Description
These Christmas Chocolate Caramel Cups are a quick holiday dessert that brings together rich chocolate, soft caramel, and festive sprinkles in one easy recipe. Perfect for Christmas parties, dessert trays, edible gifts, holiday food ideas, easy dessert recipes, no-bake treats, and sweet snack ideas, these bite-sized caramel cups are simple to make and beautiful enough to share.
Ingredients
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped semi-sweet chocolate
2 teaspoons coconut oil or shortening
24 soft caramel candies, unwrapped
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 tablespoons holiday sprinkles
1 tablespoon coarse sugar or sparkling sugar
24 mini paper candy liners
Instructions
1. Line a mini muffin pan with 24 mini paper candy liners.
2. Add the chocolate and coconut oil to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 20-second bursts, stirring between each burst, until smooth.
3. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate into each liner and spread it slightly up the sides to form a shell.
4. Chill the chocolate shells for 10 minutes, or until firm.
5. Add the caramel candies and heavy cream to a small saucepan over low heat and stir until smooth.
6. Remove the caramel from the heat and stir in the fine sea salt. Let it cool for 3 to 5 minutes.
7. Spoon a small amount of caramel into the center of each chocolate shell, leaving room at the top.
8. Chill the filled cups for 10 minutes so the caramel can settle.
9. Spoon the remaining melted chocolate over the caramel and smooth the tops.
10. Add holiday sprinkles and coarse sugar before the chocolate sets.
11. Refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes, or until firm.
12. Store chilled in an airtight container until ready to serve.
Notes
Use good-quality chocolate for the smoothest shell and best flavor.
Let the caramel cool slightly before filling the cups so it does not melt the bottom chocolate layer.
Keep the cups refrigerated until serving if your kitchen is warm.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 mini cups
- Calories: 214
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 86mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 6mg
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