How to Make Bite-Size Holiday Candy Easily

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How to Make Bite-Size Holiday Candy Easily

Bite-size candies dress up your cookie plates and are easy to make, using plastic molds.

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Find a store with candy making supplies. Our local craft store, Michaels, has a large selection of candy disks in many colors, as well as molds.

Find a store with candy making supplies. Our local craft store, Michaels, has a large selection of candy disks in many colors, as well as molds.

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The little colored candy and chocolate disks come in bags. I find them at our craft store, Michaels, in the candy & baking section.

The little colored candy and chocolate disks come in bags. I find them at our craft store, Michaels, in the candy & baking section.

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Gather molds, candy disks, plastic squeeze bottles.  Place disks into bottles. I have some still in bottles from previous year.  Remove tiny red caps. Lie on sides in microwave.

Gather molds, candy disks, plastic squeeze bottles. Place disks into bottles. I have some still in bottles from previous year. Remove tiny red caps. Lie on sides in microwave.

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Microwave slowly & CAREFULLY on low power for 30 second intervals, checking as you go, by squeezing to test if candy disks have melted. (I have had one bottle melt so be careful)

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Squeeze colors where desired into molds, remembering you are working designs upside down.

Squeeze colors where desired into molds, remembering you are working designs upside down.

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I pick up and drop molds about 6" to help settle candy and eliminate bubbles. I often place in freezer for just one minute or so to speed up hardening. Don't freeze them

I pick up and drop molds about 6" to help settle candy and eliminate bubbles. I often place in freezer for just one minute or so to speed up hardening. Don't freeze them

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I squeeze chocolate first for bulb base, then colored bulb right away before chocolate spreads too much.

I squeeze chocolate first for bulb base, then colored bulb right away before chocolate spreads too much.

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Gently flex molds upside down to cause cooled hardened candies to drop out.

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After warming in microwave, keep bottles warm in covered electric frypan on lowest setting with towel lining bottom.

After warming in microwave, keep bottles warm in covered electric frypan on lowest setting with towel lining bottom.

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Squeeze colors where desired into molds, starting with whatever color will end up on top.

Squeeze colors where desired into molds, starting with whatever color will end up on top.

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You are working from front to back, or top to bottom of each candy. The fun surprise is once you in-mold them.

You are working from front to back, or top to bottom of each candy. The fun surprise is once you in-mold them.

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Gently flex molds upside down to cause cooled hardened candies to drop out.

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I do a combination of dropping and flexing molds. Eventually they all come out.

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Tiny bite-size candies that look nice mixed in with your cookie plate display! ...and they taste good too!

Tiny bite-size candies that look nice mixed in with your cookie plate display! ...and they taste good too!

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Store at room temperature in covered container. Leftover melted colors can be stored in their respective bottles and re-melted for next time.

Store at room temperature in covered container. Leftover melted colors can be stored in their respective bottles and re-melted for next time.

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Supplies

Meltable candy disks

Plastic candy molds

Squeeze bottles

Microwave oven

Electric frypan

Janice Wells

Great guide! Thank you!

Janice Wells 5 months ago

Karin Siöö

Sorry for being confused, we don't have candy melts in Sweden

Karin Siöö 5 months ago

Rollie Brandt

The chocolate is chocolate. The colors are pretty much vanilla. All sweet.

(author) 5 months ago

Karin Siöö

I want to know the same as Amy; what do the melts taste like? and what are they made of?

Karin Siöö 5 months ago

Meghan Elizabeth

this is great! I'm inspired to do some of my own. did you (or can you) get the squeeze bottles at Michael's as well?

Meghan Elizabeth 5 months ago

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Megan L

I'm glad the Hobbycraft, which is here in Britain is more presentable, this is a real mess!

Megan L 5 months ago

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Daniella Sforza

Gently? Slam bam! :))

Daniella Sforza 4 months ago

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