Make hand-painted chocolate Easter bunnies to fill your baskets. Everyone will fall in love with these cute Easter candies.
Follow these specific instructions to make the chocolate Bunny with Bow Tie.
Dip a paintbrush in melted pink Candy Melts.
Dab the pink Candy Melts into the nose cavity in the Bunny with Bow Tie candy mold.
Repeat, painting all the noses pink.
Dip another paint brush into blue, purple, yellow, or orange Candy Melts.
Dab the colored candy melts into the bow tie cavities in the molds. You'll need to dip it into the candy melts then into a mold a few times in order to fill the entire bow tie.
Repeat, filling all the bow tie cavities.
Pop the mold into the freezer for about 5 minutes until the chocolate hardens.
Remove the mold from the freezer and allow it to warm up for a few minutes before filling it with chocolate.
Pipe or spoon melted and tempered pure milk or dark chocolate OR melted milk or dark compound chocolate (Candy Melts, almond bark, melting wafers) into the mold. Completely fill the bunny mold.
Tap the mold on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles.
Place the mold in the refrigerator if you filled the bunnies with pure chocolate or in the freezer if you filled the molds with compound chocolate for about 20 minutes until the chocolate hardens.
Remove the molds from the fridge and carefully turn the mold upside down while holding the chocolate bunnies in place using your hand or a cutting board. Allow the chocolate bunnies to gently fall out of the mold.
If you use a different candy mold, paint all the features, layering chocolate if needed. For example, if you want pupils in the bunny's eyes, paint chocolate pupils, pop the mold in the freezer, and allow the chocolate to harden. Then, paint white around and over the pupil.
The calories listed are for one 1.1-ounce bunny with a bow tie. 16 ounces of chocolate will make 15 of these bunnies. If you use a different mold, it will use more or less chocolate per bunny.
See the step-by-step tutorial for melting and tempering instructions. https://hungryhappenings.com/homemade-chocolate-easter-bunnies/
Store your chocolate Easter bunnies at room temperature in a cool dry place for up to 6 months. Package in clear cellophane bags or boxes.
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