Brown sugar is the perfect medium for casting poured chocolate in a homemade mold. This simple project will set your imagination wild!
Post update: Click here to see the results of Chocolate Casting; Part II, where I experiment with other casting mediums!
Press any convex object of choice firmly into packed brown sugar, pour melted chocolate chips into the mold and wait for it to set up.
You can flavor your chocolate with spices, citrus zest- or even salt and pepper!
I am picturing chess pieces, stones, vintage buttons, little hands and feet…all in different shades of chocolate…
This is a fun project for kids- especially since it takes very little set up (or clean up) and there’s not a lot of waiting around to see your results. My girls used shells, legos and various little figurines for their molds. Some of the girls’ chocolates didn’t turn out like they imagined but no problem- just remelt your chocolate, reset your sugar and try again!
I love projects that aren’t tedious and don’t have a lot invested so there’s not that fear of a failed product. Get your creative juices flowing and enjoy!
The brown sugar will create a grainy texture on the surface of your chocolates. There’s no way around this as far as I know.
- Fill a bowl or pan with an inch or two of brown sugar. Smooth it flat and press it lightly (not loose but not very tightly packed).
- Press clean items that are convex in shape firmly into the sugar. Do not twist or turn- pull straight out so you don’t break any ridges on the way out.
- Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler (or a heat-proof bowl set in a pan of shallow boiling water, not letting the bowl touch the water). Or you can heat the chocolate in the microwave in half minute intervals until it’s all melted.
- Add spices, zest or sprinkles to the mold before pouring chocolate if you want them to appear on the surface of the candy. Pour melted chocolate into the impression made in the brown sugar. Place in refrigerator or freezer until firmly set (20 minutes to an hour depending on size).
- Pull out the candy with its surrounding sugar and run the hardened chocolate under cold water to remove the sugar. If you have many you can place them in a pan of cold water for a few minutes, then rinse with cold water and pat dry. I found it useful to use a soft toothbrush to gently remove the sugar as I ran cold water over each piece.
I hope you try this project at home and have fun with it! Enjoy your day!
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