Last year we made these......Yummy!

choccyface2006

My DD and I saved the plastic trays from the chocolate advent calendars from the year before and made some lovely chocolates with them.

We just melted milk and white chocolate and filled the moulds with some of them we added layers of chocolate, with others we mixed the milk & while choc to give the marble effect (like the chocolate seashells have) In some we crushed malteasers, I guess you could add smarties or anything else you fancy!

They popped out easily (with didn't need to grease the moulds or anything) I thought they would make a nice homemade pressie!







Yum yum!

Sarah x

Maysie

great idea might also be usefull if you have a chocolate fountain. We had a far bit left over last time we used ours . Itwould have been good to pour it into something usefull like that.

victory

that a really great idea, will keep mine from this year....

madmoys

They look great.
Well done little cook :T :T :T

meerustar

My son goes hyper if he eats Kinnerton chocolate so we always stick to Cadburys. However, Kinnerton tend to do the cartoon or film advent calendars like Cars or Bob the Builder etc, so I used to buy them, open the top, pop out the crappy chocolate and make my own with melted cadburys chocolate (as above) and pop the sleeve back in.

I do it every year, although I've never thought to save the plastci sleeve and make them throughout the year too. I might get a spare calendar this year and make lots of little chocolates to give as gifts from the kids.

Ruby_Pudding

Wow, great idea :T

CarolnMalky

Superb idea, I always think home made gifts are great to give and receive...lets people know that thought has gone into the gifts!!

Carol xx

meerustar

...quick question for the OP..

...how does your beautiful little daughter manage to stay clean whilst making these? Is it a girl thing? (I have 2 dirt magnet boys :rotfl: )

choccyface2006

meerustar wrote:

...quick question for the OP..

...how does your beautiful little daughter manage to stay clean whilst making these? Is it a girl thing? (I have 2 dirt magnet boys :rotfl: )

LOL, she a typical girly girl and doesn't like to get all messy! My other daughter is a muck magnet though, worse than boys I think!

Rachie_B

fab idea thanks

wow what a beautiful little girl you have

*Louise*

I used to do this as a kid, but I will buy and extra calendar so my son can have a go on the run up to chrismas - he can take them in for his school friends on the last day.:D