Caramel-Coffee Tassies

Name: Caramel-Coffee Tassies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, softened; 397 grams pkg. caramels, unwrapped; 1 teaspoons coffee liqueur or brewed coffee; 2 Tbsps coffee liqueur or brewed coffee; 85 grams pkg. cream cheese, softened; 59 milliliters evaporated milk; 79 milliliters evaporated milk, chilled; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters shortening; 79 milliliters sugar

Caramel-Coffee Tassies is a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 189 calories. Head to the store and pick up butter, caramels, shortening, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter and cream cheese together until well blended; stir in flour. Form into a ball; chill for one hour or overnight.

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Cream Cheese

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Shape dough into 1/2-inch balls; press each into an ungreased mini muffin cup.

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Dough

Bake at 350 for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.

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Oven

Let cool.

Combine caramels and evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently until melted.

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Evaporated Milk

Caramel Candy

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; stir in liqueur or coffee. Spoon caramel filling into baked shells; let cool.

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Caramel

Liqueur

Coffee

Pasta Shells

Pipe frosting onto caramel filling.

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Frosting

Caramel

For Frosting, blend shortening and sugar together until fluffy; add evaporated milk and liqueur or coffee. Beat with an electric mixer on medium-high until fluffy or about 7 to 10 minutes.

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Evaporated Milk

Shortening