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Secondly, the caramel instructions were vague and not good. I used a silicon spatula because I didn\u2019t know better, and the tip of it melted into the caramel. I scrapped the caramel and moved on to the ganache (the chocolate mixture). The chocolate chips never mixed all the way in, even after additional microwaving. In the end, and it may have been my own fault, this recipe is just flawed.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":2,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2024-08-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"andrew677"},"reviewBody":"
Awesome recipe, had to double the crust and 1.5x the fillings to fit my 11 in tart pan but it fit perfectly. I topped it with sea salt and dark chocolate shavings!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"137638","romance_copy_dek":"When I was little, my grandpa always had a bag of caramels in his truck and a few in his pocket. Whether we were camping or going to a movie, I enjoyed sharing caramels with him. 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