Candy Melts for Ganache? - Page 3

I use Trader Joe's chips for ganach. I use Merken's melts only for candy boxes. AllI can tell you is the boxes are pretty but they get eaten.Honestly, If I was out of reall chocolate and used melts few of my friends,if any, would know. Now, if I making something for foodies I use Callebaut. iF I am making a flour less cake,it's Callebaut again. So that's my two cents. 

Such debate and consternation over candy melt ingredients and whether or not it can be called "ganache"?  Especially from people who use high ratio shortening and coffee creamer in their icing and have no problem calling it buttercream.  Tsk, Tsk.  Personally, I sometimes use candy melts in my modeling chocolate (I guess that would officially make it "candy clay") but I only use real chocolate for my ganache.

To the OP, experiment with your candy melts and see what you like.  Call it what you want.
 

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Originally Posted by cupadeecakes 

Such debate and consternation over candy melt ingredients and whether or not it can be called "ganache"?  Especially from people who use high ratio shortening and coffee creamer in their icing and have no problem calling it buttercream.  Tsk, Tsk.  Personally, I sometimes use candy melts in my modeling chocolate (I guess that would officially make it "candy clay") but I only use real chocolate for my ganache.

 

To the OP, experiment with your candy melts and see what you like.  Call it what you want.
 

Bwuahahahaha! But I'd vote a hells to the no for candy melts used to make ganache. Gross.

Maybe someone will create a substance made from candy melts and coffee creamer instead of chocolate and cream and start a gourmet ganache flavors thread about it.

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Originally Posted by costumeczar 

Bwuahahahaha! But I'd vote a hells to the no for candy melts used to make ganache. Gross.

 

Maybe someone will create a substance made from candy melts and coffee creamer instead of chocolate and cream and start a gourmet ganache flavors thread about it.

I'm more interested in what you would call this? Gourmet Amaretto Goo? GAG for short!

I crack myself up... sigh.

Around here I think we named that "fauxnache."

Oh good grief. Call it Unicorn chocolate for all you want, but it ain't ganache!

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Originally Posted by AZCouture 

Oh good grief. Call it Unicorn chocolate for all you want, but it ain't ganache!

But it is GOURMET unicorn chocolate? 

Come, come now.  Any self respecting unicorn would not have their name associated with such a product.  After all unicorns are about magic and I can't imagine that there  would be much magic in a ganache made with candy melt.  Make mine Callebaut any day.  Actually I'm sitting here eating the Callebaut out of a cup, rather than cooking with it or tempering it as it tastes sooooooooooooooooooooooo good.