Start a new Thanksgiving tradition by making these DIY White Chocolate Wishbones. You’re not limited to just one wish bone for the whole family, so everyone can join in on the fun!
The tradition of breaking wishbones has been around for thousands of years! According to my limited internet research, it goes all the way back to the ancient Romans who would pull apart chicken clavicles hoping to attain good fortune.
That custom eventually evolved into our current Thanksgiving tradition of breaking turkey wishbones, with the actual term “wishbone” coming into use in the middle of the 19th century.
Now the tradition calls for two people to each grab one end of the wishbone and pull while making a wish. Whoever ends up with the bigger piece gets their wish granted.
Since every turkey has only one wishbone, that means only two people get to take part in the tradition every year. To turn this into a tradition everyone can take part in (and in my opinion a much better one where you don’t have to grab slimy turkey bones), we have this fun White Chocolate Wishbones recipe.
You can make enough wishbones for everyone at your Thanksgiving dinner to participate!
Wishbone Chocolate Candy Mold with Packaging Bundle
Our instructions below show how to make your own free-hand design, but if you want to make things really easy, you can use a wishbone candy mold.
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DIY White Chocolate Wishbones Recipe
Supplies:
White Chocolate Wafers/Melts/Bark
Zip-top Baggie – Sandwich Size
Parchment Paper
How to make a chocolate wishbone:
1. Line a baking sheet
with parchment paper.
2. Place candy melts in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds and then stir. Repeat in 30 second intervals until the candy melts are fully melted. At this point you can use a wishbone candy mold, or continue with the steps below.
3. Spoon melted chocolate into the inside corner of a sandwich baggie.
4. Snip off the corner of baggie. Don’t cut too much – just a little snip.
5. Start the wishbone on the bottom by squeezing a small amount to create an oval shape. Without lifting the baggie, continue to the left of the oval like you are making a half heart. When you get towards the top of however big you want your wishbone then squeeze a little extra to make an oval shape again.
6. Lift the baggie off and go back to the bottom oval and make the right side exactly how you made the left.
7. To harden, cool in fridge for about 3-5 minutes.
8. They are now ready to snap and eat or store in airtight container.
White Chocolate Wishbones
Start a new Thanksgiving tradition by making these DIY White Chocolate Wishbones. Everyone can join in on the fun!
Ingredients
- White Chocolate Wafers/Melts/Bark
- Zip-top Baggie - Sandwich Size
- Parchment Paper
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place candy melts in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds and then stir. Repeat in 30 second intervals until the candy melts are fully melted.
- Spoon melted chocolate into the inside corner of a sandwich baggie.
- Snip off the corner of baggie. Don’t cut too much – just a little snip.
- Start the wishbone on the bottom by squeezing a small amount to create an oval shape. Without lifting the baggie, continue to the left of the oval like you are making a half heart. When you get towards the top of however big you want your wishbone then squeeze a little extra to make an oval shape again.
- Lift the baggie off and go back to the bottom oval and make the right side exactly how you made the left.
- To harden, cool in fridge for about 3-5 minutes.
- They are now ready to snap and eat or store in airtight container.
wilhelmina says
These are so cute and so easy to make! Love it!
Beth says
Can’t wait to make these and surprise everyone at Thanksgiving this year!
Sara Zielinski says
These wishbones are really cute.
Dandi D says
I’ve never thought of doing anything like this, but it sounds like fun!
Kristie says
What a great idea! And delicious too! Thanks for sharing this unique idea! kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
Heidi says
What a fun idea. Everyone always fights over who gets to break the wishbone. With this idea, everyone gets a chance! Love it! Pinning.
Scott says
I can see using this mold along with a skull mold to make some really cool Halloween stuff! Gears turning….
valmg @ Mom Knows It All says
I grew up in a family that let the wish bone dry out for a couple of days after Thanksgiving and then two people would make a wish. This is a super cute idea.
Audrey McClelland says
Om nom nom nom. I have to wonder if you could somehow mold a Rice Krispies treat turkey around it, so you could have a wishbone inside of it.
Jennifer says
Those look so good! I’m all about the white chocolate, so these are perfect.
shelly peterson says
These are a cute idea! I like how easy these are to make.
Cynthia R says
This is a cute idea, especially since forever me and my sister used to do the wishbone but now that there are kids, they want to participate in the wishbone idea too.