Caramel Coconut Sticks

Total Time: 1 min Preparation Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup honey roasted glazed macadamia nuts, finely chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) bag caramels, unwrapped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon rum flavoring
• 24 pretzel sticks

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350. spread coconut in even layer on large ungreased jelly-roll pan. bake for 8 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very lightly toasted. cool completely in pan.
• 2 add chopped macadamia nut to tasted coconut; stir. set aside.
• 3 place caramels, butter and water in small saucepan. cook over medium-low heat, stirring ocassionally until melted and smooth. remove from heat; stir in rum flavoring.
• 4 working quickly, dip 1 pretzel rod into caramel mixture, using rubber spaula or spoon to coat three-fourths of pretzel. shake off excess; immediately place into coconut mixture. use hands to press coconut mixture firmly onto caramel. place covered pretzel onto waxed paper. cool completely.
• 5 store between sheets of waxed paper in container with tight-fitting lid.