How to Make Tom and Jerry Gem Chocolates
Craft vibrant Tom and Jerry chocolate figures packed with crunchy candy gems using silicone molds, fine piping details, and dual-layer chocolate setting.
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🧰 Required Tools & Equipment
- ✓ Tom and Jerry silicone mold
- ✓ Disposable piping bags
- ✓ Microwave-safe glass bowls
- ✓ Silicone spatula
- ✓ Food tweezers
- ✓ Flat baking tray
📦 Materials & Supplies
- ✓ Milk chocolate chips (200g)
- ✓ White chocolate chips (150g)
- ✓ Candy-coated chocolate gems (1 cup)
- ✓ Oil-based food coloring (blue, yellow, pink, black)
⚠️ Safety Checkpoints & Warnings
- • Ensure all bowls and tools are completely dry, as water droplets will instantly seize melted chocolate.
- • Use only oil-based candy colorants, never water-based food coloring.
- • Allow melted chocolate to cool slightly before piping to avoid burns and prevent melting plastic piping bags.
📋 Step-by-Step Guide (6 Steps)
Prepare Mold and Sort Gems
Wash the silicone Tom and Jerry mold with warm soapy water and wipe it completely dry with a lint-free towel. Place the dry silicone mold flat on a sturdy baking tray to keep it stable during filling and transport. Sort candy gems by color using tweezers or clean fingers to plan your vibrant fillings.
- • Mold cavity is bone-dry and residue-free
- • Candy gems are organized by color in separate small dishes
- • Leaving water droplets inside mold crevices, causing chocolate to bloom or stick
Melt and Tint Detail Chocolate
Melt the white chocolate in 20-second microwave bursts at 50% power, stirring thoroughly between intervals with a silicone spatula until smooth. Divide melted white chocolate into four small bowls and stir in oil-based food coloring to create grey/blue for Tom, brown/yellow for Jerry, pink for inner ears, and black for eyes and outlines. Transfer each colored portion into small disposable piping bags and snip a microscopic opening at each tip.
- • Chocolate is silky, fluid, and free of lumps
- • Piping bags are sealed and color-coded
- • Overheating chocolate in the microwave, which scorches the cocoa solids and causes clumping
Pipe Character Features
Pipe the facial outlines, eyes, whiskers, and inner ears directly into the detailed recesses of the Tom and Jerry mold cavities. Keep the piping tip hovering just above the mold surface to allow the chocolate to drop neatly into the grooves without smudging. Place the tray in the refrigerator for 5 minutes until the fine details harden completely.
- • Fine facial details are cleanly filled inside the cavity grooves
- • Piped details feel solid to the touch after chilling
- • Poured background chocolate over warm details, causing colors to bleed into each other
Embed Candy Gems
Carefully place colored candy gems into the wider sections of the character cavities, such as Tom's body, cheeks, and Jerry's belly. Press them lightly so they sit flat against the bottom details without displacing the hardened piping work. Mix contrasting gem colors across the cavities to maximize the vibrant surprise effect when the chocolate is bitten or broken.
- • Gems rest securely inside cavities without protruding above the mold rim
- • Overpacking gems too high, which prevents the base chocolate from sealing the back smoothly
Pour Base Chocolate and Tap Out Bubbles
Melt the milk chocolate until glossy and fluid, then allow it to cool to lukewarm (around 88°F to 90°F). Slowly pour or pipe the melted milk chocolate over the candy gems and around the mold features until each cavity is filled level to the top edge. Firmly tap the baking tray against the countertop 4 to 5 times to force trapped air bubbles to rise and pop.
- • Chocolate completely encapsulates all gems and reaches the rim evenly
- • Tiny air bubbles rise to the back surface and burst
- • Pouring scalding chocolate directly over gems, which can crack their candy shells and bleed color
Chill, Demold, and Finish
Transfer the baking tray to the refrigerator and chill for 20 to 25 minutes until the chocolate is fully set and matte underneath. Gently peel back the flexible silicone edges away from the character borders, then press from the bottom of each cavity to release the finished chocolates. Inspect the front faces to reveal glossy Tom and Jerry characters embedded with colorful gems.
- • Silicone mold pulls away cleanly with zero chocolate residue
- • Chocolate figures release with crisp edges and a shiny finish
- • Attempting to demold prematurely, resulting in snapped ears or soft, melted faces
Credit: inspired by an original tutorial by Arika's World — watch the original on YouTube.
Don’t have everything?
- No Piping bags? Small ziplock bags with a microscopic corner snipped off
- No Oil-based candy coloring? Pre-colored candy melts
- No Silicone character mold? Any flexible silicone chocolate mold