I have beenmaking 2 1/2" lollipops ALL DAY and I have had to throw about 40 lollipops back into the meltingpot becasue they turn spotty after cooling.I have added oil to the throw backs and that helps but it seems that a few out of a batch of 40 do this and they are all at the same temperature (I think)

When I took the candy making class at Michael's the instructor told me never to mix oil with chocolate and to make sure the chocolate in the bag doesn't look like it's dusty. Could that be why you're getting spots?

I made chocolate lollipops for my wedding a couple of years back, and ended up pitching the Wilton Candy Melts because I hated the taste, and they never looked very good. I just used chocolate chips and never had any problems. I made about 250, and only had a couple not turn out, and it was mostly due to my impatience to get them out of the molds before they were completely set. I have never added anything to the chocolate chips, and they looked and tasted good. I even made white chocolate, butterscotch and swirls - they were great.

keriskreations, you're right; the Wilton candy melts aren't very tasty. I have a friend who melts hershey's chocolate bars and says her results are great but she has to be very careful to temper the chocolate correctly.

A fellow CC poster (sorry, can't remember who) posted awhile back that if you mix 2/3 real chocolate with 1/3 candy melts you don't need to temper the chocolate and the taste is great.

I tried this as a coating for strawberries and I loved it. I melted the candy melts, poured those over the chopped chocolate, and stirred. I then nuked it for just a little bit on 50% to finish melting any lumps. I think it would work nicely for lollipops.

Rae

Wilton candy melts are not good. You can use Merckens, Make N Mold, or even almond bark, available at all Wal Marts.
And you can use oil in the above mentioned. I do all the time to thin it out.

Well, I actually like the candy melts. I've eaten all types of chocolate from extremely terrible to very good and I think they're about average but not that bad. It's just that they're a bit too sweet at times and prevent you from having more. Oh, and I have had a few lollypops that have turned a little spotty but it's not like I was going to sell them or give them as gifts so I left them the way they were.