Saturday movie night? Do you need some bites to go with it?
What is the goodness you get by combining dulce de leche caramel, chocolate, popcorn, toasted coconut and peanuts? You get Pom Poms!
Pom Poms taste like Snicker Bars - the candy bars with chocolate, nougat, peanuts and caramel - according to my taste tester, Mr J. Only slightly more chewy.
It's extremely easy to make these cute little gems.
First, you got to have a can of Dulce de leche caramel. It can be easily made at home by simmering a can of condensed milk in a pan of boiling water for 3 hours. You can get the detailed recipe from my earlier post HERE.
But if you don't have the patience or time to simmer the condensed milk for 3 hours, there is an easy way out. Combine 1 can (395 g) of condensed milk with 30 g of butter in a large heavy-based saucepan; cook, stirring, over medium heat, about 10 minutes or until mixture is caramel colour.
Voila! You get an express version of dulce de leche caramel.
Don't say I didn't warn you, Pom Poms are super additive. You won't be able to stop at 1, or 2, or 3....
Pom Poms Recipe (Makes 40)
Ingredients
- 1 can (395 g) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup (140 g) finely chopped roasted unsalted peanuts
- 4 cups (40 g) air-popped popcorn
- 1/2 cup (40g) toasted shredded coconut
- 200 g milk eating chocolate, melted
Method
- Line two trays with baking paper.
- Make the Dulce de leche caramel: Put the can of condensed milk into a pan of boiling water and let it simmer away for 3 - 3 1/2 hours, topping up with more water if necessary.
- Remove from heat and open the can; pour the caramel into a bowl, quickly stir in nuts, popcorn and coconut.
- Working quickly, roll walnut-sized pieces of mixture into balls. Dip balls in chocolate; place on trays. Refrigerate until firm.