Bear Paws

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 20

Chill Time: 4

Total Time: 4 20

Servings:

Calories: 197kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

A quick and easy candy with so much delicious flavour! Melted milk chocolate coats a mound of thick and gooey caramel and salted peanut goodness. One bite of these Bear Paws is all it takes to win over just about anyone!

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Ingredients

40 Kraft caramels, unwrapped
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 tablespoon salted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
2 cups milk chocolate chips

Instructions

Before you start, place a baking sheet into your freezer to chill. A cold baking sheet will prevent the melted caramel from spreading out too much.
Place the caramels, milk, and butter into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium power in 30 second intervals, stirring well with a rubber spatula between each interval until the mixture is creamy and smooth.
Once melted and smooth, stir in the vanilla extract.
Then, add the peanuts and stir to combine.
Set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
Fetch the baking sheet from the freezer and line it with a sheet of parchment paper.
Drop heaping tablespoons of the caramel and peanut mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, keeping each at least two inches apart.
Once done, set the tray in your freezer for 20 minutes to firm up the caramel and butter mixture.
Next, add the chocolate chips to a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium power in 30 second intervals, stirring well with a rubber spatula between each interval until the mixture is creamy and smooth.
Lift the caramel peanut paws off of the parchment and dip to fully coat into the melted chocolate.
Tap off the excess and place it back onto the parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat until all of the paws are coated in melted chocolate. Set aside for 3-4 hours to allow the chocolate to fully set.
Once firm, your Bear Paws can be packaged for gift-giving or transferred to a food-safe container. Keep refrigerated.

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