Homemade Meltaway Chocolates: Make, Gift, and Enjoy!
Create a delicious family tradition with these homemade meltaway chocolates! This recipe from my mother-in-law features a velvety fondant filling that you can flavor and color to your liking, then finish with a rich chocolate dip—perfect for holiday gifting or enjoying yourself.
Why You’re Going to Love this Meltaway Chocolates Recipe
- Family Favorite Tradition: This cherished Christmas recipe came from my mother-in-law. My husband talks about how making them was a family Christmas event. His Mom, Dad, and all 4 kids would work away forming the centers for the chocolates.Then, once they were frozen, they’d all help dip them in chocolate.We decided to carry on the tradition with our boys, too.It’s such a fun thing to do as a family or with a group of friends. (Here are some more recipes perfect for Christmas cookies traditions.)
- Ideal for Gift Boxes: These beautiful, handmade chocolates are wonderful for gifting, adding a personal, heartfelt touch to your holiday presents.
- Smooth, Velvety Fondant Filling: Each chocolate is filled with a creamy fondant that melts in your mouth, making every bite so decadantly delicious.
- Customizable Flavors and Colors: Get creative with a variety of flavors and colors—tailor each batch to suit your tastes or match the season’s festive palette! Think mint, vanilla, almond, cherry, and orange.
- Finished with Dipped Chocolate: A delicious chocolate coating completes these treats, adding a perfect finishing touch.
- Fun Shapes and Designs: Personalize each flavor with different shapes, allowing for a playful, decorative twist that makes them even more special.
Supplies & Ingredients Needed for Dipped Christmas Chocolates:
- Mixing bowl
- Sturdy Mixing Spoon
- Double Boiler or microwave safe bowl
Grocery Ingredients Needed:
- 9 cups powdered sugar (also called icing sugar)
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
- 12 oz (1 1/2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate chips or high-quality baking chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or vegetable oil)
Step by Step Instructions for Meltaway Chocolates
Mix the meltaway centers until it becomes velvety & smooth.- Use a double boiler or microwave to melt dipping chocolate
- Freezing meltaway centers makes them easier to dip in chocolate
Color and flavor each portion differently
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 9 cups icing sugar, 1/2 cup cornstarch, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup softened butter, and 2 tablespoons corn syrup. Mix with a spoon at first, and then use your hands to mix it together completely. It will start out sticky at first, but will become smooth as it mixes together completely.
- Divide the fondant mixture into portions. Color and flavour each portion differently. For example: pink almond, tan rum, white vanilla, green mint, and orange orange.
- Form into shapes (we do a different shape for each flavour) and place on a wax paper or parchment paper lined baking sheet. Place in the freezer and freeze for about an hour, or until slightly firm, but not rock hard.
- Prepare the dipping chocolate by placing the chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) and coconut oil in a heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, creating a double boiler. (Or use a double boiler if you have one.)Stir the mixture frequently until the chocolate is fully melted and smooth. Or melt in the microwave, stirring after every 30 seconds until it is melted and smooth.
- Once the fondant shapes are firmed up in the freezer, using a toothpick or dipping tool, dip each fondant center into the melted chocolate, ensuring it’s fully coated. Let any excess chocolate drip off, then place each dipped chocolate onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
You can even drizzle a little chocolate over the tops, too.
How to store Meltaway Chocolates
Place chocolates in an airtight container and place in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to serve. The amount of chocolates that this recipe yeilds depends on how small you make them, but ours came to over 60.
How to package Meltaway Chocolates to give as gifts:
These chocolates made a lovely homemade gift to give to neighbors, friends, teachers, or as a hostess gift. Here are some ideas for how to package them.
- Arrange an assortment of these chocolates in a simple box, tie with a bow, and give as a special gift.
- Layer them in Christmas tins between layers of parchment paper, and create your own printable “guide” of flavors and shapes ~ just like the pros do! Add a pretty tag on the top and you have a perfect gift for teachers, neighbors, and bus drivers.
- Place a few in small paper boxes, tie a name on, and use as place cards for a pretty table setting. I’ve even created some free printable Christmas tags you can use for your baking gifts:
Other Christmas Cookies Recipes Perfect for Giving!:
- Old fashioned rolled sugar cookies are always a huge hit – and so fun to make!
- Chewy gingersnaps are a cozy Christmas treat.
- These soft & buttery homemade caramels would be perfect as a special gift!
- This never fail fudge recipe is a family favorite for every Christmas.
- If you’re in a hurry, this 5 minute fudge with sweetened condensed milk can be made in the microwave.
- Chocolate Marshmallow Log
- Cranberry Lemon Bars
- Jam Sandwich Cookies (a shortcut recipe!)
- 75+ Christmas cookie recipes with pictures
- Cute & quick Rudolph Cookies
- Brownie Mix Cookies
- Gluten-free cut out cookies
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Meltaway Chocolates
Yield:
60 +
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Additional Time:
1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour 45 minutes
Create your own special box of chocolates with this old fashioned fondant filled chocolates recipe. With an easy no cook fondant recipe, it can be flavored into a colorful variety. Almond, mint, vanilla, cherry, and orange are just a few of the options. Form into balls or whatever shapes you’d like and dip in chocolate for an extra special treat for gifting. It’s a Christmas and holiday tradition at our house!
Ingredients
- 9 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 can sweetened condensded milk
- 1 cup butter
- 2 Tablespoons corn syrup
- 12 oz (1 1/2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate chips or high-quality baking chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or vegetable oil)
Instructions
- Mix together the first 5 ingredients. The mixture will be very sticky at first. Keep mixing with your hands until it becomes soft ball stage.
- Divide the dough into as many portions as you'd like different flavors. Color and flavor each portion differently. For example, green mint, white almond, pink vanilla, tan rum, and orange orange.
- Form into small balls or different shapes for each different flavor. Place on parchment lined cookie sheets and place in freezer until frozen.
- After they have been frozen, prepare the dipping chocolate by placing the chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) and coconut oil in a heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, creating a double boiler. (Or use a double boiler if you have one.) Stir the mixture frequently until the chocolate is fully melted and smooth. Or melt in the microwave, stirring after every 30 seconds until it is melted and smooth.
- Using a toothpick, dip each flavored shape in the chocolate and place back on the cookie sheet to dry.
- Store the meltaway chocolates covered in the refrigerator or freezer for up to 6 months.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 60 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 147Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 28mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 1g
oh my! do they ever look good!!
Oh my goodness! These look delicious!
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These look SO yummy! Can’t wait to try