Wilton candy melts

[GaDisneyFreak]

Anyone ever use the Wilton candy melts? I bought some the other day at Walmart, I got the white ones and then the chocolate ones. I havent used them yet, just wondering if anyone else does? These are in a microwaveable tub for easy dipping. The only thing that does concern me is that I am wanting the milk chocolate flavor and I may not be getting that.

 

[Swimalie]

I used them to make lego molds for my son's birthday. If you are looking for chocolate flavor, you probably won't find it there, especially in the white. I bought flavor drops and added those to the colors and they were delicious!

 

[cornflake]

If you're looking for something to actually eat, not just decorate something with, I'd go with actual chocolate.

Especially it sounds like you want to use something melted so you don't even have to bother tempering?

My fave chocolate for any use is Callebaut, but S-B is also good, Valrhona or Lindt if that's all that's available.

It's like the cooking wine stuff - if you're actually eating it, use real wine. If you're looking to eat it, use real chocolate.

 

[Zhoen]

The "light chocolate" ones are the closest you're going to get to "real chocolate" flavor, but it's not going to be spot-on. The colors and white are all "white confection" that is yummy, but not the slightest bit chocolate-y in flavor.

I use candy melts all the time for bake sales, we sell TONS of the cute, themed pops. But for dipping things like strawberries, I prefer to use hersheys-- classic flavor, low cost (compared to fancier chocolates). I also use hersheys for chocolate-covered oreos... we use the candy melts for the colorful designs, but if there's brown involved, it's hersheys. (The irony being, we use dollar-tree "oreos")

 

[GaDisneyFreak]

Ok. Thanks for the reviews. I will be taking them back to Walmart. I want a good flavor as well. I am making Mickey Rice Krispy treats and I want to dip them into a chocolate and then throw on some sprinkles. I want them to look good, but taste good too. The reason I got them is that it looked as if you just pop it into the microwave and then dip. Easy breasy. So can you give me some good tips on how to melt real chocolate for dipping treats into. I have no clue. Thanks.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Ok. Thanks for the reviews. I will be taking them back to Walmart. I want a good flavor as well. I am making Mickey Rice Krispy treats and I want to dip them into a chocolate and then throw on some sprinkles. I want them to look good, but taste good too. The reason I got them is that it looked as if you just pop it into the microwave and then dip. Easy breasy. So can you give me some good tips on how to melt real chocolate for dipping treats into. I have no clue. Thanks.

Good decision. Those melts are not good. You can melt regular milk chocolate chips in the microwave just as easily and they taste a lot better. Do a Google search for "melt chocolate for dipping;" lots of good tips.

 

[plutolovr]

If you do go ahead and use "real" chocolate it will need tempering. If you're not familiar with this process stick with coating chocolate. A very good coating chocolate is Merckens and their milk chocolate flavor is called "coco lite" it has a good flavor and it's very easy to work with.

 

[jd4nati]

I use Ghirardelli chocolate chips melted in the microwave for dipped strawberries and rice crispy treats. Very easy and tastes great.

 

[girli565]

If you do go ahead and use "real" chocolate it will need tempering. If you're not familiar with this process stick with coating chocolate. A very good coating chocolate is Merckens and their milk chocolate flavor is called "coco lite" it has a good flavor and it's very easy to work with.

You can also temper chocolate in the microwave... I use the Barefoot Contessa's method here

Place 3/4 of the chocolate in a glass bowl and place it in the microwave on high power for 30 seconds. (Don't trust your microwave timer - time it with your watch.) Stir with a rubber spatula. Put it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds and stir again. Continue to heat and stir every 30 seconds until the chocolate is just melted. Immediately, add the remaining chocolate and allow it to sit at room temperature, stirring often, until it's completely smooth. (If you need to heat it a little more, place it in the microwave for another 15 seconds at a time.)

works perfect everytime and no need for double boilers and cooling/heating which takes forever.

 

[cornflake]

You can also temper chocolate in the microwave... I use the Barefoot Contessa's method here


works perfect everytime and no need for double boilers and cooling/heating which takes forever.

You have to be careful with that, as microwaves are all different and power levels vary and it's very easy to scorch chocolate in one.

I generally use a "double boiler" by sticking a metal bowl on top of a pot of simmering water. Takes nearly no time, no need to watch it like a hawk, to cool, just stick the bowl on the counter, then pop it back later. Easy peasy.

People are scared of tempering but, as above, it really is simple.

 

[girli565]

You have to be careful with that, as microwaves are all different and power levels vary and it's very easy to scorch chocolate in one.

I generally use a "double boiler" by sticking a metal bowl on top of a pot of simmering water. Takes nearly no time, no need to watch it like a hawk, to cool, just stick the bowl on the counter, then pop it back later. Easy peasy.

People are scared of tempering but, as above, it really is simple.

It can scorch if you don't watch it but at 15-30 second intervals it's usually perfect. I've never had a problem but I'm sure if I left it for a full 30-60 seconds without watching it'll definitely scorch. And yes, microwaves have different power levels but you should not walk away and do something else while tempering chocolate lol!

 

[letsgoreds]

I dip cookies every Christmas, Ghiradeli white, and it is good. I just microwave it in 15-20 second bursts, stirring in between. The chocolate will melt before the chips loose their shape, so check it and stir. Make sure to have some wax paper laid out to lay them out to dry. I put sprinkles out on a paper plate, a little at a time. To speed up the drying time (it can take forever), I pop them in the freezer, a cookie sheet at a time.

 

[ORMom2Four]

I must be the odd one here, but my kids and I think the candy melts are good! We've only tried the red and the white ones on cake pops.

They are only a few $ each (I think the bag I bought was $1.99). Maybe you could just try the white kind? I'm picky about chocolate so I wouldn't go with candy melts for a milk chocolate kind of flavor. For that I would use real chocolate.

 

[lizabu]

I must be the odd one here, but my kids and I think the candy melts are good! We've only tried the red and the white ones on cake pops.

They are only a few $ each (I think the bag I bought was $1.99). Maybe you could just try the white kind? I'm picky about chocolate so I wouldn't go with candy melts for a milk chocolate kind of flavor. For that I would use real chocolate.

I've used them many times with success too. I think they taste fine. Anything you make with it still tastes better than any store bought candy bar.