| So, You love candy and you love chocolate. You | | | | need to pour the mixture into the molds and give |
| are also open minded to trying your hand at a | | | | it the chance to set. You can do this by putting |
| few different recipes, and you consider yourself | | | | the molds in the refrigerator (depending on the |
| ready to make a batch of chocolate candy for | | | | ingredients you used), or by leaving your candies |
| your family and friends. In order to recreate the | | | | in a cool dry place. |
| chocolates you might learn about at your local | | | | Final Preparation |
| speciality shop or bakery, you will need to buy | | | | Once your candies have taken the shape of the |
| some chocolate candy molds. Here are some of | | | | mold, you can wrap them in decorative paper and |
| the ideal brands to use, in addition to the most | | | | make them part of a holiday gift basket, or you |
| affordable places to shop. | | | | can use them as garnish when you are serving |
| Getting Started | | | | your favorite desserts. A homemade chocolate |
| First, you will want to select the shape of the | | | | candy makes a great accessory to a simple |
| molds you wish to use. Depending on the season, | | | | dessert of vanilla ice cream and fresh fruit, and |
| you can find chocolate candy molds shaped similar | | | | goes very well with fruit sorbets as well. |
| to Christmas trees, ornaments, or even | | | | There are various places online that you can go |
| Thanksgiving turkeys. Easter chocolate candies | | | | to that provide chocolate candy molds so that |
| are also popular, so you could create a few treats | | | | you can begin creating your own treats. There |
| for your Easter dinner or for an Easter egg hunt. | | | | are sites such as Foodtv, where you will find |
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| You can select from 3-D molds that will give your | | | | molds, and to get ideas for different methods to |
| candy an well-rounded design, or you can select | | | | enhance your candies and store them for further |
| molds that are shaped much like muffin pans--the | | | | gatherings. Being an expert candy maker is easier |
| design you have chosen will form on one side of | | | | than you think--you might even come up with a |
| the candy. | | | | tasty batch of chocolates on your first try. Good |
| Once you create your chocolate candy, you will | | | | luck! |