Chocolate Turtles
These chocolate turtles are the perfect homemade candy, that are crunchy, chewy, and sweet with the delicious combination of toasted pecans, gooey caramel, and chocolate!
Servings: 30
Calories: 156kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz pecan halves
- 14 oz soft caramels
- 2 TBS heavy cream
- 1 TBS butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 12 oz chocolate
- coarse sea salt (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 10 minutes, stirring after 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let them cool.
- Roughly chop the pecans.
- Make small piles, about 1 heaping TBS each of the chopped pecans on the prepared baking sheet.
- Add the caramels, heavy cream, and butter to a microwave safe bowl, and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring after each until you can stir the caramel smooth. **
- Stir the vanilla extract into the melted caramel
- Spoon about 1 TBS of caramel over the top of each pile of pecans. Let the caramel set for a few minutes.
- Add the chocolate to a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute. Stir as well as you can. Microwave in additional 15 second increments, stirring after each increment until you can stir it smooth. **
- Scoop about 1 TBS of melted chocolate over the top of each of the caramels.
- Let the candies set until the chocolate is firmed. It will probably take a few hours at room temperature, or you can place the pan in the fridge to chill for about 15 to 30 minutes.
Notes
**Be careful not to overheat the caramel or chocolate, so stir it really well after each time in the microwave.
Nutrition
Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg