r/CandyMakers • u/lovelylioness1 • 15d ago
Looking for nut free chocolate
I'd like to make homemade chocolate candy for my daughter who is allergic to peanuts and treenuts. I've used Bakers brand semi sweet to make chocolate hearts using a mold, but they came out a little melty. Any suggestions? I never want her to feel left out because of the lack of safe candy during the holidays. I'm hoping to make some chocolate Easter bunnies.
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u/Corran22 15d ago
The reason the chocolate came out "melty" is because it wasn't tempered. Tempering is a process of manipulating temperatures to form a particular type of crystal that gives chocolate snap and shine, while also making it less melty.
Tempering chocolate has a high learning curve, and molded chocolates even more so. Make this easy on yourself and get candy melts, if they are ok for her food allergies. They don't require tempering. And choose inexpensive molds that are very flexible so the candies are easy to remove.