Making chocolates or sweets

irishgirl62

Thanks scotrae... i will give it a go...gonna try and see if i can manage time this afternoon to make them as i am in the middle of putting my xmas deocrations up!!:eek:

kirstyreanne

Hi all,

Another idea for mint crisp chocolates is to add brown sugar flavoured with peppermint essence to melted chocolate.

HTH

jetty

Do they melt quickly once out of the fridge? I was just wondering as i read someones chocolate slab melted quickly once out of the fridge

scotrae

irishgirl62 wrote: »

Sounds lovely... how many mints to a bar of chocolate would you use?

I thought I'd replied to that earlier - the second post i've lost today!

I think I used about one tube of Trebor Extra Strong Mints to a 200g bar of Bourneville but I always had extra mints in so I could smash and use more if it didn't look right, and to cover for family hovering and nicking some while I was making it!

Aim for the thin pieces of the end result to be speckled with the white grains of mint - more chocolate than mint. Similar to Elizabeth Shaw proportions, if you know those.

Looking forward to hearing what you all think when you've tried them.

jetty

Lol, you did reply, it's at the top of this page

irishgirl62

I tried it! it tastes divine off the spoon!!! I used a hammer to bash the mints up in a bag lol! now setting in the fridge

scotrae

jetty wrote: »

Lol, you did reply, it's at the top of this page

Doh! I'm having one of those days all round.

skintscotslass

tanmu wrote: »

I'm going to be making some traditional Scottish Tablet and some Baileys fudge. I'll cut it into cubes and put it into clean Jam jars with a homemade gift tag. The tablet recipe I'm using can be found here. I've never made it before, but how hard can it really be......?

I always use a sugar thermometer just to make sure of the temp. Very good exercise for the upper arms

laura16 wrote: »

Is this honestly nice because it sounds soooo wierd but I might have to give it a whril just out of curiosity

Does anyone know when I can start making any of these

They are gorgeous, I think it's a Scottish recipe.

mardatha

Somewhere on here is an excellent recipe for something gorgeous called
"Fifteens" ......... I made it last year for my grandchildren.
They never got it cos I et it..:rolleyes:

jetty

scotrae wrote: »

Gorgeous and very, very simple after dinner mints. Everyone asks how I make them but I daren't let on they are this simple!

Smash Extra Strong Mints into fine pieces and mix into melted plain chocolate.

Pour this into a dish or baking tray, possibly lined with a silicone sheet or cling film. Make it a thin layer - about half a centimetre is ideal.

Stick in the fridge and break it into irregular shaped pieces when set - taking care not to get finger prints on it!

I bag them into clear sellophane bags with festive ribbon and keep them in the fridge til DH goes out delivering them as extra gifts to aunts and uncles etc.

:iloveyou: They are absolutely gorgeous! (altho i have only licked the spoon and it will probably stick to the paper!!)