Mint Oreo Bark is my husband’s absolute favorite holiday treat. It is only four ingredients and is always the first to go on dessert plates!
This will quickly become a family favorite in your house too!
This Mint Oreo Chocolate Bark is always on our list of treats to make around the holiday season. This is a recipe that I dreamt up in the early days of blogging. It was meant to be reminiscent of a shake that Nathan loved from his favorite ice cream place.
I must have hit the nail on the heat, because it is favorite treat of all time. He requests that I make a double batch so that we have plenty to keep even after making treat boxes for friends and neighbors.
He’s not wrong, this easy bark recipe is delicious and addictive.
How to make Mint Oreo Chocolate Bark
As mentioned above, there are only four ingredients to this easy treat. Check out the full measurements and directions in the recipe card below.
- Prepare the Oreos: Break them up into small chunks. This is easy to just do with your hands, no need to break out the food processor.
- Melt the white chocolate: More on this below with tips and tricks.
- Add in color and flavor: We Are going to ad din some green food coloring and mint extract.
- Spread it and let it set up: This bark doesn’t take long to set up, so minimal patience is required.
- Break it up and enjoy!
Melting White Chocolate
The only tricky part of this recipe might be the melting of the white chcolate chips. Occasionally, if white chocolate is overheated or gets water in it, it can seize up. In other words it goes from being smooth and luscious to being rough and hard to work with.
Here are some tips and tricks to keep your white chocolate happy.
- Follow the directions on the package. This will be your best bet at making this turn out well.
- Stir like you’ve never stirred before. If there are still lumps in your chocolate, resist putting it back in the microwave before stirring REALLY hard. It likely just needs a little more stirring and not more melting.
- Melt in the microwave instead of on the stove top. If you use a double boiler there is much higher risk of moisture getting into the chocolate and making it seize.
What to do if your chocolate does seize?
If you do everything right above and your chocolate still seizes it, you can fix that really easily. Just add a little vegetable shortening, stirring it in really well. It should help fix the situation.
Mint vs. Peppermint Extract
This recipe is technically called Mint Oreo Bark. So, we should probably use mint extract. I will tell you that I have made this recipe with both and both are delicious.
That being said, I know there are some people that really prefer one over the other. So you may want to check with who you are making it for.
Mint Oreo Bark
Ingredients
- 1/2 of a 15.5 oz package of regular Oreos about 20 cookies
- 24 oz bag of white morsels
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of mint extract depending on how minty you like it
- green food coloring
Instructions
- Break the Oreos into a bowl.
- Melt the morsels according to the directions on the bag.
- Quickly add the mint and food coloring. Then stir in the Oreos.
- Pour the mixture into a wax paper lined pan. Put it into the freezer for two hours.
- Break it up and enjoy!
Recipe Video
Melissa says
I never knew about chocolate seizing. So I learned something today! Which is more than I can say for most days…
Katy says
This sounds absolutely irresistable! I’m giving up sweets for Lent, so I’m heading to the grocery store today for the ingredients to get my fill before Wednesday. Thank you! :) Oh, and good luck! Maybe try something savory that will trick your brother into thinking it’s not so bad… like homemade crackers or a super hearty lasagna?
Lisa says
@Melissa, that’s really what I’m here for. Random chocolate facts.
@Katy, good call on the lasagna! Also, you are very brave to make this right before giving up sweets! It’s highly addictive : )
Carole says
Love this! Would you like to link it to Food on Friday: Chocolate? Have a great week.
Ps It would be nice if you followed me back.
Hollie - TheSevenYearCottage says
Yum!
Ann says
This bark is incredibly simple and wonderful to eat. I just made it for the bottom of a basket as eddibke Easter grass for the grandchildren. I would also add that you can put ur chips in a heavy saucepan directly on a stove burner med. low heat. Add ur extract and food coloring and stir with a dry wooden spoon until all the chips are coated evenly green. The chips will become soft. Stir slowly and you can see color blending constantly as white chips melt. Just stir and as soon as they melt add cookies and drop on pan. I have always melted chocolate over direct heat. And always added extract while melting. As chips cannot get to hot anyway , the extract dosen’t lose flavor and combined ingredients do not seize the chips this way. Faster and more accurate than microwave., I melt on stove at about three temp. Do not heat up pan or pot first on the stove as though you were going to fry an egg. Start with pan on stove fill with chocolate and extract and coloring then turn on stove and combine with wooden spatula. Wood absorbs extra moisture too.
Sherrin says
When I make my home made chocolates I always use my crock pot on low. It never burns melts quickly. If there’s chocolate left over I scrape it out. Then it’s ready to go again for next time!
Sue Brokaw says
Thanks for the great ideas, and hints! I just made the Mint Oreo Bark, with white melting wafers, was; quick and easy. Haven’t tasted the end result yet, but the scrapings were delicious!! Will do this again!
Liz Manning says
How do I store it?? Just made it & Its AMAZING!!!!!
Just in an air tight container, Liz.
Laura Giles says
What size of a pan do use .I cant wait to make this , it looks delicious.
I would spread it on a pan that is at least 10 by 16.