Chocolate Candy Molds

Molding Chocolate Candy with Candy Molds

 

How to Make Chocolate Candy Using Molds

Molding chocolate candy is easy when you use chocolate candy molds.

With only a few basic tools, you can make candy that looks professional, as if they came from specialty shop.

You can find candy molds in practically any design. You can make chocolate bunnies, chocolate hearts, chocolate eggs and even chocolate starfish.

Holidays and special occassions are the perfect time to think of giving a homemade chocolate gift basket.

With chocolate candy moulds you can make treats for everyone at a fraction of the cost of buying them from a speciality store.

Making chocolate candy is a lot of fun and it's amazing how much satisfaction you get when you see your work turn out so beautifully.

Basic Chocolate Candy Making Supplies

Most of the equipement that you will need will already be in your kitchen, however you may want to purchase the following.

Chocolate Candy MoldsChocolate candy molds. There are many varieties of chocolate shaping molds available ranging from plastic trays, silicon and metal. The plastic molds are more common and quite cheap to buy and if taken care of properly will last you many years.

The plastic molds are oil based and are best wiped out with a soft cloth after use, if you wash them in detergent they tend to deteriorate after a time.

One place that I have found to have a good selection of molds is Candy.com they have chocolate molds for just about any occassion that you can think of below are just a few. To see their full range visit their site and search for chocolate molds.

An artist's paint brush.The brushes are used to add detail to the chocolates as well as allowing you to paint the outer casing of filled chocolates. You will need at least two different sizes depending on how much detail you would like to paint onto your chocolate molds. One should a fine brush for adding detail and another slightly larger for "bigger" work.

Purchase a good quality brush they will last longer than cheap brushes which tend to fall apart and leave bristles in you chocolate. You can buy these from any good art supply store.

Plastic gloves. These should be used when handling your finished chocolate to keep the natural shine and finger marks off the chocolate.

Basic Ingredients

Chocolate for molding. Compound chocolate is used and can be purchased from most supermarkets in blocks, chips and buttons. It is avaiable in dark, milk and white chocolate.

Coloring. White chocolate can be colored with oil based colors. You can purchase these from specialty shops. Normal food coloring is water based and if used will cause the chocolate to seize.

Flavorings. The flavorings should be oil based and are very strong and should be used sparingly.

 

How to Mold Chocolate

Here are a few ways that you can use a chocolate candy mold to create delicious homemade chocolate candy.

1. Unfilled Novelty Chocolate Candy

This is the simplest chocolate to make. It is best to select a chocolate mold that is shallow or one that will only hold a small amount of tempered chocolate. Follow a step by step guide on how to make unfilled novelty chocolate candy.

2. Filled Chocolate Candy

When making filled chocolate candy choose a chocolate candy mold that is large, so that there will be plenty of room for the chocoate filling. This type of candy does take a little practice but you will be able to master it after just a few tries. You can learn how to create these filled chocolate candies by following our detailed step by step guide.

3. Hollow Chocolate Candy

Large chocolate Easter eggs, a giant chocoate bunny and many large hollow molds can be made by by pouring melted chocolate inside two halves of a chocolate candy mould.

These hollow chocolates can easily be filled with smaller chocolate candies or surprises before joining the two halfs to create and extra special chocolate gift, here is how you create these hollow chocolate candies.

4. Chocolate Lollipops

To make chocolate lollipops you will need lollipop molds and sticks. The lollipop molds are avaiable in many different shapes such as bunnies, hearts, flowers, starfish and trees. Create your own chocolate lollipops with these simple instructions.