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Home made chocolate slabs

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  • 74jax
    74jax Posts: 7,930 Forumite
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    Excellent idea, we're making bags of peppermint creams, home made after eights and not these too!

    Can anyone think what to use if you don't have a silicone tray. Not sure cling-film would work as the chocolate would just run flat......
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  • minety-mum
    minety-mum Posts: 43 Forumite
    In the past, we have used a baking tray lined with baking paper.

    This year bought a few silicone mounds from poundshop.
  • Possession
    Possession Posts: 3,262 Forumite
    Started on these yesterday with butterscotch bits on top. Need to do a fruit and nut shop for more today. Also did chocolate drops which are super easy and obviously take a lot less chocolate. The pistachio and the bright pink edible glitter ones looked the best I think. Working my way through the £1 Thorntons easter egg chocolate.
  • babyfreckles
    babyfreckles Posts: 474 Forumite
    How long will these last? Only I would like to make my brother a few different ones for christmas, and I have to post them to him along with his pressies. Just wondered if I could start them soon?
    So much for 'Money Saving' ;)
  • kc101
    kc101 Posts: 225 Forumite
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    quick question :) what happens if you dont do the tempering? it seems like a lot of hassle
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  • Possession
    Possession Posts: 3,262 Forumite
    kc101 wrote: »
    quick question :) what happens if you dont do the tempering? it seems like a lot of hassle

    It melts very quickly in your hand. But doesn't matter if it goes straight to your mouth!
  • kc101
    kc101 Posts: 225 Forumite
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    ill just have a play about next week then. lidl has 100g chocolate on the half price weekend coming up @17p a bar! so wont hurt
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  • MrsTinks
    MrsTinks Posts: 15,238 Forumite
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    Possession wrote: »
    It melts very quickly in your hand. But doesn't matter if it goes straight to your mouth!

    And it won't have that nice shine to it...
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  • ms_night_ryder
    ms_night_ryder Posts: 3,029 Forumite
    Thanks for the tempering vid, planning to make the slabs with my 5 yo god daughter in 2 weeks, thanks for the other idea of the mini chocolates, using ice cube trays love it! gonna get popping candy for those.
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  • 74jax
    74jax Posts: 7,930 Forumite
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    I am planning on making chocolate slabs for my friends and whilst out today, one of them commented they love Sicilian Lemon chocolates.

    Does anyone have any ideas how I can incorporate this into a chocolate slab? Or even what I would use?
    Forty and fabulous, well that's what my cards say....
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