Truffles And Candy Melts

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Jenna217 Posted 30 Jun 2007 , 5:24am
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I have an order for 3 dozen truffles, but she wants them a week ahead of time as she will have to travel to the wedding. Will they be ok in the fridge that long? I just don't want a stale taste to them.

Also, she wants teal colored accents on them....I've never colored Wilton candymelts, but can I use Wilton icing gels (that are used to color fondant/buttercream etc.) or will it cause clumping? icon_eek.gif

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imbkay13 Posted 30 Jun 2007 , 5:43am
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I'm not sure about how long you can keep the truffles. I know someone will be able to help you with that.
As far as coloring candy melts they say you can use the icing colors but add a little oil as well, (I didn't have much success when I tried it). If you can find different colors of the candy melts (green and blue) mix them together to get the color you need.

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JoAnnB Posted 30 Jun 2007 , 6:07am
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Wilton gels will cause the candy to seize. There is special 'candy color' that should work.

If you dip the truffles, there is a risk of air inside the coating. That gives the potential for mold. they must stay refrgerated to reduce the risk.

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GeminiRJ Posted 12 Sep 2007 , 11:58am
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Americolor now has a line of food colors for candy/chocolate. I prefer them to the Wilton paste colors...so much easier to use!

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jen1977 Posted 12 Sep 2007 , 12:06pm
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I've used Wilton gels t ocolor Merckens melts with no problems.

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weirkd Posted 12 Sep 2007 , 12:13pm
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I always thought you had to either use the candy melts in the colors or buy colored cocoa powders that the pastry chefs use otherwise the chocolate would seize?

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jenlg Posted 12 Sep 2007 , 12:15pm
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I've had a chocolates candy business for a few years now and truffles is an item I do. As long as they are in an air tight container they will be ok. I use candy melts for colors as well....never used the gels.

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jojo0676 Posted 12 Sep 2007 , 12:20pm
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I am making 300 truffles (molded with chocolate coating) for my sil's wedding next weekend. I plan to make them a week in advance and keep them in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator.

As far as the accent goes, I am putting a fondant leaf on each one. Attaching it with a small amount of chocolate. You could do some kind of teal fondant flower or something if you didn't want to dye chocolate.

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mbelgard Posted 12 Sep 2007 , 12:44pm
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If you can't get candy color or the right shade use shortening to prevent seizing.

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MapleCrunch Posted 4 Mar 2011 , 1:43pm
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I've just come across this post whilst looking for tips on melting Candy Melts for dipping truffles...

I know it's very late, but something I think is amazing for adding tints of colour to truffles is Rainbow Dust Decorators Glitter - it comes in so many fantastic colours and is easy to use. Just brush on and it gives your truffles a lovely shimmer of colour.b icon_biggrin.gif

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