Every Chanukah, we light one more candle each night in the 9-branch chanukiah. Light Chanukah candles this year in your own chanukiah! 

MATERIALS: 

• 10 metal nuts (size 10, but this may vary depending on the thickness of the candle) 

• acrylic paint 

• brush 

• glue 

• 1 wooden slat (approx. 20x4 cm) 

PREPARATION PROCEDURE: 

1. Glue 9 nuts evenly apart on the wooden slat. Place another nut on top of the middle one (this will be the place of the Shamash candle) and wait for it to dry. 

2. Paint with Chanukkiah with acrylic paint, in either a solid color or patterned. 

3. All you have to do is wait for the paint to dry and you can use it. 

Ingredients

• 300 g white, milk or dark chocolate (70%)

• optional: edible gold or silver leaves, spray or glitter powder for decoration.

Flavoring ideas

• pistachios and honey

• dried cranberries and clementine peel

• freeze-dried raspberries and black pepper

• flaky sea salt

• roasted peanuts, sliced almonds

• chili and lime zest

• ginger and clementine zest

Preparation

1. Fill a medium-sized saucepan a quarter full with water and place over medium heat.

2. Break the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and place it over the saucepan, making sure that the bowl does not touch the water. Stir continuously until the chocolate melts.

3. If using additional decorations, chop them finely.

4. Spoon the chocolate into a pouring jug and pour a layer about 3 mm thick into each muffin tin, and and sprinkle the decorations on top. Place the tray in the refrigerator for 4 hours to allow the chocolate to set.

5. Remove the tray and tap the bottom to release the coins. Decorate with edible gold or silver leaves, sprinkles, edible glitter, or simply leave them as they are. Wrapped in aluminum foil, the coins can even be used for trendelling.