Chocolate covered marshmallows--how is it done (dipping, baking, pan, dip)

[Angorlee]

Of course melting the chocolate. But there is more to it. What is the process and what kind of chocolate bought where.
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[Brian_M]

Given your question, I'm going to guess you're on the "beginner" end of things. The absolute Easiest path for you is to use a "chocolate melt", the most common and easily available is "chocolate almond bark", you'd be hard pressed to find a store with a baking isle that DOESN'T have this stuff. It's not chocolate, but offers a close enough resemblance to make for an excellent first try. I use it, and I'm a snob when it comes to food/sweets (well, I use it for specific things).


Next step up from that would be candy melts, more or less like above but in a higher quality. Past that is getting into real chocolate, which requires knowledge of tempering to do well/obtain good results.



As for "how to coat", you either pour it over (marshmallow on a toothpick, slowly pour the melted chocolate over the whole thing), dip it in the melted chocolate or combine the 2... dipping the bottom that then sits on a wire rack and then pour to cover the rest. The final is how commercial candy is coated, chocolate waterfall covers items that go through on a converyer belt.





I must suggest that if you're willing to chocolate coat marshmallows, please do yourself a favor and make the marshmallows from scratch too. Unbelievable how much better they are, the only "special" tool needed is a mixer with whipe attachment.... or a REALLY muscular forearm and normal whisk.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

I buy a block of callebaut chocolate and grate the amount I plan to use. You melt chocolate in a double boiler. The bottom pan contains simmering water, the top pan doesn't touch the water and that contains your chocolate.

Don't touch the chocolate while it is melting. Give a quick gentle stir after it is all melted and you are ready to use it.

Dip one end of the marshmallow into the chocolate and then into finely chopped walnuts ( rocky road), chopped pecans or peanuts or pistachios. Or dip into chocolate or colored sprinkles ( jimmies). Or finely crushed candy cane. The candy cane looks particularly fancy if you are using white chocolate.

Set the candies onto a non stick surface and don't touch until the chocolate has set, probably close to 24 hours.

Don't buy the candy bar brands of chocolate and don't try to use chocolate chips. They are made to resist melting.

Your marshmallows will look fancy half coated and garnished and that is much easier and better looking than coating the entire marshmallow.

I set my chocolates on a silicon sheet to set. I don't know what anyone else uses

[burdell]

I stop at Trader Joe's and get a box of dark chocolate covered marshmallows from France.