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Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche

It’s not as good as you think, it’s even better. This slow cooker dulce de leche is creamy, sweet, and oh so tasty. I started a batch first thing in the morning. By the time dinner was done that evening, I was enjoying a nice bowl of ice cream. Drizzled with amazing caramel sauce, it was fantastic. And oh, did the house ever have a fantastic aroma! It actually reminded me of having a caramel candle burning.

Slow cooker dulce de leche sauce will keep in the fridge for up to 4 weeks, but you won’t have to worry about it being around that long.

Crock-Pot 7 Quart Oval Manual Slow Cooker, Stainless Steel (SCV700-S-BR)

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Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche

It’s not as good as you think, it’s even better. This slow cooker dulce de leche is creamy, sweet, and oh so tasty.

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword caramel, crockpot, slow cooker

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 10 5

Servings cups

Calories 3kcal

Author Mike

Equipment

slow cooker

Ingredients

2 14 ounce sweetened condensed milk
3 8 ounce canning jars with rings and lids or 4 6 ounce jars

Instructions

Divide the condensed milk between the jars. Seal tightly.
Place jars into your crockpot so they are not touching and add enough water so that it covers the jars by 1″-2″.
Turn crockpot on low and cook for 10 hours.
Jars will be very hot when you remove them. Use tongs. Let jars cool completely.
Jars will last in the fridge for up to 4 weeks.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars

There are a few variations on these chocolate chocolate chip caramel bars around the web. I don’t think it matters just exactly how you make these, they will be the best little bars you’ve ever had. They are gooey messy, very chocolatey, and just heavenly good.

Make sure these chocolate chocolate chip caramel bars are completely cooled before trying to cut them into bars. I was lucky enough to top my bar with some chopped pecans from my dad’s pecan trees. Some years he has very little nuts, some years lots and lots. This year we were fortunate to have bag after bag of great Georgia pecans!

Also try my chocolate-dipped peanut butter Bugles.

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This recipe is based on a recipe from Deep South Dish.

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword bars, caramel, chocolate

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1 20

Total Time 1 25

Servings

Calories 240kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Deep South Dish

Ingredients

1 roll chocolate chip cookie dough
10 ounces milk chocolate chips
½ cup half and half
1 11 ounce caramels
1 cup pecans chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Press the cookie down down into a 9″ x 12″ pan, covering the entire pan evenly.
Bake for 12 minutes and remove from oven.
Meanwhile, put the caramel and half and half into a double boiler and begin to melt, stirring occasionally.
Sprinkle the cooked dough with the chocolate chips and return pan to the oven. Bake, a minute at a time, until the chocolates are melted.
Use an offset spatula (or the back of a large spoon) to spread the chocolate out evenly over the cooked dough.
Pour the melted caramel over the chocolate. Sprinkle with nuts.
Place in fridge for an hour or until the caramel has set. Cut into small bars.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Grilled Caramel Apple Cheese Sandwich

Jessica over at How Sweet It Is posts some fabulous food. Her idea for a grilled caramel apple cheese sandwich is just one of them. The combination of the crisp apple, sweet caramel and creamy cheese is to die for. This made for the perfect lunch.

A good (read: expensive) caramel will take this sandwich over the top. You will still enjoy it with a less costly alternative. Just don’t use something overly sweet and candy-ish. This grilled caramel apple cheese sandwich is somewhere between dessert and lunch.

My Cuisinart Griddler was made for making sandwiches just like this one. Even though it can do a lot of things, it’s the star of the show when it comes to getting bread just the perfect crispiness. And getting cheese just the right meltiness. And for me at least, one that is sandwich-flipping-challenged, I find it much easier to handle sandwiches on this press. Heck, I don’t even have to flip them since it has hot griddles above and below the sandwiches! You can’t beat that!

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The Griddler is a champ at making grilled cheese sandwiches, like my spicy grilled cheese, muffuletta grilled cheese, grilled spinach and artichoke cheese, and pepperoni pizza grilled cheese.

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Grilled Caramel Apple Cheese Sandwich

The combination of the crisp apple, sweet caramel and creamy cheese is to die for.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword grilled cheese, sandwich

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 460kcal

Author Jessica from How Sweet It Is

Equipment

Cuisinart Griddler

Ingredients

4 slices multigrain bread
2 tablespoons butter softened
4 ounces brie cheese sliced thin (or more, depending on the size of your bread slices)
1 honey crisp apple thinly sliced (a mandolin works best)
3 tablespoons caramel sauce

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat.
Spread the butter on one side of two slices of the bread and place them, butter-side down, into the skillet.
As the bread cooks, drizzle each with a 1/2 tablespoon of caramel. Divide half of the brie between the two bread slices, add another 1/2 tablespoon of caramel, the apple, the remaining caramel and finally the rest of the cheese.
Butter one side of the remaining bread slices and place on top.
Flip sandwich once the bottom slices are well browned.
Continue cooking until the bread is browned and crispy and the cheese has melted. You might find that the cheese melts better if you put a lid over the skillet while cooking.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Caramel Crunchy Cheetos

These caramel crunchy Cheetos were such a big hit at my wife’s office that I decided to post the recipe today. I have to admit, they are highly addicting. They’re like candied Cheetos. Great crunch and sweetness, similar to caramel popcorn in ways. I made these little treats with Crunchy Cheetos, but I wouldn’t hesitate to make them with Cheddar Jalapeno Crunchy Cheetos to get a nice mix of heat and sweet.

It might sound crazy, but Cheetos are the bomb on hot dogs too! Also try my always-popular praline crunch. But don’t hesitate to make these caramel crunchy Cheetos. I’ve made them for my wife’s co-workers many times and they’ve always disappeared in no time at all.

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Also try my Cheetos popcorn!

This recipe was inspired by a recipe on Plain Chicken.

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Caramel Cheetos

Add some salted peanuts for a different spin!

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Cheetos, crunchy

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1 5

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Calories 3782kcal

Author Adapted from Plain Chicken

Ingredients

2 cups light brown sugar or 1 cup Splenda brown sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
½ cup light corn syrup
½ teaspoon baking soda
20.5 ounce Crunchy Cheetos

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250 F.
Spray a large bowl, a large sauce pan, and a deep roasting pan with non-stick spray. You may also want to spray your utensils as you go since these are quite sticky!
Add the brown sugar, butter and corn syrup to the sauce pan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and let boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the baking soda. The mixture will become light in color and will be somewhat foamy.
Pour the Cheetos into the large bowl. Pour the caramel mixture over the top. Stir the Cheetos to coat. You don’t have to worry about getting every one fully coated as they will get tossed more in the oven.
Pour Cheetos mixture into the roasting pan and place into the oven.
Bake at 250 for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and pour onto wax paper. Allow to cool.

Notes

Nutritional values do not include the Cheetos.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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