Chocolate Covered Caramels

Ingredients

• Servings: 120
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 25 mins


• grease an 8 x 8 inch square pan.
• 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.
• when caramel has cooled and set, cut into 1 inch squares. chill in refrigerator until firm.
• melt chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter in the top of a double boiler or in a bowl in the microwave. stir until smooth.
• dip caramel squares in chocolate and place on wax paper to cool.