Candy!

The August 2011 Daring Bakers’ Challenge was hosted by Lisa of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drive and Mandy of What the Fruitcake?!. These two sugar mavens challenged us to make sinfully delicious candies! This was a special challenge for the Daring Bakers because the good folks athttp://www.chocoley.com offered an amazing prize for the winner of the most creative and delicious candy!

I decided to stick with chocolates and I had a blast!  I will definitely be making more in the future.  I had a lot of difficulty tempering the chocolate but I blame it on a bad thermometer.  So here they are-

White Chocolate Bon Bon's with Marzipan and Pistachios, topped with a little salt-

Dark Chocolate Truffles with Dark Chocolate, Chipotle and Cinnamon Ganache and topped with a Pepita

Dark Chocolate Truffles with Dark Chocolate and Espresso Ganache and topped with an Espresso Bean

And since I had chocolate left over that couldn't go to waste...

White Chocolate Bark with Pistachios and a pinch of salt-

Dark Chocolate bark with White Chocolate chips, Pistachios, and a pinch of salt-