Chocolate Candy - Bon Bons and Truffles and Bars - Oh My!The choices of chocolate candy seem wonderfully endless. And as a fellow choco-holic I have pledged to try them all! Every silky, gooey truffle, every tantalizing cream filled bon-bon, every gourmet chocolate bar. Yes, it’s an awful job, but somebody has to do it. Truffles - the most decadent choice! Just thinking about the velvety rich sensation of a smooth ganache filled hand made truffle can make one swoon! There are a wide variety of truffles to savour and the hardest part may simply be deciding which one to taste first! Hazelnut, caramel, grand marnier, or champagne infused chocolate ganache coated with dusted cocoa, white chocolate, powdered almonds or milk chocolate, the combinations are endless. Long considered to be the most decadent chocolate treat, a
handmade truffle
is relatively easy to make. Or, for an even bigger treat, try this version of the Tipsy Truffle. Perfect as a gourmet gift or even a wedding favor, truffles are just as appropriate for private indulgence.
Gourmet Bars - in a snap! It’s hard to beat the pure flavour and the snap of a fine gourmet chocolate bar, simple, yet exotic and complex at the same time. This is best savoured simply by enjoying the chocolate melting in your mouth and experiencing the subtle complexities of cocoa beans from around the world. These delicious treats are fast becoming a popular and even
healthy snack.
Oh Fudge!Fudge conjures up memories of fall fairs and watching the fudge shops create their delicious confections. They would pour the boiled candy onto a marble slab, magically stirring and scraping until it was soft and creamy fudge. Of course chocoholics must insist that chocolate fudge is the best, but their are many delicious flavor combinations to try from classic chocolate to turtle pecan to white chocolate fudge that you can easily make in your own kitchen!Or try this delicious fudge from the Mackinac Fudge Shop. It is cooked in a hammered copper kettle and then worked and cooled on a 4-inch thick italian marble slab to give it a smooth texture and mouth watering taste. One taste and you'll discover that these classic flavors are the stuff that memories are made of!
Bon-bons - a classic treat! My favourite is the classic box of bon-bons or creamy fondant filled chocolates. Fondant fillings range from the standard flavours of strawberry, cherry, vanilla or orange creams to the more tropical pineapple, mango and coconut buttercreams or the more sinful variety of brandy, champagne, and coffebean flavourings. These chocolates are the ones you usually look forward to receiving in the heart shaped box on
Valentines Day
. It is the variety that is so much part of the experience.
Hand Made Chocolate Bon-BonsHere are some excellent books to add to your chocolate library or to give as a gift to your favorite chocoholic.
And here is an interesting video that makes it look so easy. You may even be inspired to start your own little assembly line. At the very least it will get your mouth watering!
Who Can Forget Lucy at the Chocolate Factory!!!This is the less sophisticated view of chocolate candy making. This classic "I Love Lucy" clip will make you smile and maybe even bring back some memories.
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