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I Tried Making Homemade Whoppers | Claire Recreates
In this episode of Claire Recreates, Claire takes on a movie-theater and candy-aisle classic: Whoppers. Crunchy, airy, deeply malty, and coated in milk chocolate, Whoppers seem simple, but recreating that unmistakable texture from scratch turns out to be a real technical puzzle.
Claire starts by breaking down the heart of the candy: the light, crisp malted center. She builds it from an Italian meringue made with whipped egg whites and a cooked sugar syrup, then folds in a carefully balanced malt mixture made from malted milk powder, barley malt flour, milk, salt, and leavening. The mixture is cooked, aerated, portioned into tiny spheres, and baked until dry, hollow, and shatter-crisp inside.
Once the centers are just right, Claire moves on to the chocolate. She coats each malted ball in smooth milk chocolate, dialing in the thickness and snap so it eats like the real thing, no waxy shortcuts, no shortcuts at all.
Along the way, Claire dives into what gives Whoppers their signature flavor, why malt is so nostalgic, and how industrial candy achieves that ultra-light crunch. She shares tips on sugar stages, drying vs. baking, and how small changes can completely alter the final texture.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:31 First impressions
01:57 Reading the ingredients
02:52 Taste test
03:44 Measurements
04:36 Game plan
04:45 How To Make Whoppers
17:34 Coat in tempered milk chocolate
21:23 Comparison
24:01 Cat cam
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Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Editor/Motion Graphics: Hal McFall
Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator/Backgrounds: Jack Sherry
Character Rigger: Johara Dutton
