Best Caramel Pecan Turtles Recipes

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PECAN TURTLES

Steps:

• Toast pecans at 300 degrees on a cookie sheet for 5 to 6 minutes until fragrant. Let cool.
• Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper and spray lightly with non stick cooking spray.
• Arrange the pecans on the sheet in small groups of 3.
• To make the caramel, melt butter in a medium sized sauce pan.
• Add brown sugar, corn syrup, 7 ounces sweetened condensed milk.
• Cook and stir over medium high heat until it reaches 235 degrees on your candy thermometer or the soft ball stage. (Clings together well when you drop 1/2 teaspoon of caramel in cold water).
• Then remove the caramel from heat and stir in vanilla. Carefully spoon caramel over each nut cluster covering all the nuts.
• For the chocolate topping melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl or big glass measuring cup. Heat for 30 seconds at a time stirring after each interval until all melted and smooth.
• Then add in 1/2 teaspoon shortening to the melted chocolate chips. Stir all together until its blended in.
• Spoon the melted chocolate over the caramel and spread around with the back of a spoon.
• Once they set up you can eat them or store them in an airtight container.
• Great for gift giving and holiday parties.

PECAN CARAMEL TURTLES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Cover cookies sheet with aluminum foil, shiny side exposed. Lightly grease foil with vegetable oil spray. Place 3 pecan halves in a Y shape on the foil. Place 1 caramel candy in the center of each Y. Bake just until caramel is melted, about 9 to 10 minutes. Heat shortening and chocolate chips over low heat just until chocolate is melted. Spread over candies and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

CARAMEL PECAN TURTLES (2004)

Steps:

• Cream crisco and sugars. Add milk. Beat in eggs one at a time; add vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Mix into creamed mixture. Chill one hour. Heat oven to 350F. Roll out 1/3 of dough at a time, to 1/4" thickness on a floured surface. Cut out with 2 1/4" cookie cutters. Place 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 5-6 minutes, until edges are slightly golden. Remove to cooling rack. For topping, combine caramels and milk in small saucepan and melt over very low heat. Stir frequently until smooth. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls on top of each cookie. Place 3 pecan halves around edge of caramel. Melt chocolate on range top in small saucepan on very low heat. Spread rounded teaspoonfuls over top of caramel. Don't cover pecans. Cool completely.

CARAMEL PECAN TURTLES

Steps:

• Spread out a couple of sheets of wax paper, about the size of a large cookie sheet. Melt dark chocolate in microwave, following melting instructions on the candy melt package. Do not overcook it or you've ruined it, though a friend told me a couple drops of veg. oil will restore it. The consistency will be melted, but not runny - i.e. you won't be able to stir, hold the spoon up & have chocolate dripping off it like a waterfall (if this is your expectation, you will burn it!). Take melted dk. chocolate and using a cereal or soup spoon, get a spoonful, dollop onto wax paper & use the back of the spoon to smooth into a circle a tad larger than a silver dollar. This is the bottom of the turtle - the "plastron" in turtle lingo! Before the dk. choc. starts to harden, put 4 pecan halves onto the dark choc. w/a little bit of pecan extending over the edges .these are the "feet". Let cool. As your plastron is cooling, melt the caramel in a saucepan w/a teaspoon or so of water. Use low heat & stir frequently w/a wooden spoon. Once caramel is melted, take a cereal/soup spoon & carefully ladle caramel over the pecans. Let cool. Once your caramel has cooled, melt the light choc. in the microwave. To form the top of the turtle (the "carapace" in turtle lingo), spoon light chocolate over the caramel & smooth w/spoon to make it look pretty. Let cool. Pack in decorative tins or other container, putting a wax paper layer in between layers. These freeze very well and travel through the mail well.