In this post, you’ll learn to make one of my favorite recipes, delicious and easy chocolate dipped caramels! With this fast and easy technique, you can cut out all of the fears and worries that come with candy making, and quickly have a box of sweet treats to enjoy!
Fool-proof candy making
If you’ve ever attempted candy making, you know it can take a lot of work, time and often end in failure if things aren’t exact. I’ve had to toss many batches of caramels due to them being too soft, or too hard. Using a candy thermometer can be tricky and time consuming!
Today I am thrilled to share with you a little tried-and-true, hidden treasure of a recipe! These 6-minute, 30 second caramels cook in the microwave so fast, and fuss free! DID YOU HEAR ME!? 6 minutes people!
Take your caramels to the next level
Adding chocolate to them after they cool and set is such a fun, quick and easy way to dress them up and make them extra special. This easy recipe may seem too good to be true, so you better just try them for yourself!
Share a unique and special treat with someone you love
These little chocolate-dipped caramels will make the perfect treat to share with someone special! They’ll never know that you spent no time at all whipping them up.
Saving money
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, we sometimes get pressured into spending a lot of money to spoil someone we love. Trust me when I say, it doesn’t have to be that way! It truly is the thought that counts. Creating a special little box of chocolate caramels will be such a fun and unique gift to give. This would also make a fun teacher gift!
Easy chocolate dipped caramels
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (one cube/stick) salted butter melted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup light karo syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate
- 1 bag Wilton candy melts
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 or 7×91/2 baking dish with parchment paper (I like to cut the corners so the paper sits down in the pan without wrinkling. Set aside. If you do not have parchment, butter works too!Melt butter in a large glass bowl in microwave. Add all other ingredients and stir until combined. Return to microwave for 6 minutes and 30 seconds. All microwaves are different, so you'll want to start with 6 minutes. Carefully (using hot pads) remove bowl and drop a spoonful of the caramel into a glass of ice water. This will allow you to check the consistency of your caramel. Touch the cooled caramel in the water to know its consistency, if too soft, return to microwave for another 30-60 seconds. My perfect time for firm caramels was 6 minutes, 30 seconds.Pour caramel into prepared baking dish. Allow time to cool and set on the counter, OR to speed up the cooling you may place the pan in the refrigerator to cool. Once fully cooled and set, remove parchment and slice or cut caramels into squares. Melt Wilton Candy Melts of your choice, and drop chocolates with a spoon, dipping and then dropping them on a parchment sheet. Allow to set on a parchment sheet until dry, Then package them up for someone special!
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