Millionaire Clusters Recipes

MILLIONAIRE CANDY

Steps:

• Melt caramels and water.
• Add pecans and mix well.
• Spoon out onto wax paper (work real fast).
• Allow to cool completely.
• Melt hershey bars, chocolate chips and chocolate squares together in double boiler.
• Dip pecan clusters in chocolate and put back onto wax paper to cool.

MILLIONAIRE SQUARES

Steps:

• BOTTOM LAYER: Melt margarine in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add crushed cookies. Stir well. Reserve 1/4 cup crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture firmly in greased 8 x 8 inch pan. Bake in 350°F oven for 5 minutes. Let stand in pan on wire rack until cooled completely.
• FILLING: Heat chocolate and margarine in heavy medium saucepan on lowest heat, stirring often, until chocolate is almost melted. Do not overheat. Remove from heat. Stir until smooth. Add egg. Beat. Add icing sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time while beating, until smooth, adding more icing sugar as necessary until spreading consistency.
• Add walnuts. Stir. Spread evenly over bottom layer. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top. Chill until firm. Cuts into 25 squares.
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CHOCOLATE BILLIONAIRES

Steps:

• Line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the caramels and water; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Stir in pecans and cereal until coated. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto prepared pans. Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until firm., Meanwhile, in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip candy into chocolate, coating all sides; allow excess to drip off. Place on prepared pans. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container.

BEA'S MILLIONAIRES

Steps:

• 1. Slowly melt caramels and milk together in medium size saucepan. Add chopped pecans and mix well. Remove from heat and let mixture cool for about 30 minutes to an hour. This way they'll hold their shape better.
• 2. Meanwhile, line two large cookie sheets with foil and lightly grease with cooking spray. Drop clusters by using a tablespoon onto prepared cookie sheets. Place in refrigerator or freezer for a few hours to firm them up. I sometimes leave them in the freezer overnight but a couple of hours or so works great, too.
• 3. Slowly melt the chocolate bark & dip each cluster into chocolate, covering all sides. Place onto waxed paper and let harden. TIP: only take out one cookie sheet at a time from the fridge/freezer because they soften quickly.
• 4. Note: I use the chocolate almond bark from Wal-Mart. I melt the whole package and once I have covered all the millionaires I then chocolate cover pecans, peanuts, raisins or peanut butter between crackers to use up all the chocolate.
• 5. TIP: These freeze very well. You can even eat them right from the freezer with no thawing. Also, I use a half package each of the white and dark chocolate. This gives it a milk chocolate taste that I love.
• 6. ALMOND BARK: Most Walmarts carry this item. You can normally find it in the baking aisle along with chocolate chips, etc. Some grocery stores and Walgreens also carry it. It comes in white chocolate as well. I have never made this candy using the white chocolate but I'm sure it would be wonderful.