What kind of chocolate SPECIFICALLY do I need to use? Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips didn't work really well.
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The bags of chocolate discs work really well; the kind you find at Pat Catans or party goods stores. I made dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate & peanut butter. They set up really quickly. Make sure you fill in the nose first to avoid a bubble to form that leaves an imperfection in the molded lolly pop. Hope this helps.
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I used the wilton candy melts you can find in most craft stores or sometime baking aisles
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I picked up candy wafers I believe they are called you can get them from any craft store AC Moore, Hobby Lobby etc. Usually found near the cake decorating section. They come in a variety of colors too saves time on trying to color your own.
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I searched a lot of places for a good and simple recipe, and tried a few, I can't really suggest the best place since a lot of it is subjective. After many trials I ended up coming up with my own 1 part baking soda, 1.5 parts cornstarch and 2 parts cocoa butter.
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I have only used the vanilla and did not care for it on its own. There were good reviews for the chocolate but I haven't personally tried it.
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They should work, but we did not like the texture of the chips. They were too fine.
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I usually use the almond bark chocolate for the oreos. 1 1/2 barks will usually do the job. It's a lot cheaper than the Wilton chocolate and tastes the same.
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Sorry, but I have no idea. I'm not really a cookie baker so never have chocolate chips on hand. Hope someone else can help you.
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Sorry - I had bought this "chocolate" many months ago, so I no longer have the bag. But, as it says no tempering then it won't contain cocoa butter so it isn't what I call real chocolate. I ended up just melting it in the melting pot and dipping potato chips in it. I then bought good quality couverture for my molded chocolates.
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Jerry....Sorry for your bad experience....this is the review I left...not sure about others but I agree with you....MY review: The write up for this cocoa sounded so yummy! Well...it was not...tasted like card board....could not taste the Caramel or salt not much of anything....we took candy kisses and added to each cup till we used all the pods. This is a great idea and sounds wonderful ...they just need to work on the quality of the product. I would not recommend this unless you like a weak cup of cocoa.
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I would place between Lindt and Hershey's. It's 55% chocolate solids makes it a bit more semi-sweet than I prefer, but it still tastes quite good, without the aftertaste associated with sugar free chocolates. Personally, I mix 3 parts of it with 1 part of Scharffen Berger unsweetened chocolate when I make candies.
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My chips were delivered ok. No melting.... they taste prertty good. Go ahead and try them. They are smaller than chocolate chips fyi.
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I prefer the basic Chocolate Chip flavor along with the Coconut Chocolate Chip. Although, if you are not into Chocolate that much and prefer fruit flavors I would recommend the Apricot flavor (not so sweet) or the Black Cherry Almond and Blueberry flavors which are on the sweeter side in my opinion. Enjoy!
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Mercken Chocolate is the best -- it is widely available but not at "big box" stores. Go to a confectionary/cake supply place. I do add oil to make sure it flows well.
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There is no chocolate in the mini-variety pack that I received. Not sure if that is subject to change.
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I actually make them from scratch. Rather "piddley" but worth the effort. There is no comparison. We did try Krusteaz and the texture was fine, but the taste didn't compare to scratch. Maybe adding extra vanilla would help. :)
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It shouldn't be thin like water, you may try stirring some as a bit of a syrupy consistency is what has been the norm for each jar we've ordered. Glad you like the chocolate, we switched to w/o flavor, it just goes down easier for us.
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May be there's something wrong with your machine? are you using the right kind of sugar? I noticed that if I put more sugar than I'm supposed to it doesn't make as much cotton candy and it comes out crunchy. Good luck!
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Sorry, I wish I could you help you out. My milk is very expensive, it comes from the very rich and cannot be wasted on chocolate chip cookies. My milk is clearly labeled that it comes from the 2%'ers. One day, I hope to afford the milk from the 1%'ers...or...{GULP}...the 1/2%'ers!!!