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Chocolate Covered Caramels
Chocolate Covered Caramels are soft, chewy, and PERFECT for the holidays, made with sugar, butter, vanilla, and heavy cream, then coated with sweet chocolate.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 60 servings
Calories: 174 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 cups sugar
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1 1/3 cups light corn syrup
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate disks
Instructions
- Add the sugar, heavy cream, corn syrup, butter and salt to a dutch oven (with a candy thermometer attached) on medium heat, whisking well until it comes to a boil, then lower the heat to medium low, whisking well until it reaches 250 degrees.
- Turn off the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract then pour it into a 13x18 baking pan and let it harden for 4-6 hours before cutting.
- Place the caramels in the refrigerator for an hour before dipping to help keep them from melting before dipping.
- Melt the chocolate disks in 30 second increments until completely smooth then with a fork dip then dip them into the chocolate and place them on a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper to harden.
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Notes
- Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.
Nutrition Information
Calories
174kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
20mg
(1%)
Potassium
41mg
(1%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
270IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 60servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 174
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 174kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 20mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 41mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 270IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.