Chocolateering 2008

Well, we made it. We successfully finished our 6th annual chocoalte making session. For a couple of years now, a few of my friends and I have tried our hands at homemade chocolates. We have perfected a few recipes and have added a few new experiments each year. This is a three day process: The first night is shopping for supplies (we order a 10 lb. bar of chocolate ahead of time and that wasn't nearly enough this year!) The second night is making centers (this year we stayed up until 1:30 in the morning finishing.) The third day is an all day dipping event! Emily and Sam stopped by to help dip on Saturday. Here is some of the finished product before it gets packaged.

Pretzels

Caramellows, (a new experiment this year, thanks Martha Stewart!)

Coconut Whispers/Frosty Balls (we can't decide on a name!)

The Chocolateers: Carlee and Kelly

Al and Cyd

It takes a ton of time and patience, (we ended up making three batches of caramels and two batches of fondant before we got it right.) That was an expensive mistake, but worth it for the end product. But, in the end we love doing it and enjoy giving them to family and friends.

It's also a great way to get in the Christmas Spirit!