Chocolate Caramel Candies
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Melt down the butter in a pot.
- 2Melt down the butter in a pot.
- 3Melt down the butter in a pot.
- 4When the butter has completely melted, add in the brown sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix it up until it's all combined.
- 5When the butter has completely melted, add in the brown sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix it up until it's all combined.
- 6When the butter has completely melted, add in the brown sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix it up until it's all combined.
- 7Now add in the light corn syrup and mix it up.
- 8Now add in the light corn syrup and mix it up.
- 9Now add in the light corn syrup and mix it up.
- 10Now mix in the sweetened condensed milk, a little bit at a time.
- 11Now mix in the sweetened condensed milk, a little bit at a time.
- 12Now mix in the sweetened condensed milk, a little bit at a time.
- 13Now add in the dark chocolate chips and keep mixing until the chocolate has completely melted and mixed in.
- 14Now add in the dark chocolate chips and keep mixing until the chocolate has completely melted and mixed in.
- 15Now add in the dark chocolate chips and keep mixing until the chocolate has completely melted and mixed in.
- 16Add a candy thermometer because you want to reach 245 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a firm ball stage. So just continuously mix this up and cook it until it reaches a firm ball stage.
- 17Add a candy thermometer because you want to reach 245 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a firm ball stage. So just continuously mix this up and cook it until it reaches a firm ball stage.
- 18Add a candy thermometer because you want to reach 245 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a firm ball stage. So just continuously mix this up and cook it until it reaches a firm ball stage.
- 19Remove the caramel from the heat.
- 20Remove the caramel from the heat.
- 21Remove the caramel from the heat.
- 22Mix in the vanilla.
- 23Mix in the vanilla.
- 24Mix in the vanilla.
- 25Now carefully pour it into a 9x9 inch square pan.
- 26Now carefully pour it into a 9x9 inch square pan.
- 27Now carefully pour it into a 9x9 inch square pan.
- 28Allow it to cool and then cut it up.
- 29Allow it to cool and then cut it up.
- 30Allow it to cool and then cut it up.
- 31Once the caramel has cooled enough, just remove it from the pan and cut it up to the size you like.
- 32Once the caramel has cooled enough, just remove it from the pan and cut it up to the size you like.
- 33Once the caramel has cooled enough, just remove it from the pan and cut it up to the size you like.
- 34Make strips of caramel.
- 35Make strips of caramel.
- 36Make strips of caramel.
- 37Then cut them into bite-sized portions, as big or as little as you like.
- 38Then cut them into bite-sized portions, as big or as little as you like.
- 39Then cut them into bite-sized portions, as big or as little as you like.
- 40Take a piece of wax paper, put your candy in the center, wrap it up, and twist it up.
- 41Take a piece of wax paper, put your candy in the center, wrap it up, and twist it up.
- 42Take a piece of wax paper, put your candy in the center, wrap it up, and twist it up.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 0.33 cup dark chocolate chips
- 0.33 cup dark chocolate chips
- 0.33 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Equipment
potcandy thermometer9x9 inch square panwax paperknifeoven mitts
Tips
- Once the caramel is cold enough, remove it from the pan and cut it up to the size you like.
- Wrap bite-sized caramels in wax paper and store them in an airtight container.
- These Chocolate Caramels make for a delicious gift.