How to Make Chocolate Caramel Candy
Chocolate and caramel are two sweets frequently eaten together. Some recipes for chocolate caramel candy require making your own caramel using white or brown sugar and water. However, the caramelizing process is not easily mastered, and the recipe can more easily be made with individually wrapped caramels, which can be purchased at any grocery store.
This recipe will make 16 to 32 pieces of chocolate caramel candy, depending on the size of the candy mold.
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Things You'll Need
- 10 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped or as chips
- 15 pieces caramel squares, unwrapped
- 2 tsp. evaporated milk or cream
- Candy mold
- Microwave
- 2 microwave-safe mixing bowls
Instructions
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Purchase a candy mold from a crafts store such as Hobby Lobby or Michaels. The candy mold for this recipe is about 1 inch long and 1 inch wide for each piece of chocolate caramel candy. Other sizes may be used but the quantities of chocolate and caramel should be adjusted in the recipe.
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Chill the candy mold in the refrigerator for two hours. This will ensure that the chocolate begins to harden when it touches the mold.
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Place half of the chocolate and half of the evaporated milk/cream in a microwave-safe mixing bowl. Microwave on high for one to two minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until chocolate is runny and smooth.
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Pour melted chocolate in candy mold sections. Fill about one-third of the way full.
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Refrigerate chocolate until hard, about two to four hours.
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Melt unwrapped caramels in microwave-safe bowl in microwave. Microwave about 30 to 90 seconds on high, stirring every 30 seconds until melted. Do not let burn.
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Pour melted caramel into candy mold on top of chocolate. Fill until candy mold is two-thirds full. Place in refrigerator and chill for two to three hours until caramel is firm.
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Repeat Step 3 with other half of chocolate. Once chocolate is melted, fill the mold sections the remainder of the way with chocolate on top of caramel.
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Chill completed chocolate caramels overnight, for 8 to 10 hours until firm.
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Tips & Warnings
Chopped nuts can easily be added to this recipe by mixing with the caramel. An alternative recipe is in the Resources Section below.
Do not let chocolate or caramel burn in microwave; another option is to melt chocolate over a double boiler on stove-top to ensure that chocolate and caramel do not burn.
