Texas Gold

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) package vanilla caramels, unwrapped
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
• 1 (2 ounce) package paraffin wax, broken into small pieces
• 1 (18 ounce) package milk chocolate pieces

Recipe

• 1 in medium saucepan, melt caramels, water, and butter or margarine on medium, stirring constantly.
• 2 when smooth and creamy, remove from heat.
• 3 stir in pecans.
• 4 drop by teaspoonsful onto waxed paper which has been sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray.
• 5 refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 6 place paraffin and chocolate pieces in a medium saucepan. cook on medium, stirring constantly until paraffin is melted.
• 7 using a fork, dip each caramel mound in chocolate. place on waxed paper.
• 8 allow to stand until candy is no longer sticky.