Chocolate Candy Making for Beginners

Well, chocolate is a fun and delicious ingredient that can be used in cooking, baking, decorating, and a whole lot of other creative things. There are all sorts of chocolate candies out there from chocolate bars to chocolate lollipops. This article on chocolate candy making for beginners will help you get started making chocolate candy.

So You Want to Learn Chocolate Candy Making for Beginners?

When chocolate is melted, the chocolate has a mind of its own and can become very difficult to control. So if you are cooking chocolate or melting chocolate, then only melt just enough for your particular recipe. If you have chocolate left over, either refrigerate it or freeze it because chocolate melts at room temperature.

Be careful not to overheat chocolate as it can burn and turn into chocolate soup instead of chocolate candy for beginners. There is such a thing as chocolate soup, which you really don’t want to make. To avoid this from happening, use chocolate that has at least 60% cocoa solids (the higher the better). Also, do not let water or steam near chocolate as it can cause chocolate to seize meaning chocolate candy making for beginners will be out the window if chocolate seizes.

So now that you know some chocolate candy-making for beginners, here are a few recipes of chocolate candies to start learning how to make.

Chocolate Caramel Candy Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup coconut cream or butter or oil
• 2 cups dry roasted peanuts or other nuts
• Sea salt

Instructions: In a heavy saucepan over low heat, add chocolate chips and other ingredients. Stir to melt chocolate and mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour chocolate onto a lightly greased baking sheet and wait for the chocolate to cool and harden. Break the chocolate into pieces for chocolate candy-making for beginners.

Chocolate Peppermint Candy Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons chocolate chips or pieces
• 2 teaspoons canola oil or coconut oil
• 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
• Pinch salt

Instructions: In a small saucepan over low heat, add chocolate chips and canola oil to chocolate, stirring until chocolate is melted. Remove chocolate from heat and mix in peppermint extract and salt. Pour chocolate into candy molds or chocolate bar molds for chocolate candy making for beginners.

Cool chocolate candies for at least 10 minutes before removing them from the forms. Chocolate creations are a lot of fun to make and chocolate candy making for beginners is easier than you think (if you melt chocolate properly).

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Chocolate Cake Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar, 3/4 cup flour, 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs (or flax eggs)
• 3/4 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy) mixed with 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 tablespoons canola oil or melted chocolate chips

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare cake pan either by spraying with cooking spray or using parchment paper. Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix wet ingredients together in a medium bowl. You can use a stand mixtur for mix your ingredients properly. Combine wet and dry ingredients until just combined, being careful not to over mix chocolate cake batter. Pour chocolate cake batter into prepared cake form or forms for chocolate candy making for beginners and bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean from chocolate cake for chocolate candy making for beginners.

Chocolate Bars Recipe:

 Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chocolate bar pieces
• 1/4 cup coconut oil

Instructions: In a small saucepan over low heat, add chocolate chips and coconut oil to chocolate, stirring until chocolate is melted. Remove chocolate from heat and pour chocolate onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Place chocolate in the refrigerator for chocolate candy making for beginners until chocolate hardens to a chocolate bar consistency. Remove chocolate from the refrigerator and cut into desired chocolate bar shapes.

Chocolate Candy Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons honey
• Dash vanilla extract

Instructions: In a small saucepan over low heat, add cocoa powder and honey to chocolate, stirring until chocolate is melted. Remove chocolate from heat and mix in vanilla extract. Pour chocolate into candy molds for chocolate candy making for beginners and chill in freezer or refrigerator until chocolate hardens (5-10 minutes).

Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe:

 Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup coconut cream
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (or chocolate bar pieces)
• Dash salt

Instructions: In a small saucepan over low heat, add chocolate chips and coconut cream to chocolate, stirring until chocolate is melted. Remove chocolate from heat and mix in salt. Pour chocolate into ice cream molds or popsicle molds for chocolate candy making for beginners and chill chocolate in the freezer until chocolate hardens (10-15 minutes).

Chocolate Lollipop Recipe:

 Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons chocolate chips or chocolate bar pieces
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 3 tablespoons water

Instructions: In a small saucepan over low heat, add chocolate chips and coconut oil to chocolate, stirring until chocolate is melted. Remove chocolate from heat and mix in water. Pour chocolate into candy molds or chocolate bar molds for chocolate candy making for beginners and chill chocolate in the freezer until chocolate hardens (10-15 minutes).

There you have it: some ideas on chocolate candy making for beginners. The key to chocolate candy making is melting chocolate properly using candy making pans so that chocolate does not become a chocolate mess. For chocolate candy making beginners, you need chocolate candy for chocolate candy making that does not taste awful or is just a chocolate fudge ball or chocolate piece of chocolate mess.

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