Coconut-Caramel Treats

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Coconut-Caramel Treats

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Makes: 36 servings
Yield: about 2 pounds
Start to Finish 1 hr

Ingredients

1/2 14 - ounce package vanilla caramels (about 22 caramels), unwrapped
2/3 cup flaked coconut
1/2 teaspoon coconut flavoring
1 pound bittersweet (not unsweetened), semisweet, and/or milk chocolate, melted
2 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal, coarsely crushed

Directions

Line a 9x5x3-inch or 8x4x2-inch loaf pan with foil; butter foil. In a heavy medium saucepan, melt caramels over medium-low heat.
Remove from heat; stir in coconut and coconut flavoring. Spread in prepared pan. Let cool until set.
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.
Place on a waxed-paper-lined baking sheet and chill until set. Dip into chocolate again. Replace on baking sheet and chill until set.

Nutrition Facts

(Coconut-Caramel Treats)

Servings Per Recipe 36, cal. (kcal) 95, sodium (mg) 29, Fat, total (g) 5, carb. (g) 15

Source URL (retrieved on May 22, 2013): http://www.midwestliving.com/recipe/candy/coconut-caramel-treats/

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