Homemade Turtle Candies Recipe

Homemade Turtle Candies Recipe

How To Make Homemade Turtle Candies

Crunchy pecans are topped with rich caramel and gooey chocolate. Get creative with your dessert recipes and have a go at our turtle candies recipe.

Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes
Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

  • 8oztoasted pecans
  • 12ozcaramels
  • 1tbspwater
  • 12ozsemisweet chocolate

Instructions

  1. Make 18 small mounds of pecans on parchment paper, roughly 4 to 5 pecans in each one.

  2. Add the caramels and water to a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 second increments until fully melted and stirred together fully.

  3. Scoop 2 teaspoons of caramel over each set of pecans then let it set for 2 to 3 minutes before adding melted chocolate.

  4. Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments until mixed completely and smooth

  5. Scoop 2 teaspoons of chocolate over each caramel cluster then allow the cluster to harden before eating.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 249.98kcal
  • Fat: 16.27g
  • Saturated Fat: 4.60g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 7.32g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.56g
  • Carbohydrates: 28.38g
  • Fiber: 2.32g
  • Sugar: 23.18g
  • Protein: 2.82g
  • Cholesterol: 1.32mg
  • Sodium: 48.42mg
  • Calcium: 40.97mg
  • Potassium: 161.09mg
  • Iron: 0.94mg
  • Vitamin A: 2.65µg
  • Vitamin C: 0.21mg
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