Why this year’s baking season will be ‘very expensive’
FOX Business correspondent Madison Alworth reports on bakeries raising prices as costs of supplies and ingredients increase on ‘Varney & Co.’
The holiday season brings cold weather, holiday parties — peppermint-flavored everything.
Williams Sonoma’s peppermint bark is one of the items Americans tend to rave about from year to year.
The tin box filled with peppermint-flavored bark has grown in popularity, allowing the brand to celebrate big on December 1, otherwise known as National Peppermint Bark Day.
HOLIDAY BAKING WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE THIS YEAR AS INFLATION, SHORTAGES CAUSE COSTS TO RISE
For this year’s festivities, the brand will offer over 20 different peppermint bark flavors.
Those flavors include peppermint bark pretzel, peppermint bark s’mores, dark chocolate peppermint bark and even peppermint bark ice cream cake.
The kitchen-essentials store releases its peppermint bark once a year, right around the holiday season. (Williams Sonoma / Fox News) Williams Sonoma’s famous treat hit the shelves in 1998 and has grown in popularity ever since. The chocolate bark is made with custom-blended Guittard chocolate and double-distilled oil of peppermint — and finished with bits of peppermint candy pieces on top. DOLLY PARTON AND DUNCAN HINES PARTNER ON CAKE MIXES, FROSTINGS: ‘SOUTHERN-STYLE BAKING’ This year, on Dec. 1, 2022, stores will celebrate the second annual National Peppermint Bark Day as customers sample the sweet treat. Peppermint bark is a thin sweet treat that includes chocolate, peppermint oil and bits of peppermint candy on top. (Williams Sonoma / Fox News) The Williams Sonoma Bake Club is also taking part. WENDY'S PEPPERMINT FROSTY IS LAUNCHING IN NOVEMBER AS NEW HOLIDAY TREAT: ‘EVEN SWEETER’ The bake club tackles a new baking project every month to see who can come up with the best creation. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER This month’s activity: a peppermint bark board. This year, peppermint bark will be available in 20 different variations, including s’mores, dark chocolate and ice cream cake. (Williams Sonoma / Fox News) The company will be hosting a virtual "peppermint bark off" to see whose board takes home the prize of best creation. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE Tickets to enter the competition are $10. The proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Source: Read Full Article
