CHRISTMAS TURTLES® CANDIES
This is an easy recipe for Christmas gifts.
Provided by MARBALET
Categories Desserts Candy Recipes Nut Candy Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.7 g, Cholesterol 1.4 mg, Fat 13 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 51 mg, Sugar 21.2 g
TURTLES® CANDIES
My husband's grandma gave me this recipe. I love to make them during the holidays and have never had a complaint.
Provided by RebeccaJ
Categories Desserts Candy Recipes Nut Candy Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Grease 2 baking sheets.
- Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; stir brown sugar and salt into the melted margarine. Mix in corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk; cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat; fold in pecans. Stir vanilla extract into the caramel mixture.
- Drop spoonfuls of caramel onto the prepared baking sheet. Allow caramels to cool until firm.
- Cook and stir chocolate chips in a saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Dip cooled caramels in the melted chocolate; return to greased baking sheet. Cool until chocolate is set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.5 calories, Carbohydrate 16.2 g, Cholesterol 1.9 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 45.8 mg, Sugar 13 g
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