Caramel and Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows

The name of this recipe tells exactly what it is, marshmallows dipped in caramel and chocolate.  It's relatively simple and easy to make, and to be quite honest, doesn't require an actual recipe or much explanation, I made these after seeing a picture.  The majority of this will be me giving little tips that can help make the process easier.

Ingredients

Caramels

Chocolate Chips or Chocolate Almond Bark

Marshmallows

Cake Pop sticks

Instructions

To make it easier on yourself, poke the marshmallows and place them on wax paper before you melt the caramel.  I started by preparing 7 marshmallows, then made more when I had more caramel.  In all, I was able to make 12 dipped marshmallows.  I probably could have made more if I had thinned the caramel out more.

Now, melt the caramels.  Like many past recipes I used the Kraft Traditional Caramels.  The only bad part about these is that you have to unwrap each individual caramel.  After putting each caramel in a bowl I microwaved them in 30 second increments until the caramel was smooth and easy to stir.

Note: You can also melt the caramels in a double boiler, I was impatient and wanted to get it done.  I probably could have made more with a double boiler because the caramel wouldn't of thickened up and would've spread to more marshmallows.

Dip the marshmallows in the caramel.  It might be easier to spoon and spread the caramel on with a knife, that way its also not as thick.  The thicker the caramel, the harder it will be to eat, so tread lightly.  Once the marshmallows have caramel on them set them on a sheet of wax paper.

The caramel in this picture is a bit too thick, it's best if it doesn't spread out much on the bottom.

Note: The marshmallow may melt a bit in the process of being dipped, to avoid this, don't leave the marshmallow in the caramel for very long and don't press it onto the wax paper very hard.

While you wait for the caramel to harden / cool, melt the chocolate.  You can use a double boiler again, or you can microwave it (which I did).  I used chocolate chips because that's what I had on hand, but it would probably be better to use almond bark, the next time I make these I know I will.  The almond bark won't melt when you eat it, and it will cool / harden without going into the fridge.

After the caramel has cooled and the chocolate chips / almond bark is melted, dip the marshmallows into it, leaving a little bit of caramel uncovered at the top.  Again, you can "paint" it on to the marshmallow, whatever works for you. Set the marshmallows on a new sheet of wax paper and allow to cool.

Also, being the cheapskate that I am, I didn't go out and buy Cake Pop Sticks.  I used skewers that I already had, they started falling because of the height of the skewers, but it worked.

Enjoy!

Some extra pictures:

This is the first one that was dipped in chocolate, I endearingly referred to it as "The Obese One."

This is the first one my sister "painted," it's one of the ugly ones.

This one is prettier, you can see "The Obese One" in the background.