Beginners Guide to Candy Melts! FAQs, Tests & How to | Baking Basics #8

[@simonbryantperez418]

Is it just me or everybody's trying to watch on how to melt a chocolate for valentine's day?😁

[@CelebritySweets]

It’s a great time to make chocolate 😋

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@@CelebritySweets i love your video It answer a lot of questions I had 🥰 how long do you leave the chocolate on la silicon?

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One year later.... YES I am lol

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You’re literally so cute love the personality. This video felt like science video (in a good way)

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What should in do the general where you got it not making a wuss

[@tatyana_and_her_fancy_cakes]

White chocolate isn’t cracking and melting in your hands cause you need to temper it first. Candy melts are compound chocolate so they are already tempered.

[@tanyabuchau1]

Should be oil-based food coloring, not just food coloring. Oil and water separate .

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[@amyalagor6714]

Don’t use coconut oil , I did and my white chocolate was left with a coconut taste

[@CelebritySweets]

I’m sorry to hear that. You only need a little. Plus every brand has different concentrations. If you don’t like coconut at all you can use melting wafers they are flavor less and do the same. Just a little harder to find 🙃

[@ChesuMori]

Did he just kinda... forget about the chocolate and candy melts in the molds?

[@a.j.w9992]

After you warm them up, how long will they stay liquid?

[@dawnaleeshumway7013]

I didn't like how you only showed how the white chocolate has a soft crack. You didn't show how the candy melts crack.

[@taylorbenfield6390]

Merckens also makes candy melts and they taste and melt way better!

[@rachelherrera9925]

Love your video❤️ just subscribed. Question: when adding the coconut oil for consistency does it change the taste of the candy melt?

[@CelebritySweets]

Depends. If you use a refined coconut oil you won’t get any of that coconut taste. If you use unrefined you may get a slight hint. Also every brand is different and their ratios are too. Just look for unrefined 🙃

[@dicksdrugsanddebutantes9305]

The pride cupcakes are so cute! Also thank you, i wanted to make some oreo balls dipped in orange candy melts to look like pumpkins for hslloween but i was worried that the candy melts I had weren't orange enough and i didn't have any oil based orange food coloring. Now i know i can use the regular water-based ones if i add a little vegetable shortening.

[@ashleyt2953]

Thank you so much for this!! I got some and thought I really messed up. I added gel color 😭 got way too thick but I was able to fix it with your advice!

[@cathykomarzynski3046]

Thanks for sharing. It is good to know that I can use coconut oil.

[@IamJFlorezz]

I’ve been told tht for coloring, the color has to be oil based from the start.

[@LottieLaughs]

Don’t waste your $$ on the Melton candy pot

[@pamcraftsandtreats]

Hello, i looked through the comments before I asked, didn't see answer. How do you keep the candy melts from hardening while decorating. I can be in the middle of doing drizzle and the tip would start to get hard and clog. of course where my hand is it stays melted

[@zainhaider5030]

How can I get a lighter shAde ?? The colors of candy melt that I bought from store are dark but I want pastel???? So how can I make them pastel? Plz reply

[@gabriellabascone]

Hi, excellent tips, thanks so much. I just want to know if I can mix the candy melts with pure chocolate?

[@jinjolove8984]

First time doing candy melts, I’m trying to make vday chocolates. Extremely informative and helpful. I just get scared when I’m putting it into the mold >.

[@CelebritySweets]

I’m going to make some Valentine’s Day chocolates too for a cake (check my Insta @celebritysweets for updates) but yeah molding it and getting an even layer is sometimes the hardest!

[@jinjolove8984]

@@CelebritySweets it’s my first batch ever and I went into it blind 😭I never knew baking and such was so much fun. I’ll have to check it out since it seems I’m into this. Thank you

[@briannewilson3303]

I put them in for 5 minutes and my microwave caught on fire

[@CelebritySweets]

Oh my god!! I’m so sorry. You should always melt chocolate in intervals as it is so temperamental. Every microwave is different so there is not a set time but I always do 30 second to a minute intervals. Stirring after each one.

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I just found your video. Thank-you for helping us.

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Thankyou! Very helpful. I enjoyed it!!

[@yuialde9821]

Love all the informations and comparisons. Thanks for sharing and keep making more of your videos!

[@joannasilva7387]

Awesome video. Thank you for the tips

[@panickingpagan4264]

Thank you so so much!! I’m making my birthday cake Carrie themed with a drizzle & would have completely lost without your help

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I love this video. Thank You for the information

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Thank you! I've been messing up my bags today, so glad I found you

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I must have missed how the mold released comparison

[@lizamsilva]

Can I use these to make cocoa bombs???

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thank u so much this helped alot!

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[@mz.birdie]

Candy melts are compound chocolate vs Real chocolate that has coco butter💙

[@leeesa2569]

Paramount crystals, coconut oil or cocoa butter? Which would you recommend? 5amily.com/cooking/blog/how-to-thin-out-candy-melts

[@CelebritySweets]

Well all three to be honest. I always have coconut oil on hand and it’s probably the most easy to come by (make sure it’s a refined variety so you don’t get that coconut taste). Paramount crystals are harder to come by (more specialty stores) but work best/more consistently with candy melts. If you do a lot of chocolate like milk or dark chocolate (say you’re making bars or solid chocolates) use cocoa butter.

[@leeesa2569]

@@CelebritySweets Thanks for this, I was worried about that distinct coconut taste and you saved me lol

[@mirnacantu5797]

Extremely enjoyed this video and found it very helpful. Thank you for the tips 😊 💙

[@martini3898]

Awesome video! I learned a lot, thanks! :)

[@kendalhoppa8989]

Hi! This was very helpful thank you :)

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Thank you!

[@xolupe7]

My candy melt turns out like the white chocolate chip

[@CelebritySweets]

If it gets to hard like that there’s really no going back. You can try to thin it out with coconut oil but you may lose the crisp crack of the candy melt. When melting your candy melts melt them for 30 second intervals in the microwave. Stirring after each interval OR melt over a double boiler constantly stirring. The latter will yield more consistent results but takes a little longer. If there are a few clumps or lumps the coconut oil should smooth them out

[@mysticmama740]

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[@michealawilliams3872]

Goodmorning, do you know how long I can leave candy melts out at room temperature before it starts to melt. I wanted to decorate my cake with some candy melts and I usually leave my cakes uncovered over night to let the icing dry before covering it. Also I want to take that same cake with the chocolates on it to let it sit out a few hours at room temperature for a Birthday party. Basically the cake will be out for 2 days. But definitely be eaten on the second day.

[@CelebritySweets]

Oh Yeah! So the candy melts will stay solid at room temperature. They will basically go back to the state in which they were prior to melting them. My only caution is to not put them in the fridge as they may start to sweat and just don’t keep them in direct sunlight and you should be good! Hope it turns out!!

[@michealawilliams3872]

@@CelebritySweets thank you 😊

[@lmtz760]

Has anyone tried to mix white with one other colored melt to get the chocolate in a lighter shade?

[@CelebritySweets]

Yes! Mixing white chocolate chips or candy melts into another color will make it lighter and won’t be an issue

[@deannajohanna]

Can you use those crystal things? I can’t remember what they are called? If not good to know I can use coconut oil

[@CelebritySweets]

Yes you can totally use melting wafers (crystals) to melt your chocolate. They are probably preferred because of their lack of taste and their strong meltability but coconut oil works too and is easier to come by!

[@deannajohanna]

I believe they are called paramount crystals. I would need them to stay liquid for me to put them in molds

[@paulettesalinas7679]

Thank youuuuu

[@Yanmaii]

Can you write or draw on a cake with it?

[@CelebritySweets]

YES! You can totally write or draw with it on a cake however I would recommend writing out what you’re going to spell on a sheet of wax paper and transferring onto the cake. There’s less room for error.

[@jazminalvarez9705]

How many intervals did you do for the candy melts?

[@CelebritySweets]

Every microwave is different. I like to do 1 minute then 30 seconds after that until smooth. I would also just say 30 seconds until melted is a really safe way to go!

[@elisacastaneda1203]

Thanks so much for your tutorial! I love it! I just hardened my chocolate 🙈 that's why I'm here 😊 THANK YOU SO MUCH SWEETIE! 🥰🏳️‍🌈🍫