Imported Chocolates from Belgium Makes the Finest Gifts

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The next item you will need if you want to make a flop eared bunny like in the picture above is chocolate molds. For larger 3D chocolate items, you will need to get the front and back and put them together to make a whole bunny.

Again, Amazon has that for you here:

Flop Eared Bunny Candy Molds Part-B

I can tell you from experience that this chocolate bunny was the most favorite chocolate item that I sold from my chocolate shop. Oh that's right, I used to be what they call a "Chocolatier." It is a fancy name for those folks who can make all kinds of chocolate creations that just gets the wows and ahhs from visitors and customers.

And boy! I'm not bragging, but once you get good working with chocolates, there isn't anything you can't do! You can make chocolate truffles, chocolate covered cherries, and all kinds of molded chocolates.

And then you can create your own recipes for the cream filled centers of the truffles or even larger molded chocolate items! I mean really, there are so many flavors to make. You can use fruit flavors, alcohol flavors, coffee, nuts and even TEA!

Flop Eared Bunny Candy Molds Part-A

And why Belgian Chocolates? Well, they are a challenge to work with but are really, really worth it. The taste is out of the world. The creamy texture is so smooth and crisp.

Let me put it this way... once you tasted the REAL Belgian Chocolates... you will NEVER go back to the Hershey's or M&Ms candies again!

To sum it all up, if you want to learn a hobby how to make something for your family, friends and guests that cannot be easily duplicated. And have lots of fun and compliments... then learning how to make Belgian chocolate creations is the way to go. It does take a little effort and work to get it right. But once you got it, there is no holding back because you can use your imagination to create all kinds of awesome Belgian Chocolate items!

The next thing I want to talk about is... the Belgian Chocolates themselves and I will tell you where to get it too...

Now obviously, the next step in our Chocolate venture is getting some... HIGH QUALITY BELGIAN CHOCOLATE!!!

Now, we are going to get our hands dirty here. What Belgian Chocolates is the best and can be worked with? I personally found that Callebaut makes the BEST Belgian Chocolates. Now if you are serious about chocolates and got the chocolate tempering machine and the molds... it makes no sense to get crappy or inferior chocolates.

Am I right? And not only that, it makes perfect sense to get a slab of chocolates because once you get going, you are going to make enough for everyone. (Another word of warning here, once word gets out, you may have to fight everyone off with a stick).

But I will let you worry about all the compliments, oohs and ahhs that you will definitely get. After all, it was your darn fault for picking Chocolates creations as a hobby. :)

OK. OK. I kid... but I think once you get the hang of it, you are going to be literally overwhelmed by praise and requests. And that is NOT a bad thing!

So there!

And wouldn't you know it? Amazon does have Callebaut Belgian Chocolates. There are basically, 4 kinds: Bitter, Semi-Sweet, Milk Chocolate and White Chocolate.

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For some folks, they would just rather buy the premium Belgian Chocolate Truffles and present them as gifts to family, friends, guests and lovers. Well, I think Leonidas is just perfect for that! You also can order them from Amazon.

My suggestion is to order them ahead of time and store them in a cool, dark and dry storage until you give them as gifts. And you should order them a couple of weeks ahead of Valentines' Day or Easter. Or for a special occasion or whenever! :)

But the key thing to remember is good quality Chocolates should never, ever be put into a refrigerator or freezer. For 2 reasons - moisture is the enemy of chocolates and you will spoil it. The 2nd reason is the smells from other foods will get into the Chocolates. Now, I don't know about you but I prefer not to mix onions and good chocolates... if you know what I mean!