Delicious World Recipes

Chocolate Covered Pecan Caramels

Chocolate Covered Pecan Caramels

Ingredients

  • 1 c margarine
  • 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 c finely chopped pecans
  • 1 11 oz pkg milk chocolate chips
  • 1 lb dark brown sugar
  • 1 c light corn syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 23 bar paraffin

Directions

  1. Melt margarine in heavy saucepan
  2. Add brown sugar condensed milk and corn syrup then blend well
  3. Cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes or to 248 on candy thermometer firm ball stage while stirring with wooden spoon
  4. Remove from heat
  5. Add pecans and vanilla
  6. Stir and pour into buttered foil lined 8 x 8-inch pan
  7. Let stand until firm
  8. Lift foil from pan cut into 34-inch squares with buttered knife
  9. In double boiler melt chocolate chips and paraffin over boiling water
  10. Dip squares one at a time into chocolate mixture and place on waxed paper
  11. Let stand until cool then wrap in plastic wrap
  12. Store in refrigerator or freezer
  13. Yields 100 pieces