Gooey Chocolate Caramel Fantasy Food

GOOEY CHOCOLATE CARAMEL FANTASY

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the chocolate wafer crumbs and melted butter.
• Press onto the bottom of a nine inch springform pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• Cool slightly on a wire rack.
• In a heavy medium saucepan, melt caramels in caramel ice cream topping over low heat,stirring often.
• Stir in the first 1/4 cup whipping cream.
• Remove from heat; stir in nuts.
• Spread over crust.
• Cool;cover and chill for one hour.
• For the topping:.
• In a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate.
• Remove from heat;stir in remaining whipped cream.
• Drizzle or spread over caramel pecan mixture.
• Cover and chill for at least one hour.

GOOEY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup sugar in a stainless saucepan on medium heat, do not stir until sugar begins to melt.
• Once sugar begins to melt, stir it until it has completely melted and begins to turn golden brown.
• When sugar has started to turn caramel colored, remove pan from heat and immediately add butter and brown sugar and quickly stir together.
• Once the butter and brown sugar are completely melded with the caramel (add gentle heat if needed to incorporate brown sugar), add the vanilla, corn syrup, cream and salt.
• Stir together well.
• The caramel will thicken as it cools.
• If a thinner caramel is required, add water one tablespoon at a time until the desired thickness is reached; if a thicker caramel is needed, reduce the amount of corn syrup used.

GOOEY CHOCOLATE CARAMEL FANTASY

Steps:

• 1. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together chocolate wafer crumbs and melted butter. Press onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool slightly on a wire rack.
• 2. In a heavy medium size saucepan, melt caramels in caramel ice cream topping over low heat, stirring often. Stir in the first 1/4 cup whipping cream. Remove from heat; stir in nuts. Spread over crust. Cool; cover and chill for 1 hour.
• 3. For topping; in a heavy small size saucepan, melt chocolate. Remove from heat; stir in remaining whipping cream. Drizzle or spread over caramel-pecan mixture. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL GOOEY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare the crust by mixing the ingredients and pressing into an ungreased 9x13 pan.
• Microwave 1 cup of the morsels, the sweetened condensed milk, and the vanilla until melted, starting with one minute on high power. Stir to combine, microwaving at 15 second intervals if chips are not melted completely. Pour on to crust and top with nuts and remaining chips.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until edges are bubbling. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack and cut into bars.
• Serve with some Dulce de leche ice cream or vanilla with a drizzle of caramel topping and a sprinkling of pecans.