(brand new)

Since I started as a Dove Chocolate Discoveries Chocolatier, I’ve acquired some candy making equipment that I’ve been dying to try out and so I decided that today was the day!  So here is a crash course in making molded chocolates with a tempering unit and transfer sheets.  I have two magnetic molds, a circle and an oval (there is also a heart shaped one but I don’t have it yet!).

They are magnetic which is awesome because the top and bottom come apart

making it possible to put a transfer sheet between the two pieces

which, when you pour the chocolate on top will transfer to the chocolates giving them lovely designs!  And looking like they came from a fine chocolate shop but no, they came  from your kitchen!

I didn’t have enough Dove white chocolate on hand so I used Wilton Candy Melts for the white chocolates and the pink polka dot transfer sheets and I used Dove Milk Chocolate for the chocolate ones with the white swirly transfer sheet.

I melted the candy melts in the microwave but I used my new tempering unit for the milk chocolate

I was intimidated at first but there is a video on You Tube that tells you exactly how to use the tempering unit (I think I just searched “Dove Chocolate Discoveries” and it came up).

Here is the process from start to finish:

1  Separate molds into 2 pieces, cut a transfer sheet to fit in the mold, make sure rough and not smooth side of transfer sheet is facing up, place in mold and snap mold back together.

2  Melt chocolate in either microwave or tempering unit.

3  Fill molds with chocolate using either a ladle or spoon and then use a scraper to smooth excess chocolate from molds.

4  Place in fridge for 30 – 45 minutes or until chocolates are set.

5  Remove from fridge, carefully pull molds apart, carefully peel transfer sheet from candies, carefully pop candies out of molds!  Ta da!  Done!