The best caramel dessert ideas - 43 recipes
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These salted caramel thumbprint cookies are easy to make and super delicious!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/4 cup / 50g of softened butter
- 1 egg (divide the yolk and white)
- 1/4 cup / 50g of sugar
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 cup / 150g of flour
- 1 cup / 100g of chopped nuts
- Salted caramel
- Melted dark chocolate
METHOD:
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In a bowl, mix together the butter, egg yolk, sugar, and salt.
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Add the flour and mix. Roll into a ball.
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Chill for 30 minutes.
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Remove from refrigerator. Divide the dough and roll into 1-inch balls.
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Dip each ball in egg yolk, and then roll in chopped nuts.
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Place on baking sheet (lined with parchment paper), and press your thumb into the center.
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Bake at 340°F/170°C for 12 minutes, or until golden.
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Remove from oven and let cool.
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Pour the salted caramel into the center groove,and drizzle with dark chocolate.
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Enjoy!
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Truly decadent desert with nuts and caramel sauce
- Ingredients:
- For the batter: -
- all-purpose flour - 1/2 cup
- unsweetened cocoa powder - 1/2 cup
- light brown sugar - 1 cup
- baking powder - 1 teaspoon
- salt - 1/4 teaspoon
- eggs - 2, lightly beaten
- water - 1/3 cup
- unsalted butter - 5 tablespoons
- dark chocolate chips - 1/3 cup
- vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
- chopped pecans - 3/4 cup
- For caramel sauce: -
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- salt - 1/2 teaspoon
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- 1 cup butter
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- 1 tsp vanilla
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- 3 cups oatmeal
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
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- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
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- 2 cups AP flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
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- 1/2 tsp salt
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- 1/4 cup coconut milk
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- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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- ½ c. powdered sugar
- ¼ c. Special Dark Cocoa
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 TBSP milk
- Dark Chocolate Truffle:
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 2/3 c. powdered sugar
- 8 oz. dark chocolate
- ¼ c. cold espresso ( ¼ c. water & 2 tsp instant coffee)
- Caramel:
- 1 jar caramel ice cream topping
- Milk Chocolate Cream:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
- 2/3 c. powdered sugar
- 8 oz. milk chocolate
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- Whipped Cream:
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- ¾ c. powdered sugar
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A rich and moist caramel chocolate brownie
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- 1/2 teaspoon salt
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Decadent, luscious and creamy with drizzled with Burnt Salted Caramel Sauce
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- 2 tbsp flour
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- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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- 3-4 tbsp melted shortening
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- - 2 eggs + 2 yolks
- - 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- - 4 1/4 tbsp butter
- - 1/4 cup of strong coffee
- For the béchamel:
- - 2/3 cup flour
- - 1 2/3 cups of milk
- - 4 1/4 tbsp butter
- For the caramel:
- - 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- - Scant 1/2 cup of water approximately
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By amyfreeze
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- Dark Chocolate Shortbread:
- 2c all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 c. butter, room temperature
- ½ c. powdered sugar
- ¼ c. Special Dark Cocoa
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 TBSP milk
- Dark Chocolate Truffle:
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 2/3 c. powdered sugar
- 8 oz. dark chocolate
- ¼ c. cold espresso ( ¼ c. water & 2 tsp instant coffee)
- 1 jar caramel ice cream topping
- Milk Chocolate Cream:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
- 2/3 c. powdered sugar
- 8 oz. milk chocolate
- 3/4 c. Cool Whip
- Whipped Cream:
- 1 ½ c. heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ c. powdered sugar
- Garnish:
- Remaining Caramel Ice Cream Topping
- 5 Kraft caramels--cut into pieces
- chocolate covered espresso beans
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Favorite Caramel Apple Pie Cobbler
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- 1 granny smith apple
- 1 golden delicious apple
- 1 fuji apple
- 1/3 cup prepared orange juice
- 1/3 cup prepared apple juice
- 3/4 cup brown sugar plus 3 tablespoons, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- dash salt
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Banana Cream Pudding Cheesecake...
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- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 package Vanilla Wafers, crushed
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- 1 tbsp. 99 Bananas Liquor – optional
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Caramel Apple Tatin Cheesecake
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Chocolate Caramel Tartlet
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- a pinch of fine salt
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Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake
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- 1/4 cup half-and-half
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- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoon molasses
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 3 large eggs
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- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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Caramelized Apples and Cheese...
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- 16 oz cream cheese
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Caramel Cake Sauce
- 1 stick of butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
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- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
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Caramels
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Salted Caramel Whiskey Truffles
- *An original recipe.
- Ingredients:
- Truffle:
- 12 oz high quality dark chocolate, chopped
- ½ C heavy cream
- ½ cup salted caramel (recipe follows)
- ¼ cup Forty Creek Whiskey (Or other premium whiskey of choice)
- Valrhona Crunchy Pearls, for Garnishing
- Instructions:
- Truffle:
- 1. Warm cream for 60 seconds in microwave. Add chopped chocolate and wait for 2 minutes. Whisk until incorporated. Cool for 20 minutes. Stir in caramel. Add whiskey and stir until incorporated. Pour finished mixture into a bowl or pan. Cover the surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.
- 2. Remove chilled truffle mixture. Using a melon-baller, scoop out chocolate rounds. Finish forming truffles by hand and place on parchment-lined bake sheet.
- 3. Cover Truffles with Valrhona Crunchy Pearls for a rustic true-truffle look.
- Salted Caramel Sauce:
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 TBSP water
- 2 TBSP unsalted butter
- 6 TBSP of heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon of fleur de sel
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Caramel Corn with Chocolate Chips
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- 6Tbs butter
- 3Tbs light corn sugar
- 1/4tsp salt
- 1/4tsp baking soda
- 1/4tsp vanilla
- small bag of chocolate chips
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