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!
Kristi says
Can white almond bark be used instead of chips?
Yup!
Lola says
Does the bark need to be kept refrigerated … if I make ahead of time for a party etc
Nope, it can be kept at room temperature.
Cathy says
In your description you indicate to use wax paper. In the video you are using foil. Does on work better than the other??
I’ve done both and both work equally well, so use what you have on hand.
Diane says
What size pan do you use?
I used a 10 by 15 rimmed baking sheet. But I’ve spread this on lots of different size baking sheets. The biggest thing is that you have a good area to spread it out pretty thin.
Peter strutton Wildwildwolf says
I love having recaps thank you for sharing
You are welcome, Peter!
Celine says
Can this mint oreo bark be frozen? I’d like to be able to make a big batch and then freeze it so I don’t eat it all in one week! LOL
Yes! It freezes fantastic! We actually have some in our freezer right now, thanks for the reminder, hahahaha!
Leslie says
Vegetable shortening to fix seized chocolate? Ok…. Is there a reason that butter would not work? I’ve never tried this. Next time I seize up my chocolate I’ll try this.
I haven’t ever tried butter, but it might work. It has 16% water (water makes chocolate seize), and shortening has none, which is why it’s my preferred method.
LDBrown says
I’m going to make it for my family and friends.
I hope everyone loves it!
Cathy says
A sweet lady used to bring Oreo bark to my office every Christmas, but it was made with either dark or semisweet chocolate. I would love to recreate it. Do you think either semisweet or dark chocolate would work in your recipe? If so, which would you recommend?
Yes, that would totally work with this. You might want to consider using almond bark instead of chocolate because it is less likely to melt in people’s hands. It has a consistency similar to white chocolate. As for the type of chocolate, that is really up to your personal taste.
T.B. Frost says
I love your recipe and am very excited about making this for the holidays, but before I begin I need to know how much almond bark will I need in order to make this.
24 ounces.