Chocolate Covered Bananas - INSTRUCTIONS

CHOCOLATE for CANDY MAKING

In small wafers for easy melting

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SHIPPING DURING HOT WEATHER: Due to the potential for melting during warmer months, shipments will be shipped at buyer's risk. We recommend anticipating your needs and ordering sufficient quantities before warm weather. Most chocolate can be melted again without trouble.
WARNING: Use Compound / Confectionery / Summer / Coating Chocolate in candy molds and dipping candies. Real chocolate must be tempered; we offer this type chocolate for the more experienced candy maker.
Refunds, Exchanges, or Returns will NOT be issued by Sugarcraft, Inc. or the shipper, for chocolate or other food products.

CHOCOLATE CURLERS AND SHAVERS
HINTS FROM KATHY F: MAKING CHOCOLATE CURLS: I found almond bark from the grocery store works pretty easy. Depending on the temp in your room, about 15 seconds in the microwave on low softens it to the perfect temp for using a vegetable peeler to make fast and easy curls. If the chocolate is too hard it will be brittle and your curls will crack or break. If it's too soft they will squish up a bit. Just adjust your microwave time accordingly. You can easily cut one of the little blocks of bark into curls before the temp of the bark changes on you. If you want to use real chocolate you can pour it into a mini loaf pan lined with non stick foil and then cut those into curls. After forming the mini loafs with real chocolate you need to let it solidify completely and then soften it a touch in the microwave.

Confectioners Glaze - a sealing liquid for candies or gingerbread houses. Used to give shine also.

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Merckens® COMPOUND COATING Chocolate - A Confectionery coating, also known as Rainbow Wafer, Confectionery Coating or Summer Coating. For use in candy molds by the novice and/or professional candy maker. Compound Coating should not be confused with 'Real' chocolate. Our confectionery compound coating has a rich chocolate velvety flavor, and may contain small amounts of cocoa butter or chocolate liquor, but they primarily contain other vegetable fats and cocoa for easier handling and faster set up. The colored confectionery coatings have a pleasant vanilla flavor and that same velvety melt-in-your mouth feel. Confectionery coating does not contain wax, which could be a health risk for some people. We no longer advise you to add wax to chocolate for dipping or molding chocolates. Use Merckens® instead and stop eating wax! Confectionery coating is not as sensitive to the high humidity and temperatures of summer. Renown for their creamy texture and unique milky flavor. Select pure chocolate liquors, cocoa, cocoa butter and whole milk combine to give it its recognized flavor. Easy to use in wafer form. "Coating Chocolate" can also be used in most recipes that call for "chocolate" not defined as pure, real or coating. I have done so many times. INGREDIENTS | STORAGE, INFORMATION, TEMPERING

Merckens® COLORS White Vanilla-flavored Compound Coating Chocolate - 1 lb. package

Blue $2.86	Yellow $2.86	Dark Green $3.05
Multi - pink, peach, orange, yellow, and green, blue, purple $3.29	Pink $2.86	Orchid $2.95
Orange $2.86	Peach $2.86	Red & Dark Green $3.39
Green $2.86	Red $3.05

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Merckens® WHITE Vanilla-flavored Compound Coating Chocolate

White 1 lb. $2.80			White 50 lb. CASE $116.75, 50 lb only, is kosher
White 5 lb. $13.75
White 10 lb. $26.92			Super White 1 lb. $2.91

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Merckens® MILK COCOA LITE Chocolate-flavored Compound Coating Chocolate

Milk 1 lb. $2.80			Milk 10 lb. $26.92
Milk 5 lb. $13.75			Milk 50 lb. CASE $116.75, 50 lb only, is kosher

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Merckens® DARK - SEMI SWEET COCOA DARK Chocolate-flavored Compound Coating Chocolate

Dark 1 lb. $2.80			Dark 10 lb. $26.92
Dark 5 lb. $13.75			Dark 50 lb. CASE $116.75, 50 lb only, is kosher

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FIVE 50 POUND CASE VOLUME DISCOUNT FOR COCOA LITE, COCOA DARK OR WHITE CHOCOLATE:
Purchase FIVE 50 lb or more cases of either cocoa milk, cocoa dark, or white and receive 15% off our already low 50 pound price (assorted to meet minimum). This discount must accompany your order or offer is VOID. Allow 10-15 extra shipping days. ADD CASE COUNT HERE
ONE 25 LB POUND CASE VOLUME DISCOUNT FOR COLORED OR FLAVORED CHOCOLATES:
Purchase 25 lb incriments of any of our colored or flavored chocolates and receive 5% off our already low pound price (all one color or flavor per 25 pound case). This discount must accompany your order or offer is VOID. Discount based on $2.86 lb and will be adjusted when shipped. Allow 10-15 extra shipping days. ADD CASE COUNT HERE
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Flavored Compound Coating Chocolates - Confectionery coating for use in candy molds by the novice and/or professional candy maker. Compound Coating should not be confused with 'Real' chocolate. Our confectionery compound coating has a rich chocolate velvety flavor, and may contain small amounts of cocoa butter or chocolate liquor, but they primarily contain other vegetable fats and cocoa for easier handling and faster set up. Flavored Chocolates have the same velvety melt-in-your mouth feel. Confectionery coating does not contain wax, which could be a health risk for some people. We no longer advise you to add wax to chocolate for dipping or molding chocolates. Confectionery coating is not as sensitive to the high humidity and temperatures of summer.

Due to the potential for melting during warmer months, shipments will be shipped at buyer's risk. We recommend anticipating your needs and ordering sufficient quantities before warm weather. Most chocolate can be melted again without trouble.

Colors can vary from shipment to shipment. This is beyond our control

Merckens® Butterscotch flavored Compound Coating Chocolate #105-MBS25 $3.05 lb.	Pink colored strawberry flavored Guittard® FLAVORED Smooth Appeals Compound Coating Chocolate #104-GAS25 $3.05 lb.
Peanut Butter Flavored Compound Coating Chocolate #105-MPB25 $3.89 lb.	Golden Yellow colored Lemon flavored Guittard® FLAVORED Smooth Appeals Compound Coating Chocolate #104-GAL25 $2.95 lb.
Orange colored orange flavored Guittard® FLAVORED Smooth Appeals Compound Coating Chocolate #104-GAO25 $2.95 lb.	Green colored mint flavored Guittard® FLAVORED Smooth Appeals Compound Coating Chocolate #104-GAG25 $2.95 lb.

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Sugar free Renaissance III Compound Coating Chocolate - the taste is WONDERFUL!.... the same velvety melt-in-your mouth feel. Confectionery coating does not contain wax, which could be a health risk for some people. We no longer advise you to add wax to chocolate for dipping or molding chocolates. Confectionery coating is not as sensitive to the high humidity and temperatures of summer. Mix with nuts, fruits, raisins, etc. 1 allow 10-15 additional shipping days on 30 lb case. NOTE: As with ANY special needs you should exercise your own desecration or check with a physician BEFORE consumption. Sugarcraft, Inc. will not be held responsible for any manufacture ingredient changes made without notice.

Sugar Free WHITE RIBBONS TSF Chocolate Coating Contains: Mannitol, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel and Palm Oil (with Glyceryl Lacto Esters), Calcium Carbonate, Polydextrose, Milk fat, Calcium Caseinate, Soya Lecithin (added as an Emulsifier), Natural Flavors. #106-RW30/73-211 1 lb/ $7.95 30 lb/ plu73231 $146.85	Sugar Free DARK RIBBONS TSF Chocolate Coating Contains: Mannitol, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel and Palm Oil (with Glyceryl Lacto Esters), Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Cocoa, Milk fat, Soya Lecithin (added as an Emulsifier), Vanillin (an Artificial Flavoring).#106-RD30 1 lb/ $7.95 30 lb/ $146.85
Sugar Free MILK RIBBONS TSF Chocolate Coating Contains: Maltitol (61%), Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel and Palm Oil (with Glyceryl Lacto Esters), Calcium Carbonate, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Butter Oil (milk), Calcium Caseinate, Soya Lecithin (added as an Emulsifier), Vanillin (an Artificial Flavoring). #106-RM30 1 lb/ $7.95 30 lb/ $146.85

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Merckens® REAL Chocolate - Chocolate must be TEMPERED to use for coating and dipping. A tempering thermometer is available on THIS page.
Tempering instructions click here INGREDIENTS: Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Chocolate Liquor Processed with Alkali, Cocoa Butter, Butterfat, Soy Lecithin added as an Emulsifier, and Vanilla

Yucatan (DARK) REAL CHOCOLATE Our most popular dark chocolate-vanilla flavored coating. Balanced chocolate flavor complements all types of centers. #70-924 $4.50 per lb.	Ivory (WHITE) REAL CHOCOLATE The original white coating with a cocoa butter base. Creamy color and taste balanced by a pleasing flavor. #70-940 $4.76 per lb.
Marquis (MILK) REAL CHOCOLATE The crown jewel of our milk chocolate coating line. Marquis has a rich dairy and chocolate flavor. #105-MMB50 $4.50 per lb.

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Paramount Crystals Flakes - An essential to have on hand at all times while making candies! You never know when you will accidentally get a drop of moisture in your chocolate and thicken it.... or use it when chocolate is too thick for painting molds... etc. Used to thin chocolate when it is thicker than desired. Just melt some in the microwave and add as much as needed to thin the way you like. This is a pure shortening that will not taste as would Crisco. Candy makers should have this on hand at all times! #16827

Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size 1 Tbs. (14g)
Calories 120 Calories from Fat 120
Total Fat 14g 22%

Saturated Fat 14g    70%
Cholesterol 0mg    0%
Sodium 0mg    0%
Total Carbohydrate 0g    0%

Protein 0g 0%
Not a significant source of dietary fiber, sugars, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron. % Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Paramount Crystals Flakes -

16 oz $5.39

5 lb. $12.95

10 lb $23.05

50 lb $79.75

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Candy Writers - chocolate already in a tube ready to warm & use. These are easily kept warm in a glass of hot tap water or a heating pad. Candy coating in a tube makes painting molds, decorating cakes, cookies and candies extremely easy!
Microwave: You can zap the candy writers in the microwave for a few seconds at a time, kneading in between the seconds.
Electric Skillet: Turn on an electric skillet on the lowest possible setting. Line with a lot (6 or 7) dry dish towels. Place the candy writers in until fluid. Keep candy writer in skillet when not using.
Heating Pad: Turn heating pad on lowest possible setting. Place candy writers in until fluid. Line with 1 or 2 dry dish towels.
Water Bath: Use glass that is shorter than the tube. Using hot tap water, changing often.
*If the candy won't come out of the tube after it is melted, use a straight pen to unclog the tip
1.5 oz $1.35 each

white #77-3200		red #77-3550
milk (cocoa lite) #77-3100		pink #77-3250
dark (cocoa dark) #77-3150		peach #77-3450
orange #77-3700		yellow #77-3350
green #77-3300		blue #77-3600
orchid #77-3650		dark green #77-3320

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Chocolate Covered Bananas INSTRUCTIONS: Milk Chocolate | Nuts| Sprinkles| Sucker Stick
Insert 8" sucker stick in banana, freeze. Warm chocolate and dip banana until well coated. Quickly roll in sprinkles/nuts. Place on wax paper until set. Store in air-tight container. Display on a fake styrofoam cake.

Merckens® Color Chart. The Following Merckens® candy color table may vary in contrast with different monitor settings. Use it only for a rough idea on how to acquire "close" colors.

To use the chart find the Merckens® color close to your desired color, and experiment from there. To use this chart the references used are for the Merckens® Rainbow colored chips/rounds/melts, as an example to acquire the Merckens® color in row 2 column 3 you must use 20 Merckens® yellow chips, 11 Merckens® white chips, and 1 Merckens® blue chip. Melt and mix/stir these together, your color should be very close to what we show here. To vary or achieve your desired color, start with something close and add Merckens® Candy melts as needed to gain your desired color.

You can also convert the Merckens® specs here over to ounces or pounds using the same formula. As an example to again acquire the color in Row 2 Column 3 instead of using the chips as a count you would use ounces as 20 ounces of Merckens® yellow, 11 ounces of Merckens® White and 1 ounce of Merckens® blue.

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