recipe. To make this a gluten free treat, use gluten free graham crackers.
• Milk Chocolate Melting Wafers- use your favorite brand of melting wafers or chips.
• Mini Christmas M&Ms- well love using mini M&Ms for this recipe because of the fun, small presence they bring to the dessert.
• Candy Cane- peppermint candy canes pair deliciously with the milk chocolate and graham cracker taste.

See recipe card for quantities.

How to Make Christmas Bark

Follow the pictures below to make this easy Christmas Bark. Make it your own by adding tasty Christmas inspired toppings.

1. Lay graham crackers on a parchment paper. Keep the graham crackers close together. They can touch.

2. In a microwave safe bowl, melt milk chocolate. Melt in 30 second intervals and stir in between each interval. Keep going until melted. Pour the melted chocolate onto the graham crackers.

3. With a rubber spatula, spread the chocolate to completely cover the graham crackers. It will spill over the edges of the crackers.

4. Sprinkle crushed candy canes, and mini Christmas themed M&Ms on top of the melted chocolate and graham crackers.

5. Set aside and let the chocolate harden. Then break into various sizes of pieces.

Hint: Put your favorite toppings on the bark. We put marshmallows on it and it made a fun peppermint rocky road flavor.

See Also

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Substitutions

• Dark Chocolate- Use dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate melting wafers.
• Semi-Sweet- Use semi-sweet chocolate for a sweet and bitter combo taste.
• Pretzel Base- Instead of graham crackers, use pretzels as the bark base for a saltier taste.
• Gluten Free- for a gluten free Christmas treat, use gluten free graham crackers, or don't use graham crackers at all. Spread the melted chocolate evenly over the parchment paper. Make as normal and when it hardens, peel the chocolate from the parchment paper and break.
• Dairy Free- for a dairy free lactose free snack, use milk chocolate almond bark at a 1:1 ratio.
• Ritz Crackers- For a salty cracker taste, use ritz crackers as a base instead of graham crackers. This will give a tasty wafer like texture.

Variations

Making holiday chocolate bark can be so versatile. Make it your own by adding your favorite holiday candies!

• Extra Peppermint - want an extra crunch? Add crush up an addition peppermint or two for a more Christmas candy flavor.
• Nuts- some people love nuts around the holiday. Feel free to top your bark with your favorite crushed nut like pecans, almonds, or peanuts.
• Kid Friendly - add some fun Christmas sprinkles in various Christmas character shapes like Christmas Trees, Candy Canes, and Stars.
• Oreos- Crush mint Oreos or original Oreos and sprinkle on top of the bark.
• Mint M&Ms- for an extra peppermint taste, use mint M&Ms.
• Pistachios and Craisins- Skip the candy canes and M&Ms and sprinkle pistachios and craisins for a festive take on Christmas Bark.

Learn From Us

I made these for neighbors and delivered them the day I made them. It turned out great. I had one plate I had to deliver the next day and my house was extra humid. The graham crackers got soft because I didn't store them in an air tight container. Make sure to store the bark properly if not eating right away!

Storage

Store set recipe in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. You can also freeze this recipe, but the texture of the graham crackers will be affected and will not be as crisp after freezing.

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