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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 563054" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The pretzels are amazing if you mix white choc chips and crushed candy canes/starlight mints. We usually take a couple of bags of mini twist, waffle, or holiday shaped pretzels and lay them on wax paper then put a small spoonful of the white choc/mint mix on them. Or we take pretzel rods and dip them halfway in white choc and roll them in crushed mints. You can use chocolate also.</p><p></p><p>The Wilton candy melts are not actually chocolate the way you think of a hershey bar. They are a confectionary coating designed to be similar to chocolate but not need tempering if it gets too hot or cold. Tempering keeps the chocolate from getting that whitish coating. The whitish coating won't hurt you - it is just the fat from the chocolate rising to the surface. As long as you don't get the chocolate too hot you can use hershey bars or chocolate chips. Just use a double boiler or a bowl that is over the top of a pan of water. Do NOT NOT NOT let the bottom of the chocolate bowl come into contact with the water, and do NOT get the water hot enough to simmer or boil. Chocolate burns super easy, and if the water is too hot for your finger then it is too hot for your chocolate or white choc OR the Wilton candy melts.</p><p></p><p>I spent several years as a teen learning to work wth chocolate from several people who made candies of all kinds. I LOVE chocolate!</p><p></p><p>It is often cheaper to get chocolate by buying choc chips (check for coupons online by checking Hershey, Nestle, Ghirardelli, and other chocolate making companies). </p><p></p><p>Right now Sam's has a 2.5 pound Ghirardelli candy and dipping bar for $7.98. It is big, easy to use, and tastes amazing. It comes in White Choc and double choc and is one of the best chocolate deals around. </p><p></p><p>The handmade ornaments are the best!!! I am in love with the pinterest page posted above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 563054, member: 1233"] The pretzels are amazing if you mix white choc chips and crushed candy canes/starlight mints. We usually take a couple of bags of mini twist, waffle, or holiday shaped pretzels and lay them on wax paper then put a small spoonful of the white choc/mint mix on them. Or we take pretzel rods and dip them halfway in white choc and roll them in crushed mints. You can use chocolate also. The Wilton candy melts are not actually chocolate the way you think of a hershey bar. They are a confectionary coating designed to be similar to chocolate but not need tempering if it gets too hot or cold. Tempering keeps the chocolate from getting that whitish coating. The whitish coating won't hurt you - it is just the fat from the chocolate rising to the surface. As long as you don't get the chocolate too hot you can use hershey bars or chocolate chips. Just use a double boiler or a bowl that is over the top of a pan of water. Do NOT NOT NOT let the bottom of the chocolate bowl come into contact with the water, and do NOT get the water hot enough to simmer or boil. Chocolate burns super easy, and if the water is too hot for your finger then it is too hot for your chocolate or white choc OR the Wilton candy melts. I spent several years as a teen learning to work wth chocolate from several people who made candies of all kinds. I LOVE chocolate! It is often cheaper to get chocolate by buying choc chips (check for coupons online by checking Hershey, Nestle, Ghirardelli, and other chocolate making companies). Right now Sam's has a 2.5 pound Ghirardelli candy and dipping bar for $7.98. It is big, easy to use, and tastes amazing. It comes in White Choc and double choc and is one of the best chocolate deals around. The handmade ornaments are the best!!! I am in love with the pinterest page posted above. [/QUOTE]
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