![]() ![]() Need some more handmade gift ideas? Check these out: Peppermint Sugar Cube Scrub Hot Cocoa and Peppermint Lip Balm Peppermint Stick Hand and Foot Scrubĭon’t forget to grab your FREE Quick-Start Guide to Making Soap Without Lye! Sign up and I’ll send it to your inbox now. I’d love to see your handiwork! When you’re done making this, post a pic in the comments below, or on Facebook and make sure to tag Farm Girl Soap Co. Unmold, slice soap into bars (if needed), and wrap. This will take several hours to overnight. Let the mold set undisturbed until completely set up. STEP 7:Īfter swirling, quickly spritz the entire surface of your soap with rubbing alcohol to burst any air bubbles. It will still be lovely and unique, I promise!įor comparison, in the picture below, the bar the left was made with the first method and the bar on the right was made with the dump swirl method. Ladle or pour the soap base randomly into your mold and call it good. If you don’t have a lot of melt and pour soap making experience, or if this whole process seems too fiddly for you, just do a dump swirl. If it does get too thick and you can’t swirl through, no worries, it will still be pretty as-is. NOTE: You’ll have to work through Steps 5 and 6 very quickly, so that your soap doesn’t set up on you. Keep your skewer on the bottom of your mold as you do this to swirl through the entire soap. With a skewer or small silicon spatula, draw large circles from one end of the mold to the other. Immediately after the mold is filled, do a quick swirl. (In fact, I’m being pretty messy because we’re making soap, baby!Ĭontinuing filling the mold in this way until the base is used up. See the pic below? The mold is roughly half red and half white, but I’m not being very precise with it. ![]() Run the red down one side of the mold and the white down the other. Using two ladles, pour both soap bases into the mold at roughly the same time. Now, get your mold set up exactly where you want it, because once you start you won’t be able to move it for several hours. Stir half of the peppermint essential oil into each pot of base. Once both pots of soap bases are completely melted, add 15 drops red soap colorant to the clear soap base only (you can add a few more drops if you’d like a more vibrant color.) Leave the white soap base uncolored. STEP 2:Ĭut the white melt and pour soap base into chunks and place them in a second pot. Place in a pot and turn on low heat to melt. Small spritz bottle filled with rubbing alcohol STEP 1:Ĭut the clear melt and pour soap base into approximate 1″ chunks. (or about 6 teaspoons) peppermint essential oil or peppermint fragrance oil, divided If you need less, simply halve the recipe. This easy peppermint candy soap recipe makes a BIG batch of 16 (4 oz.) bars, so you’ll have plenty to use for handmade gifts. Save this to Pinterest! Easy Peppermint Candy Soap Recipe Don’t worry no spam ever and unsubscribe any time. Enjoy.By signing up, you’ll also be subscribed to my newsletter for more DIY skin care recipes and mini courses. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Place into the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes to harden and set.Ĭut or break into pieces. Sprinkle the crushed candy canes on top of the bark immediately. Take a wooden skewer and drag it through the surface to make swirls. Pour the white chocolate on the prepared baking sheet then spread it out evenly into a rectangle shape. Once the chocolate is melted and smooth, add the peppermint flavor to the white chocolate and stir well. Be careful not to overcook the chocolate! Repeat the process in 10-second increments for the dark chocolate and 15-second increments for the white making sure to stir well each time. Place the white chocolate in the microwave for 60 seconds remove and stir. Place the dark chocolate into the microwave and cook for 30 seconds remove and stir. 4) Form Perennial (tuber) Hardiness Zone 3-10 Lift in Fall 3-8 Flowering Time Midsummer to first frost Light Requirements Full Sun Flower Color Red on the back petals combinated with white-red in the inner petals. Place the white chocolate in a large microwave-proof dish and the dark chocolate in a smaller microwave-proof glass measuring cup (easier to pour later). Botanical Name Dahlia decorative Peppermint Swirl (W.J.S. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. How to Make Swirled White Chocolate Peppermint Bark This festive treat took only minutes to make and it tastes amazing!! The peppermint white chocolate combined with the dark chocolate and bits of the candy cane is a wonderful combination and a perfect treat for the upcoming Christmas holiday. My kids were thrilled to have this beautiful swirled white chocolate peppermint bark for their school lunch treat this week and thought it was delicious and totally blog-worthy. I bookmarked this recipe immediately when I saw it on A Southern Grace. ![]()
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