So, I am making chocolate frogs for a Harry Potter party. The merckens are no good..wilton..none of them are good.

I want real chocolate and I'm afraid to order it online due to the fact that it's so hot here!

So, my only choice to is to find something local. So far, I've come up with nothing.

I was wondering how I would go about melting Ghirardelli chocolate chips?

Could I pour them into my mold and they firm up?

Please..help!

And if this won't work, could someone please tell me of another chocolate I could use that's available at major grocery store chains? Hershey bars or anything?

Thanks!

Baking 911 is a great resource for many baking questions. If you highlight, copy and paste the link in the address bar, it will bring you to the tempering discussion.

http://www.baking911.com/chocolate/temper.htm

I hope this helps some, Jen

You don't need to temper chocolate chips. I like Ghirardelli.