Chocolate Covered Bugles Recipes

CHOCOLATE DIPPED PEANUT BUTTER BUGLES

Steps:

• Fill plastic food bag with peanut butter.
• Cut small hole in corner of bag.
• Twist open end of bag tight and carefully pipe the peanut butter into the Bugles.
• Do not overfill or the filling will leak out.
• 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.
• Chocolate can also be melted in the top of a double boiler.
• Dip the peanut butter filled end of each Bugle halfway into the chocolate coating.
• Place on waxed paper to dry.
• Note: You can also use chocolate chips melted with 2 teaspoons of shortening to dip the bugles. If chocolate needs rewarming while dipping, place in microwave for a few seconds til smooth.

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.

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.

CHOCOLATE COVERED BUGS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Cut licorice into tiny pieces.
• Flatten each caramel into a small oval.
• Press pieces of licorice onto the edges of 12 out of the 24 flattened caramels.
• Top each caramel with a second caramel and press edges to seal. Put on prepared baking sheet.
• Place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl.
• Microwave on high for 1 minute.
• Stir and then microwave on high another minute longer.
• Remove from oven and stir until melted.
• Spoon melted chocolate over each candy.
• Decorate with nuts and use the cinnamon candies for the eyes.