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Check here each month, Nancy will select ten questions submitted by viewers and posting her answers here.
Candy Questions
Where and how should I store Candy Melt™ candies? How long will the candies last?
Carmen Santos - from Cayey, Puerto Rico
When I make chocolate-covered spoons, using melted chocolate chips or baking chocolate, it dries with a whitish layer on top. What can I do to prevent this?
meme - from saskatoon, sk
When using fresh strawberries as a filling instead of preserves, how do you keep them from bleeding?
Shirley - from Chicago, IL
Can you use chocolate chips instead of candy melts for making candy shells?
Charlynn - from Auburn, CA
How can I make the chocolate leaves you used to decorate your cake?
Jean - from Williamston, SC
Nancy, is it possible to add color to Candy Melts®?
Randi - from Millbury, OH
I have two weddings coming up. I am trying to save money by making mints ahead of time. Do you have an easy recipe for mints that I can put into molds, with different colors, flavors and shapes thanks!
Sarah - from Nortonville, KS
Can you thin melted Candy Melts? Some of the candies I make are so detailed, I just need small amounts that are hard to get when the candy is thick.
Lee Ann - from Allegany, NY
Can Pearl Dust be used on candy?
Joanne - from Miller Place, NY
Can you use white Candy Melts instead of white baking chips for White Chocolate Buttercream?
Diana - from Moca, Puerto Rico
On one of your shows, you made flower shaped cookies, then placed them in what looked like a white chocolate flower pot/vase? Can you tell me where I can find instructions for making this?
Flora - from Rochester, NY
I want to make chocolate lollipops for wedding favors at my reception. If I use Candy Melts, will liquid flavoring keep the lollipops from setting? What is a good amount of flavoring to use?
Sarah - from Gatesville, NC
How can I make dark blue with Candy Melts? Please help!
Mayra - from Redlands, CA
What is the difference between Chocolate and Candy Melts?
Tina - from Lufkin, TX
We LOVE your show but our local PBS station doesn’t always air it so I have to rely on your website. My question is I have packages of both chocolate flavored bark and vanilla flavored bark. What exactly is “bark” and what can I do with it? Keep up the fantastic job that you do. It is a very educational show!!
Janis - from Defiance, MO
My mom always made homemade candy using fondant, and I am now making it. I cook the mixture to soft ball stage, then let it cool a little before beating it until it turns white. Is the fondant for cakes and candy different?
Rich - from Sacramento, CA
Can I use icing colors to color Candy Melts?
Joyce - from Chicago, IL
Can you make the chocolate “candy clay” with any flavor or color of Candy Melts?
Kelli - from Spokane, WA