Homemade Chocolate Christmas Candy is the perfect gift for teachers, co-workers, and secret Santa parties! This easy peasy recipe requires chocolate chips, silicone holiday treat molds and just 15 minutes.Making these Christmas chocolates is a fun holiday tradition for you and your kids to do year after year.
Put the chocolate chips in a measuring glass and heat for 30 seconds.Stir, then heat for another 30 seconds. Stir again.
If it's not fully melted after 1 minute, continue to heat in 10 second increments, stirring and checking the temperature in between until it reaches 130°F.
Pour or scoop the melted chocolate into the molds with a spoon. Once all are filled, scrape the excess chocolate off. Gently tap the filled mold on the counter to get rid of any air bubbles.
Let cool in the fridge for at least 20 minutes. To remove the chocolate from the molds, gently twist the mold back and forth like you would when trying to loosen ice cube trays. Gently pop out each candy
Notes
This recipe makes about 8 candies, depending on the size of your mold.