Chocolate Turtles
Delicious Homemade Turtles candies are made super easy using microwave caramel. Perfect for parties, holiday gift giving, and hostess presents.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: candy
- Method: microwave
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 48 pecan halves (get a little extra in case some break)
- 28 individually wrapped caramels
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I use Ghirardelli chips)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil (optional)
Instructions
- Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat.
- Arrange pecans in twelve Xs, making four legs sticking out.
- Unwrap caramels and place them in a microwavable bowl. Don’t use too small of a bowl. You will need to be able to easily stir it. Add cream and microwave on 50% power for 30 seconds If not melted, heat for 15-second intervals at 50% power. Stir between each interval. Stir and place one heaping tablespoon in the center of each set of pecans. Allow the caramel to cool at room temperature for at least 15-20 minutes.
- Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave for 1 minute at 50% power. Stir until the bowl no longer feels warm. Continue heating at 15-30 second 50% power intervals until fully melted. Stirring every interval until the bowl no longer feels warm.
- Spoon chocolate over the caramel, spreading and swirling with the back of the spoon. Allow the candies to set at room temperature for several hours.
Notes
- Use good quality large roasted pecan halves.
- Take your time arranging the pecans on your parchment-covered baking sheets. This recipe moves really fast, so doing it while you are melting and spooning is not a good idea.
- Do not overcook the caramel. It melts really fast, and you can easily burn it.
- Use really good quality semisweet chocolate. Always use short intervals and 50% reduced power to melt chocolate in the microwave. Stir well between each interval until the bottom of the bowl is no longer warm.
- Turtles will keep up to 2-3 weeks in an airtight container stored in the refrigerator or up to four months double-wrapped in the freezer. Allow them to come to room temperature before serving.
- For extra flavor and fun, experiment with dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, or any combination of these chocolates layered or drizzled. Or top with a sprinkle of sea salt.
- For best results, store on parchment paper and with parchment paper between the layers of candy. Their little bottoms can be quite sticky.
- If the recipe is doubled, melt the caramel and chocolate in separate batches making one full batch of candies at a time before starting the second batch.
Find it online: https://www.smalltownwoman.com/chocolate-pecan-caramel-turtles/