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May 5, 2014 By Brandy 8 Comments

Home » Holidays » Gift Ideas » Teacher Gifts

Make Your Own Chocolate Candies With Caramel Filling

Filed Under: Dessert Recipes, Holidays, Motherhood, Parties, Recipes, Teacher Gifts

Make your own chocolate candies in 3 easy steps! These delicious and decadent caramel chocolates are easy to make and perfect for holiday gift giving! This post contains affiliate links.

chocolate caramels on parchment paper

What would you make with a 5 lb. brick of delicious caramel? My husband would probably eat it plain and it would be delicious that way, but I ordered it to make homemade chocolates to bring to church for Mother’s Day. And you don’t have to use caramel. You can also use this delicious peanut butter and rice crispy filling to make my white chocolate peanut butter truffles. The technique is the same, just a different filling! SO EASY, basic ingredients and incredibly addicting! They are made with peanut butter, powdered sugar and rice crispies cereal. The easiest homemade chocolates you’ll ever make. For one more option, visit this post and I’ll show you how to fill them with peanut butter or raspberry filling to make chocolate eggs for Easter!

Okay, back to that brick of caramel…

3 Step Chocolate Candies With Caramel Filling: Roll, Dip, and Set.

These homemade chocolates came together so quickly. Within a couple of hours, I had over 100 of them packaged up and ready to take to church for Mother’s day on Sunday. These would also be great for Christmas gifts. Let me show you how easy it is to create your own box of chocolates. They are so fun to customize! Choose dark or milk chocolate, drizzle with chocolate on the top or sprinkle with a bit of sea salt. Any combination will result in a rich and creamy dessert that will rival your favorite candy store.

brick of caramel and bowl of melted chocolate

3 Step Homemade Chocolate Candies with Caramel Filling

Ingredients:

Caramel (this is a 2 lb. container)

Melting Chocolate (1 bag)

Drizzling Chocolate (optional)

Supplies:

Small rubber spatula

Double Boiler or Melting Pot

Dipping Tool

Baking Sheets

waxed paper

Small Candy Cups

 

Melt your chocolate in whatever method you choose. Double boiler, chocolate melting pot, or microwave. All melting chocolates come with instructions for the best methods to use. I used my melting pot. I love it because it keeps my chocolate at the perfect temperature for dipping.

Roll

Start out by breaking off a piece of caramel and rolling it into a small 1″ ball.

Dip

Drop the caramel ball into the chocolate and scoop out with your dipping tool/fork. Gently tap on side of the pot to allow excess chocolate to drip off.

chocolate caramels on parchment paper

Set

Line your baking sheets or cutting board with a nonstick surface for the chocolate to set up on (waxed paper works great). Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired. Refrigerate chocolates for 10 minutes or until hardened.

white drizzle for caramel candies

Drizzle with dark or white chocolate (optional). I simply warmed up the bottle and quickly did a zig-zag across each truffle. I think that was my favorite part!

caramels in candy cups

Once the drizzle sets, place your chocolates in individual candy cups and store in an airtight container.

boxed chocolate caramel candy

The kids are going to decorate tiny Chinese take-out boxes on Sunday and pick out a truffle to give to their moms for Mother’s Day. We have 100 children at our church so we wanted something simple for them to do. I think they will be excited to take a chocolate to their mom.

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About Brandy

Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  1. Grey Luster Girl says

    May 5, 2014 at 8:54 am

    You are going to be well loved on Mother’s day at church! Those look delicious and those ceramic stands are to die for! I am going to head over and check those out now!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      May 5, 2014 at 11:41 am

      Thanks, Lisa! They were so much fun to make! I am going to shoot you an e-mail about the ceramic stands too! Have a great day!

      Reply
  2. The Freshman Cook says

    November 9, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    These would be an excellent addition to my candy and cookie tins for the holidays! They look delicious! Thanks so much for sharing at Celebrate It!

    Reply
  3. Annie says

    November 12, 2018 at 12:15 am

    Omg these are wonderful!! We always make Christmas goodies for the neighbors and these would be PERFECT! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Jennifer Wise says

    November 12, 2018 at 10:43 am

    These look amazing! And not that hard. 🙂 Pinning!
    #inspirememondaylinkup

    Reply
  5. Miz Helen says

    November 12, 2018 at 5:56 pm

    What a great idea and great instructions! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and hope you will come back soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  6. Jenny says

    November 13, 2018 at 8:15 am

    These look scrumptious! I love homemade candy. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday

    Reply
  7. Marie-enjoyingwomanhood.com says

    November 13, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    Those look so delicious! I am embarrassed to admit that up to a few years ago, I thought such things came from factories, and were impossible to make at home.

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