Gourmet Candy Making. Learn how to make gourmet candy, chocolates, brittles, toffees. Video, articles, candy recipes step by step instruction
The CLASSIC TRUFFLE is a favorite confection of anyone who loves chocolate. Adding fresh fruits, chopped nutmeats and/or exotic flavorings extends your truffle variety and allows you to invent your very own flavor combinations. If you have a favorite ganache recipe or have made Gourmet Candy Maker’s Classic Ganache, here are some variaions that will [...]
Advanced and OH SO inspiring techniques in decorating with chocolate. Presented by Grand-Place Chocolates in Vietnam. Enjoy both segments. Gourmet Candy Maker will discuss equipment/tools you need, optimal kitchen conditions, work surface and tempering premium Chocolate in a companion video.
Compound coating or compound chocolate is a popular, easy to use substitute for REAL chocolate. It is a sweet candy, comes in many colors, very affordable and does NOT require the process called tempering. To fully explain just exactly what compound coating is, the following article posted on Sephra Gourmet Journal in 2009 explains compound chocolate or compound coating in great [...]
Truffles are one of the simplest and richest confections you can make. Chocolate blended with heavy cream coated in more delicious chocolate, how could you ever go wrong? The answer is… you can’t! You can only make it better! Enhance this CLASSIC TRUFFLE recipe with flavorings, fruits, nuts, liquors etc. Let your taste buds and imagination guide [...]
Review of best chocolates for candy making. Learn how to select the right chocolate for your recipe.
Learn how to temper real chocolate by hand. Easy step by step video shows you how to work with REAL chocolate and have delicious results.
The art of Gourmet Candy Making is all about using premium ingredients and a learning a few basic techniques. Once mastered you will be able to make the most delicious and beautiful confections and candy treats imaginable. People often think of candy making as difficult, hard to do and that working with REAL chocolate is [...]
