Essential Candy-Making Supplies

If you get some candy-making supplies, put on your apron, and find a recipe, there’s no telling what kind of sweet sorcery you’re capable of. Having the right candy-making supplies makes the whole effort an enjoyable experience for all ages, so here are some we recommend for a sweet time in the kitchen.

What to Look for in Candy-Creating Supplies

Before you get started, consider:

• Goal: Candy-making supplies vary widely, so get clear on what it is you want to make. If you want to make some chocolate-covered strawberries, you’ll need a melting pot and some melting wafers. Want to make consistently perfect-shaped shell candies? You’ll need some molds.
• Consumer: Who are you making candy for? Your significant other? Your kids? Yourself? It makes a difference. Perhaps more importantly, who do you want to make candy with? Some candy-making supplies allow for kid participation.
• Budget: It’s unlikely any one product will be too costly. But some candies require the purchase of a second or third product: it can add up. On the other hand, there are plenty of high-quality, simple supplies like gummy bear molds that are affordable and require few additional ingredients or products.

Gummy Bear Molds: CAKETIME Gummy Bear Candy Molds

Now you can make your favorite chewy, colorful candy at home. This candy-making kit comes with four molds and two droppers, both of which make it easy for kids to help. As the candy-maker, you get to choose your own recipe to make healthier or even nutritional mini gummy bears.

Note: The mini bear size is 1 ml.

Best Candy Melts: Wilton’s Bright White

Just learning how to make candy? Well, it’s time to introduce candy melts, one of the basic ingredients. It’s easy to get started—just melt the wafers! Mix the chocolate with other ingredients and pour it into candy molds. Pour it in a bowl and dip strawberries, cherries, bananas, pretzels, cake pops, cupcake tops; get creative! Drizzle, decorate, and enjoy!

Best Chocolate Molds: Kootek Silicone Chocolate Molds

Tired of traveling to the chocolatier at your sweetheart’s request? Take the power back and be even more thoughtful by making your own special chocolates! You can create your own candies with Kootek’s silicone chocolate molds. Have fun making chocolate stars, seashells, hearts, even vortexes! And here’s a secret: you can make more than just chocolates!

Best Melting Pot: Wilton Candy Melts Pot, 2.5 Cups

You just gotta have a pot to melt your candy melts! This pot is cute, too. Pour in some melts, set the temperature to ‘warm,’ and dip to your heart’s content. Additionally, you can drizzle the melted mixture on cupcakes, cakes, fruit, and so on. You get the idea. One more thing—remember fondue parties from the ’60s and ’70s? Well, they’re back in fashion!

Cotton Candy Craze: Cotton Candy Express Fun Pack

Make up for the missed carnivals, fairs, baseball games, and trips to the beach, and make your own cotton candy! What do you get when your package arrives? There are three 11-ounce jars of blue raspberry, grape, and cherry floss sugar. All you need now is a cotton candy maker, which is also available at the Cotton Candy Express store. While you’re there, you’ll find tons of other sugar floss flavors.