Coconut-Caramel Treats
Recipe from Midwest Living

These chewy, chocolate-caramel candies make great holiday gifts.


Coconut-Caramel Treats

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Servings: about 2 pounds, 36 pieces
Total Time: 1 hr
Related Categories: Caramel Candy, Chocolate Candy, Christmas Candy, Coconuts, Low Calorie Desserts, Low Carb Desserts, Low Fat Desserts, Low Sodium, Milk Chocolate, New Year's
 
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Ingredients
  • 1/2  of a 14-ounce package
    vanilla caramels (about 22 caramels), unwrapped
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  • 2/3  cup
    flaked coconut
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    coconut flavoring
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  • 1  pound
    bittersweet (not unsweetened), semisweet, and/or milk chocolate, melted
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  • 2-1/2  cups
    crisp rice cereal, coarsely crushed
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Directions
1.
Line a 9x5x3-inch or 8x4x2-inch loaf pan with foil; butter foil. In a heavy medium saucepan, melt caramels over medium-low heat.
2.
Remove from heat; stir in coconut and coconut flavoring. Spread in prepared pan. Let cool until set.
3.
Lift foil and candy out of pan. Use a sharp buttered knife to cut candy into 36 pieces. Dip each piece into melted chocolate. Immediately roll in rice cereal.
4.
Place on a waxed-paper-lined baking sheet and chill until set. Dip into chocolate again. Replace on baking sheet and chill until set. Makes about 2 pounds, 36 pieces.
Nutrition information
Calories 95, Total Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 29 mg, Carbohydrate 15 g, Fiber 0 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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