Nonpareil Candy

Nonpareil Candy

Nonpareils are little chocolate button candies covered with tiny sugar pearl sprinkles. These easy, sweet treats make great gifts.

Course: DessertCuisine: American Prep Time: 45minutes minutesChill time: 15minutes minutesTotal Time: 1hour hour Servings: 50 Calories: 3kcal

Ingredients

• 1 cup melting chocolate chocolate discs meant for dipping and coating

• ¼ -½ cup tiny sugar bead (nonpareil) sprinkles

Instructions

1. Prepare a baking pan with sides (10” x 15”jelly roll pan). Print the circles template and tape it to the inside bottom of the pan. Tape parchment paper over the template. The template should be visible through the parchment paper.
2. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate at 50% power for one minute. Stir. If not completely melted, return the chocolate to the microwave and heat at 50% power for 15 second intervals until melted.
3. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the melted chocolate into a disposable piping bag or ziplock bag.
4. Cut off a small piece off the tip of the piping bag (or a bottom corner of the ziplock bag).
5. Pipe circles of melted chocolate onto each circle on the template by holding the open tip of the bag still over the center of a circle and squeezing out chocolate until the circle is filled.
6. The nonpareil sprinkles must be added before the chocolate begins to set, after about 12 circles. The number of candies that can be piped before sprinkling depends on how quickly you work. Sprinkle the nonpareils over the candy to cover them and place in the refrigerator or freezer for about 5 minutes to firm.
7. Remove the firmed candies, pour off excess sprinkles to be reused, and repeat the process. The chocolate may need to be microwaved for 15-30 seconds at 50% power to re-melt. The process can be speeded up by using two pans and templates, then alternating pans being filled and chilled.
8. Nonpareil candies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for at least 2 weeks.

Notes

• Candy nonpareils also make beautiful decorations on top of cookies, cakes, cupcakes, and gingerbread houses.

• Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate or white chocolate can be used interchangeably in this recipe.

• Use colored nonpareils sprinkles that match a holiday or use white nonpareils for a classic nonpareil chocolate that is perfect for year round gift giving.

Packing tips

• Nonpareil candies can be packaged in small bags for individual portions or in a larger airtight container. However they are packaged, the candies should be snug in their packaging with no room for movement in transit.

• Crinkled tissue paper or waxpaper can be placed in larger containers to keep the candy from moving.

Nutrition

Calories: 3kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sugar: 1g

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Nonpareil Candy

Nonpareil Candy is a showoff! Little buttons of chocolate covered with tiny sugar pearl sprinkles can’t help but be the center of attention. Who can resist all those sprinkles?

Why you’ll love this recipe

Chocolate nonpareils are incredibly simple, but incredibly elegant at the same time. These nostalgic confections are eye catching in holiday candy dishes and a special treat for food gifts and care packages.

With just two ingredients, you can create enough chocolates to fill several candy dishes or holiday gift bags in under and hour!

Instructions

I created a template of circles so that my nonpareils would be the same size. You can certainly create the chocolate discs freehand on parchment without using the template if you don’t care about the sizes or are good at guessing.

1. If using the circles template: Prepare a baking pan with sides (10” x 15”jelly roll pan). Print the circles template and tape it to the inside bottom of the pan. Tape parchment paper over the template. The template should be visible through the parchment paper.Melt the chocolate until smooth and transfer it to a disposable piping bag or ziplock bag.

2. Cut off a small piece off the tip of the piping bag (or a bottom corner of the ziplock bag). Pipe circles of chocolate onto each circle on the template by holding the open tip of the bag still over the center of a circle and squeezing out chocolate until the circle is filled.

3. The nonpareil sprinkles must be added before the chocolate begins to set, after about 12 circles. The number of candies that can be piped before sprinkling depends on how quickly you work.

4. Sprinkle the nonpareils over the candy to cover them and place in the refrigerator to firm.

Remove the firmed candies. Pour off excess sprinkles to be reused and repeat the process.

The chocolate may need to be microwaved to re-melt. You can speed up the process by using two pans and templates, then alternating pans being filled and chilled.

Frequently asked questions

• What are nonpareil sprinkles?

• Nonpareil sprinkles are sugar pearls, tiny balls of sugar and starch. The sprinkles are called nonpareils in the United States and in the UK are called Hundreds and Thousands. (I really like the British name!)

• What are nonpareil chocolates?

• Nonpareil chocolates are little button-sized discs of chocolate coated in sugar pearl sprinkles.

• Why is it called a nonpareil?

• The word nonpareil comes from a French word meaning “without equal”. Perhaps these chocolates are without equal in deliciousness or perhaps, like snowflakes, each little disc is unique and “without equal”.