Caramel Bugles Recipes

FIVE MINUTE CARAMEL BUGLES

Steps:

• Measure Bugles. Set aside.
• Line baking sheet with wax paper.
• Add butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup to a large microwavable bowl. Microwave one minute. Stir. Continue to microwave in 30 second intervals until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add baking soda and stir until combined.
• Add Bugles to butter mixture. Microwave in one minute increments, stirring after each minute. Microwave for a total of three minutes.
• Pour Bugle mixture onto wax paper.
• Put semisweet chocolate chips in a snack size seal-able bag. Leave the bag unsealed and microwave for two minutes, at half power. Seal bag and kneed until chocolate chips are completely melted. Snip a small triangle off the corner or the bag and drizzle over Caramel Bugles.
• Repeat with white chocolate chips.
• Cool completely.

ZEBRA CARAMEL BUGLES

Steps:

• Remove Bugles from the bag and place in a large mixing bowl.
• Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
• In a saucepan over medium heat combine the brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup. Mix and stir until smooth and mixture starts to boil. Boil and stir for about 1 minute. Remove from heat and add in baking soda.
• Pour the caramel mixture over the Bugles in the mixing bowl. Stir in gently so you don't crush the Bugles.
• Spread it out on the parchment lined cookie sheet and let cool.
• Place the white chocolate and milk chocolate chips in individual baggies.
• Microwave at 30 second intervals until smooth and melted. Snip off the corner of the baggie and drizzle over the the cooled caramel bugles.
• Let the Zebra topping set up and then break the Bugles into sections and enjoy a delicious dessert.

TOFFEE BUGLES

Steps:

• Bring sugar, margarine, and syrup to a boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add baking soda. Stir. Pour over Bugles in a large bowl sprayed with Pam. (This makes clean up so much easier.) Quickly toss and spread on a 10X15 inch pan, sprayed with Pam. Bake at 250Degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Pour onto parchment paper, or wax paper sprayed with Pam. Quickly separate pieces. Let cool, and store in a sealed container.

CARAMELS

Steps:

• Grease a 12x15 inch pan.
• In a medium-size pot, combine sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, evaporated milk, whipping cream, and butter. Monitor the heat of the mixture with a candy thermometer while stirring. When the thermometer reaches 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) remove the pot from the heat.
• Stir in vanilla. Transfer mixture to the prepared pan and let the mixture cool completely. When cooled cut the Carmel into small squares and wrap them in wax paper for storage.

CARAMEL SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Grease three 15x10x1-in. baking pans; set aside. In a large heat-proof bowl, combine the cereals; set aside., In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, bring the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal and stir until well coated., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake, uncovered, at 200° for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely. Break apart and store in airtight containers.

CARAMEL SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Spray a large roasting pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium-size microwave safe bowl, mix butter, white corn syrup and brown sugar. Place the mixture in the microwave and cook 2 minutes, or until butter melts.
• Place the cereal, pecans and almonds into the prepared roasting pan. Pour the melted butter mixture over the cereal and nuts and mix gently until the cereal and nuts are coated.
• Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• As the snack mix is cooling, be sure to continue to stir so that the mix will not harden in one big lump.

CHOCOLATE BUGLES

Steps:

• Cut a small hole in the corner of a plastic bag with peanut butter. Pipe the peanut butter into the Bugles. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt candy coating at 70% power for 1-1/2 minutes; stir. Heat 1 to 1-1/2 minutes longer or until melted; stir until smooth. Dip the filled end of Bugles halfway in coating. Place on waxed paper to dry.