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    Home » Holiday Treats and Recipes » Valentine's Day

    Caramel Chocolate Fudge Bears

    Modified: Oct 24, '23 · Published: Jan 29, '13 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

    Turn 2-ingredient fudge into these adorable Caramel Chocolate Fudge Bears for Valentine's Day, a birthday party, or a baby shower. These cute treats are super easy to make and taste great.

    2-ingredient chocolate caramel fudge shaped into cute teddy bears

    Are you familiar with Bento, the incredibly creative meals common in Japanese cuisine?

    It wasn't until I began blogging about edible crafts and spending much of my time gawking at artistic foods online. The art of making lunch boxes filled with elaborately decorated rice bears, cartoon character sandwiches, heart-shaped hard-boiled eggs, and carved vegetables is awe-inspiring.

    I work and eat at home most days and aside from an occasional picnic, I don't pack lunch or dinner for anyone, so bento-making has just been something I have been admiring from afar.

    I've spent afternoons looking at the works of imaginative bento makers and perusing the products they use to make their food come to life. Last week I discovered BentoUSA and I  couldn't pull myself away from their site. I have a wish list a mile long of fun products that I can't wait to try out.

    how to make easy fun lunch bento USA.

    For this project, I used a plastic teddy bear-shaped mold that is usually used with rice. It worked perfectly with my caramel modeling chocolate recipe that is made with Dulce de Leche (caramelized sweetened condensed milk) and milk chocolate that I've also used to make Chocolate Caramel Pumpkins and  Inside Out Chocolate Caramel Apples.

    I also used a punch that is typically used to cut sheets of nori. I cut frosting sheets instead.

    The set I used even includes a bunny rabbit which I'm excited to use for an Easter project.

    Using the molds, I spent less than 15 minutes shaping all of my bears. These are super simple and quick Valentine's Day edible crafts.

    milk chocolate fudge teddy bears.

    Caramel Chocolate Fudgy Bears (makes 9-10 bears)

    Ingredients:
    14 ounces of milk chocolate
    1 (13.4 ounce) can Dulce de Leche (caramel)

    Teddy Bear Face:

    dark brown or black frosting/sugar sheet*

    *You can also just color some of the caramel modeling chocolate with black food coloring or some cocoa powder then roll it out thin and use the cutter that comes with the teddy bear rice mold to cut the face.

    Supplies Needed:

    plastic teddy bear-shaped mold
    teddy bear face nori punch*
    (you won't need this if you don't use the frosting sheet)

    Instructions:

    blocks of milk chocolate and a can of Nestle La Lechera Dulce de Leche.

    Finely chop the milk chocolate.

    mixing Dulce de Leche into melted milk chocolate.

    Melt the milk chocolate and allow it to cool to about 91 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Stir in the Dulce de Leche.

    See my How To Fix Greasy Modeling Chocolate Tutorial for a detailed explanation of melting chocolate and why using melted chocolate that is too hot will result in oily modeling chocolate, read this tutorial.

    Dulce de Leche and milk chocolate blended together into a fudge-like modeling chocolate.

    The mixture will thicken very quickly, but you need to make sure all of the caramel is mixed into the chocolate, so use your hands if needed.

    Once well mixed, wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.

    When you unwrap it, knead it in your hands until smooth, about 30 seconds.

    pressing chocolate caramel fudge into a teddy bear rice mold.

    Divide the caramel modeling chocolate into 9 pieces (about a heaping ¼ cup.)

    Press one piece into the front of the teddy bear mold mounding it up on the backside.

    pressing the caramel chocolate fudge in between the two halves of a teddy bear rice mold.

    Press the backside of the bento bear mold over the caramel modeling chocolate.

    You can, if you want, put the front side of the mold in the white holder to keep everything straight then you can press in the back part of the mold. I found I really didn't need it, though.

    excess chocolate caramel fudge around the seam of the teddy bear mold.

    Squeeze the two sides of the mold together until the edges touch.

    Remove any caramel modeling chocolate that has oozed out.

    unmolding the chocolate caramel fudge bears.

    Remove the backside of the teddy bear mold. Your chocolate bear should have little dots all over it.

    If it doesn't, you didn't use quite enough of the caramel modeling chocolate. You can just re-roll it and mold it again.

    removing the caramel chocolate fudge bear from the mold.

    Gently tug on the chocolate bear, peeling it away from the front of the bento bear mold.

    teddy bear-shaped fudge bear removed from mold.

    Pull the chocolate bear completely out of the mold.

    imprinted fudge bear out of plastic teddy bear mold.

    Smooth out any rough edges.

    stamping cute bear faces out of frosting sheets and adding them to chocolate fudge bears.

    Use a nori punch with a bear face to punch out a dark brown or black frosting sheet. Press the eyes and mouth onto each of the bears.

    If you look at the picture at the very top of the blog post, you'll notice one bear has a different face. I used a different punch.

    nori punches with teddy bear faces.

    If you have chosen to color some of the modeling chocolate with food coloring or cocoa powder, dust your work surface with some cocoa powder, roll it out thin, and use the cutter that comes with the teddy bear rice mold to cut the face. You can press the pieces on the bear. If needed use some corn syrup to make them stick.

    More Bear-shaped Dessert Ideas

    Chocolate Strawberry Bears for Valentine's Day

    Chocolate Strawberry Bears

    Chocolate Teddy Bear Cupcakes are so adorably sweet and are the perfect treat for Valentine's Day.

    Chocolate Reese's Cup Bear Cupcakes

    Chocolate peanut butter fudge filled bears.

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Buckeye Bears

    potato candy chocolate bear lollipops on Valentine's Day lollipop sticks

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Potato Candy Bears

    If you are looking for other treats or gifts to make for Valentine's Day,
    you might like these other recipes too.

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Pams Party says

      January 29, 2013 at 5:04 pm

      I have never used anything Bento yet, but I would love too!

      Reply
    2. Noreen says

      January 29, 2013 at 5:02 pm

      I have never made Bento, but this looks so fun!

      Reply
    3. Anonymous says

      January 29, 2013 at 4:49 pm

      You do the neatest work. I love the way you are so clever!!!

      Deanna orsega651@verizon.net

      Reply
    4. Allison says

      January 29, 2013 at 4:44 pm

      Allison - I have never made a bento, but there are many places to get them in HI. What a cute idea!

      Reply
    5. Tammy says

      January 29, 2013 at 4:12 pm

      I have never made a bento, but I would love to start if I had the proper supplies 🙂

      Reply
    6. Michelle says

      January 29, 2013 at 3:44 pm

      So perfect for sushi night! Thanks for the great giveaway!

      Reply
    7. Cindy B. says

      January 29, 2013 at 3:31 pm

      They look soooo cute!!!

      Reply
    8. Tania says

      January 29, 2013 at 3:14 pm

      As adorable as the bears are, I'm looking forward to trying the Caramel Molding Chocolate! Looks delish!

      Reply
    9. Tania says

      January 29, 2013 at 3:13 pm

      I would love to make these for a birthday party favor!

      Reply
    10. Tania says

      January 29, 2013 at 3:12 pm

      These are so cute! What a great idea for an easy, take along treat!

      Reply
    11. Jocelyn says

      January 29, 2013 at 2:54 pm

      These are great! Perfect for our Valentine countdown craft bags!

      Reply
    12. Hannah says

      January 29, 2013 at 2:43 pm

      The rice panda bears would be so great!

      Reply
    13. Anonymous says

      January 29, 2013 at 2:42 pm

      never heard of this
      this is one reason i like your blog
      u use different things to make food interesting
      donna
      retail_13775@yahoo.com

      Reply
    14. roshawnda blackwood says

      January 29, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      I have never used a Bento, but these are sooooo cute! My daughter would love these. Thanks!

      Reply
    15. wilma2389 says

      January 29, 2013 at 2:10 pm

      These are so adorable. I would like to try making a bento lunch for my granddaughter

      Reply
    16. Kalamity Kelli says

      January 29, 2013 at 2:10 pm

      Those are so cute! No cooking really so I just love it!!

      Reply
    17. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says

      January 29, 2013 at 1:52 pm

      These are so cute!

      Reply
    18. Rina @ Bento School Lunches says

      January 29, 2013 at 1:51 pm

      Liked both Bento USA and CuteZCute! 🙂

      Reply
    19. Rina @ Bento School Lunches says

      January 29, 2013 at 1:49 pm

      I do make bentos for my son's school lunches. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! 🙂

      Reply
    20. Vanessa says

      January 29, 2013 at 1:46 pm

      Those bears are one of the cutest things I've ever seen. No, I've never made a Bento. I've started hearing about it since I've been reading more blogs.

      Reply
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