CHOCOLATE-COVERED BUGS

      Title: CHOCOLATE-COVERED BUGS
  Categories: Christmas, Candies
       Yield: 12 Servings
  
            Red-licorice whipss
      24    Soft caramel candies
       6 oz Chocolate chips
 
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            Colored sprinkles
            Red hots
            Sliced almonds
            Assorted decors and dragees
 
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     140    * calories per serving
       1    * g protein per serving
       7    * g fat per serving
      45    * mg sodium per serving
      20    * g carbohydrate per serving
       2    * mg cholesterol per serving
  
   Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.  Cut licorice into small
   pieces. Use your hands to flatten each caramel into a small oval.
   Press bits of licorice onto 12 of hte flattened caramels to make
   legs. Top each with a second caramel and press edges to seal. Put on
   prepared baking sheet. Put chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl.
   Microwave on High 1 minute. Stir and then microwave on High 1 minute
   longer. Remove from oven and stir until melted.  Spoon melted
   chocolate over each candy. Decorate with nuts and candy. Work time: 1
   hour, 40 minutes Total time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
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