Recipe: Turtles Candy
Posted by starwoodgal on November 4, 2008
Yes! Homemade Turtles Candy. Ooey-Gooey mounds of delicious, caramel goodness that soothes the savage beast. AKA – Me! I love these little morsels of chocolaty wonderfulness. This is another holiday recipe I include in my gifts to others and for myself. I swear the family would tar and feather me if I don’t make them every year for Christmas. The good thing, they are easy to make and you can lick your fingers when you’re done. Go for it!
Homemade Turtles Candy
1 lb. (56) vanilla caramels (yes, I counted them)
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon water
2 cups milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2 Tablespoons water
2 cups pecan halves
Melt caramels and butter in 1 tablespoon of water in top of double boiler over boiling water until smooth. Melt chocolate chips, corn syrup and 2 tablespoons water and keep warm over hot water. Drop caramel mixture by 1/2 teaspoonful onto greased wax paper line cookie sheets. Press 3 pecan halves into caramel to form head and legs of turtle. Drop a teaspoonful of chocolate mixture onto each caramel nut piece. Chill until set and removed from waxed paper.
Y’all Enjoy! 
Kacey said
Wow, you are making me so hungry. Those sound good. Nothing better than pecans, carmel, and chocolate!
dcamurray said
OMG! Those sound sinful! I use a homemade contraption as a double boiler when I make my chocolate covered peanut butter balls, but I’m ALWAYS so nervous about it. I don’t know why. But I get over it for the chocolate covered peanut butter balls. I might just have to get over it for some turtles too. It’s my mom’s favorite candy.