Chocolate Caramel Treats

Alright, here's a quick and yummy treat! (Warning: You may want to make 2 batches, one for yourself and one for the people with which you want to share!)

A friend told me about this idea coming from somewhere called the poor man's turtle. I'll take this one any day! I actually don't like pecans or nuts in my treats so I used M&M's instead. It's a great way to make these treats festive too.


Chocolate Caramel Treats

Bag of Rolos
Partial bag of pretzels
M&M's/Pecans/whatever you like with caramel and chocolate

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a jelly roll pan with wax paper for easy clean up. I opened my bag of Rolos first and counted them. (You'll want to use them all!) Lay out the same amount of pretzels in a single layer on the pan. They don't have to be spaced far apart; this was just my first time. Then you just open all the Rolos and put one in the center of each pretzel. Put pan in the oven and bake for about 3 or 4 minutes. Don't sit there and watch for the Rolos to melt all over the pretzels. They won't do it. (I found out the hard way and wasted a batch.) Remove the pan and immediately put your topping of choice on the Rolos, mushing them down with the topping. (Hint: If your topping isn't big like a pecan (plain M&M's that I used) you will need to mush the Rolos with a spoon before putting on the topping. (That is, if you want the Rolos to completely cover the pretzels.) Now you just need to refrigerate for a little while so the chocolate sets. Then just keep them in a sealed container.

Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough?

I know, it's been too long. I've got a couple recipes so hopefully I'll be all caught up soon.

This recipe is something I did at the beginning of December for some friends and never got around to posting. It's super easy and it came from everywhere. Apparently most people know about it. I just asked someone how she made these delicious treats and she gave me the ingredients and I kinda figured the rest out on my own.

Oreo and Cream Cheese Balls
(They taste like chocolate covered cookie dough to me!!)
1 package of Oreos (or store brand) (DO NOT use double stuffed! The extra cream filling will mess up the consistency.)
1 8oz. block of cream cheese
About 10oz. chocolate for dipping (I didn't know how much chocolate to use and ended up with a ton extra so I rummaged through my cabinets and dipped a bunch of other stuff in chocolate too! Why waste it?!)

*Also, from the photographs you can see that I did 2 batches, one with vanilla Oreos and white chocolate and one with chocolate Oreos and milk chocolate.

In a blender or food processor, grind up entire package of Oreos into crumbs. Mix with the whole block of softened cream cheese. (This makes a ton if you're doing both flavors! I actually did just half a bag of vanilla and half a bag of chocolate Oreos.) Scoop 1/2 Tbsps of mixture and make into balls. Place on wax paper lined cookie sheet. Put in the fridge for at least 3 hours. An hour and a half or 2 in the freezer can work too. Dip in melted chocolate and return to lined cookie sheets. My house was really hot that day so I had to put them back in the fridge after dipping in chocolate. I have no idea whether you'll need to do this or not. I couldn't hurt though, to help seal it and firm up the chocolate quickly.

I just put a few balls in the corner of a ziploc bag and tied a ribbon around it, then cut off the excess bag.
These make great little basket fillers. Use any ribbon and even add food coloring to the white chocolate to convert to any holiday!