Chocolate houses

I saw an idea for a new take on the gingerbread houses during the holidays and decided to give it a try. It was a YUMMY success! We used the large chocolate bars and cut them with a serrated knife. It must be serrated and you must saw it, or they break. We melted the scraps and put the melted chocolate into sandwich bags to pipe the edges together. We used drinking glasses to hold the sides together while the chocolate set up. It was easy enough that we plan to do it again next year!

Wal Mart had a little section in the candy area where they had little tubs of candy pieces to use for decorating houses.

Surprisingly, Evan really took to this idea. In the past his patience wasn't really there for decorating houses. This time he got into the design, placement, and finishing touches better than his sister. Maybe we'll have to do Easter houses with white chocolate! Oohhh! That would be fun!

Amanda is my little chocolate freak. I think she ate more than she placed. The fun next year will be to find more unique things to decorate our houses with. Maybe we'll make a little village of chocolate!