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Han Solo in ... Chocolate!

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Almost two years ago one of my favorite bloggers - Rook No. 17 - posted about making her own mold from a Han Solo in carbonite toy. I never got around to (1) finding a Han Solo in carbonite toy of my own and (2) figuring out how to make a mold with Silicone Plastique. But I've always enjoyed the idea of this treat: Han Solo frozen in a block of carbonite, I mean dark chocolate.

I found some pre-made chocolates at ThinkGeek for $11.99; they also had a silicone mold to make ice cubes or chocolate for $9.99. No brainer - twelve dollars for something that we could enjoy once or ten dollars for something we could use multiple times. Done.


I ordered it and if just arrived. Time to temper some chocolate!


This is going to make some of my favorite Star Wars fans a very nice stocking stuffer.

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  1. Jenn EricksonDecember 15, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Even though I still have the silicone plastique mold that I made a few years ago, I've been thinking about picking up one of these from Think Geek so I can make chocolate carbonite frozen Hans en masse! You can't beat the price either!

    Well done, Camilla!

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