Dark Chocolate Caramel Cups

Ingredients

For chocolate shell

• 8 oz of Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate chips, or another dairy free chocolate chip

• 2 tbsp palm shortening

For caramel

• 1 cup coconut milk

• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup

• 3/4 cup maple sugar

• 2 tbsp sea salt ghee

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Place chocolate chips and palm shortening in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in increments of 30 seconds until melted, making sure not to burn it.

2. Add silicone mini cups into a mini cupcake pan. Using a spoon, coat the silicone mini cup .

3. Once all mini cups are lined with chocolate, place in freezer to solidify for about 10 minutes.

4. For caramel: add all ingredients into a medium sized saucepan over medium high heat. Continually whisk until combined

5. Using a candy thermometer, continue whisking caramel until it reaches “soft ball” consistency, or between 230-240 degrees F.

6. Remove from heat and set aside.

7. Grab chocolate cups from freezer, and spoon about 1 to 1 1/2 tsp of caramel. Make sure there is enough space in the mini cups to cover with chocolate.

8. Place cups back in the freezer for another 10 minutes, or until caramel is cooled.

9. Remove cups from freezer and use remaining chocolate to fill the cups.

10. Place cups back in the freezer for a final 10 minutes .

11. Remove from freezer.

12. Enjoy!