Week 14: Candy - Chocolate Dipped Candied Ginger [Baking]

Intro from Baking Challenge: Yay Candy! This week channel Willy Wonka and create something sweet and magical! There's so many different kinds of candy, such as marshmallows, caramels, gummies or lollipops. A key tool to have when making your own candy is a candy thermometer. Also be careful because because boiling sugar is very hot and sticky. If boiling sugar seems a bit too much to handle try adding some pre-made candies to some cookies, brownies or whatever! CANDY!

I'll admit candied ginger isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I love them coated in dark chocolate.  Without the chocolate, they can be a bit overwhelmingly spicy, so the dark chocolate is really key to mellowing them out and making them tasty.  I used the recipe found here, plus melted down dark chocolate chips for dipping.