Chocolate Covered Caramels

          

These caramels are easy and WONDERFUL for anytime of the year! Everyone loves them! I can’t make enough of them. You can omit the chocolate and just have wonderful caramels.

Original recipe makes 120 pieces

Ingredients

CARAMELS
1 cup butter
2 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
CHOCOLATE
1 pound milk chocolate
1 tablespoon butter

  • PREP

    5 mins

  • COOK

    25 mins

  • READY IN

    2 hrs 25 mins

Directions

  1. Grease an 8 x 8 inch square pan.
  2. In a heavy 4 quart saucepan melt butter over medium heat; add brown sugar, corn syrup and milk. Stirring constantly, heat to 242 to 248 degrees F (116 to 120 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a firm but pliable ball. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Pour into prepared pan.
  3. When caramel has cooled and set, cut into 1 inch squares. Chill in refrigerator until firm.
  4. Melt chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter in the top of a double boiler or in a bowl in the microwave. Stir until smooth.
  5. Dip caramel squares in chocolate and place on wax paper to cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 63 kcal
Carbohydrates: 8.8 g
Cholesterol: 6 mg
Fat: 3 g
Fiber: 0.1 g
Protein: 0.6 g
Sodium: 21 mg