Homemade Chocolate-Dipped Caramels

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 cup butter
• 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (12-oz.) package semisweet chocolate morsels
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• + 3 more ingredients
• • Wax paper
  • Chopped crystallized ginger (optional)
  • Coarse sea salt (optional)

1. Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a 3-qt. saucepan over medium heat; cook, without stirring, 7 minutes. 2. Stir in condensed milk, and bring to a boil over medium heat; cook, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer registers 238° to 240° (soft ball stage), about 20 to 25 minutes. 3...

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