Are molding wafers the same as candy melts?

Can You Color White Chocolate or White Chocolate Chips?

White chocolate or white chocolate chips can be colored with oil-based food coloring.

Typically, adding liquid to tempered chocolate can cause it to seize up and change its consistency. However, chocolate will not seize with oil-based food coloring.

Remember that white chocolate begins its life as an off-white, slightly cream-colored substance. The color you choose will be combined with cream (not white) when food coloring is added.

Easy Directions:

Melt the white chocolate in the microwave.

Add one drop of oil-based food coloring at a time. Or use a toothpick to dip into the food coloring and then dip into the melted chocolate.

Stir to incorporate the color.

Add more food coloring, if necessary.

How to Melt Chocolate Wafers in the Microwave

Set melts in a microwave-safe dish.

Microwave at 50% power for 1 minute (45 seconds for white chocolate melts.) Remove the dish from the oven. Stir melts thoroughly.

Return dish to the oven. Microwave at 50% power for 30 second intervals, stirring thoroughly after each interval, until wafers are largely melted. If wafers are partially melted and dish is still warm, allow it sit a minute or two and then stir again. Do not over-microwave.

Use the melted chocolate as soon as you can because it will set quickly.

White chocolate wafers have more sugar than brown chocolate wafers. That means white wafers melt faster. Adjust cooking times accordingly. Be aware that colored wafers contain white chocolate instead of brown chocolate.

Glass bowls get warm faster than plastic bowls. Plan accordingly. Be aware that you might need to slightly extend the melting times for chocolate if you use a plastic bowl to melt it. Try adding an additional 10-15 seconds.

You could put the wafers in a single-use decorating bag and melt them there while kneading the bag every so often. Then, without transferring the chocolate from a dish, you can use the bag to directly decorate cookies.

How Long Do Candy Melts Take to Harden?

Candy can completely harden in anywhere between 5 and 60 minutes, depending on the project. Smaller items can harden in the refrigerator in about 10 to 20 minutes, such as cake pops, dipped pretzels, or drizzled popcorn.

Bark or cake toppers, which are larger candy projects, might take a little longer—probably closer to 45 minutes.

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