i'm looking for a specific color blue and can't seem to find any chocolate melts exactly the color i hoped for. Is it ok to use food coloring in chocolatge mets as you would do with icing/frosting? or does it change the consistency of the melts?

I have used gel colors when making candy clay...no problems at all. I mix it in the corn syrup then add to the melted disks. HTH

I found out the hard way it does cause the melts to sieze if you dont do it properly.

I added gel coloring to white candy melts and it siezed on me, i was able to save the melts by adding shortening to the mix and stirring constantly until the mixture seemed smooth and creamy.

Knowing this, I now add the coloring to the shortening and then add the candy melts to the mixture.

No siezing and comes out great every time.

Hope this helps!

I wish I would have tried this last night, I used oil based coloring in my candy melts and couldn't get the blue I wanted either! I was scared to try my other food coloring. Next time I'm trying it with shortening. I love all the tips I get on here!

I use oil based colors (candy color) with the candy melts. I mix the color in after I melt and before I add the corn syrup.

she uses corn syrup cuz she is making candy clay, not for pouring