Caramel Pretzel Sticks

Submitted by Courtly

"From taste of home. Sounds good!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 1/2 dozen

ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup butter, cubed
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (10 ounce) package pretzel sticks
• 6 -12 ounces white candy coating
• 6 -12 ounces milk chocolate confectionary coating
• 3⁄4 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)

directions

1. In heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and butter. Bring just to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling, without stirring, at a moderate-steady rate for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in milk. Return to the heat. Reduce to medium-low; cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 245 (firm ball stage). Keep warm.
2. Pour 1 cup caramel into a 1 cup glass measuring cup. Quickly dip each pretzel halfway into caramel. Allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper lined baking sheets; let stand until hardened.
3. In a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup, melt white candy coating. Dip half of the caramel-coated pretzels into coating. Melt milk chocolate coating; dip remaining pretzels.
4. Drizzle white coated pretzels with milk chocolate coating; drizzle milk chocolate coated pretzels with white coating. Sprinkle with walnuts if desired. Store in an airtight container.