Making a chocolate mustache lollipop is a lot easier than growing a mustache.
You start with melted chocolate. Use either candy melts or tempered chocolate. To learn to temper chocolate, view our video "Tempering Chocolate, Easier than You Think."
Use a ladle, a squeeze bottle or even a spoon to fill the cavities of your mold. Don't overfill them, because then, you will have to scrape away the excess chocolate from the sides of the cast.
Place the lollipop sticks into the stick channels and give them a 180 degree turn to ensure that the chocolate adheres well to them. Paper sticks work better than plastic because they are porous and absorb some of the chocolate.
Tap the mold on a flat surface to smooth out the chocolate and force any air bubbles to rise out of the melted chocolate.
Place your mold in the freezer for about ten minutes, until the chocolate sets and hardens. When it is set, the chocolate will shrink away from the mold. The back of the mold will look grayish, rather than brown, when the chocolate has shrunk away.
Turn your mold over carefully and your chocolate lollipops will drop out.
