Best chocolate to make candies

missmouse12 · ‎03-10-2010

I use to make candies years ago and went to a little shop near me for chocolate. Unfortunately, Covid put them out of business. For those who make candy what chocolate do you recommend. I thinking about making some again this year.

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

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I've got cashews to use up. Was thinking of chocolatey/carmel/cashew candy somethings!

I've tried to hack WS white chocolate/peppermint bark using Ghiardelli white chocolate. Got tired of the price at WS.

missmouse12 · ‎03-10-2010

@Snowpuppy

What is WS?

I cannot eat nuts but anything caramel and or vanilla works for me. I was thinking of peppermint bark but I need to find a really good quality chocolate.

ahoymate · ‎05-30-2010

There are so many preminum brand chocolates today. I suggest you Google and see what meets your needs.

PreKteacher · ‎03-17-2018

I use chocolate almond bark from Aldi for making candies. It's just the chocolate used to make almond bark; there are no almonds in it when you buy it.

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

I use the white and dark chocolate ghiradeli melting wafers, usually order them from Sams. For fudge, I just use regular nestle chocolate chips though.

missmouse12 · ‎03-10-2010

@happycat

I didn't even know they made melting wafers until I was googling chocolates. I may give those a try. I love their caramel sea salt chocolates so I'm sure their melting wafers are pretty good.

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

@missmouse12 WS= Williams Sonoma

Everyone raves about their peppermint bark and while it's good, it's too pricey so I try to dupe it for 1/4th the cost.

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

I use Ghirardelli White Baking Chips that I buy at the local grocery store.

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

@missmouse12 wrote:
@happycat

I didn't even know they made melting wafers until I was googling chocolates. I may give those a try. I love their caramel sea salt chocolates so I'm sure their melting wafers are pretty good.

@missmouse12, well shucks, I didn't know they made caramel sea salt chocolates, that sounds so good! Its been so long since I've been inside an actual store, I don't even know what they have anymore.