Who needs a pot of gold when you have this fun Loaded Leprechaun Mint Bark? It’s perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or anytime you want a cool, minty treat!
Mint Bark
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t a big deal in our house. We don’t “celebrate” it per se. Growing up as a redhead, I have probably heard every Irish joke known to man – and many people assume that if you have red hair, you’re Irish. I was over that (and kind of over St. Patrick’s Day) when I was about 5!
But, having young children in my life, I do like to do fun things on St. Patrick’s Day from time to time. It’s just a good excuse! Plus, Saint Patrick’s Day food is fun. 🍀
And y’all know kids love anything that has to do with candy, cookies, and bright colors! Heck, I’m an adult, and I like them too!
This Loaded Leprechaun Mint Bark is full of tasty, colorful treats on a minty vanilla base, and it’s enough to make anyone feel Irish every year.
If you make this bark, I guarantee it won’t last long in your house. It definitely didn’t with my family!
So if you need ideas for St. Patrick’s Day food, get in the spirit with this simple treat! Enjoy it!
Loaded Leprechaun Mint Bark: Ingredients & Equipment
For this Loaded Leprechaun Mint Bark recipe, you will need …
Ingredients
- vanilla CandiQuick – this is an easy-to-use brand of chocolate perfect for making home candy. You don’t have to use this exact brand, though. Any meltable candy-making chocolate should do the trick.
- mint extract – NOT peppermint extract, y’all! Just regular mint. This will provide that yummy St. Patrick’s Day flavor to your bark.
- M&Ms, Oreos, sprinkles – your bark toppings! Coarsely chop them up so there are big hunks in the bark.
Equipment
- baking sheet – lined with waxed paper, so you can easily make and break your leprechaun bark.
How to make Bark Candy
First, set up your supplies. Basically, just line a baking sheet with waxed paper and set it aside, then melt the CandiQuick according to package directions.
Next, make your bark. Add the mint extract to the CandiQuick and stir it until it’s combined. Then spread the melted CandiQuick evenly and thinly on the waxed paper with a spatula. Top the candy with M&M’s, Oreos, and rainbow sprinkles. Using the back of a spoon, a spatula, or your hand, carefully press the candy, cookies, and sprinkles into the bark so they adhere to it.
Finally, enjoy your bark! Allow the bark to cool completely. Once it’s cooled and the candy re-hardens, break it into pieces and eat it all up!
Loaded Leprechaun Mint Bark: FAQs
This recipe takes about a half hour. 10 minutes of that is prep time, and 20 minutes of that is melting/cooling the candy (depending on the brand you end up using). It’s a fast treat for your favorite people!
Between 1-1.5 lbs.
I don’t recommend it. It’ll chill faster, but it won’t break as easily, though it may amuse your kids to see you slamming a huge hunk of chocolate against the counter, so …
Some other goodies to include …
– Andes mints
– finely chopped nuts of any kind
– any mint-flavored cookies out there
– dark chocolate, anything!
– gold sprinkles
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Loaded Leprechaun Minty Mint Bark
Ingredients
- 1 package vanilla CandiQuick 16 oz.
- ½ teaspoon mint extract NOT peppermint
- 1 cup mint M&M’s coarsely chopped
- 10 – 12 mint OREO’s coarsely chopped
- rainbow colored sprinkles if desired
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and set aside.
- Melt CandiQuick according to package directions. Add the mint extract and stir until combined. Spread the melted CandiQuick evenly and thinly on the waxed paper with a spatula. Top with the M&M's, Oreos, and rainbow sprinkles. Using the back of a spoon, a spatula, or your hand, carefully press the candy, cookies, and sprinkles into the bark so they adhere to it.
- Allow the bark to cool completely. Once cooled and the candy re-hardens, break or cut it into pieces.
Notes
- I do NOT recommend chilling your bark in the fridge to make it set up faster. It makes it harder to break or cut.
- Looking for some additional add-ins? I suggest Andes mints, finely chopped nuts of any kind, any mint-flavored cookies out there besides the Oreos in the recipe, and/or anything dark chocolate!
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2-3 weeks.
Nutrition
Please note that the nutritional information listed on this page is an estimation based on the products I used. Ingredients and nutritional information can vary significantly between brands. Always be sure to read labels. Please verify that a recipe fits your needs before using it. Nutrition info may contain errors, so please verify it independently. Likewise, recipes may contain errors, so please use your common sense when following them.
Originally published on March 6, 2014. Updated on January 30, 2023.
Good Morning Jamie, Now this Mint Bark is a real treat for me and I am thrilled to learn how to make it…. I shall tell you why.
Each Christmas, our friends who live near New York always sends us a tin of Mint Bark, as a gift, and each Christmas we cannot wait to tuck in to this delicious chocolate. Now that I have the recipe I can also enjoy Mint Bark throughout the year….my husband will be thrilled to pieces as well.
Thank you for the recipe, I can't wait to try it.
Best Wishes to you,
Daphne
Jamie, what an awesome mint extravaganza! Love! Thanks for sharing and pinning – happy Thursday, my friend!
I am Irish (a blonde though) and we always kind of celebrated it! My dad always had us wear green or we had bad luck or something like that. Either way this sounds delicious and really wish I had some right now. yummy!!
Fun colors and tasty, too!! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
This looks so fun and tasty too! My kids would love making this with me! Pinned!
How fun! This looks awesome! My kids would go crazy for these. Saw you on Saturday Show Stopper. Thanks for sharing.
Oh goodness, these are really loaded with great goodies! It is the perfect treat Jamie! I'll be including this in a St Patty's day round-up this week and link back to you… sound OK???
Hi Jamie,
This Bark is like finding the pot of Gold, yum! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a great week.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Oh wow how fun! My boy has been smacking his lips looking at your pictures, LOL. Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
Oh my gosh, I love mint!! My fiancé does not celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but I bet he wouldn't complain if I made this! He loves peppermint bark at Christmas, and this has the added benefit of Oreos. =)
Woot! You have been featured this week at Recipe Sharing Monday! The new link party is up and I'd love to see you back. Have a great week. 🙂
Hi Jamie!
This looks amazing, so I featured it for this week's Tasty Tuesdays! I hope you'll stop by and link up again this week!
http://www.mrsthreeinthree.com/2014/03/tasty-tuesdays-53.html
-Karly
Hiya Jamie! Your recipies are always delightful, thank you for sharing them with everyone!. I’m not sure what vanilla CandiQuick is or where to buy it. As soon as I know I will make this for my church potluck!
So great!! I like it.