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`Homemade Turtles Recipe (Caramel, Pecan, and Chocolate Clusters) . Completes any chocolate box! @foodapparel

Homemade Turtles (Caramel, Pecan, and Chocolate Clusters)

Course Candy, Dessert
Cuisine Gourmet
Servings 24 turtles
Author Tammy Blankenship

Ingredients

  • 1 batch homemade soft caramels cooked to 4 degrees less than called for in the recipe, or 24 store bought caramels
  • 100 pecan halves toasted
  • 1 to 2 bags dark chocolate chips 10.5 ounce bags
  • Fleur de sel optional

Instructions

  1. If using store bought caramels that are not super soft, melt with 2-4 tablespoons of heavy cream in the microwave.
  2. Cool until you can roll into balls.
  3. Place the tips of four toasted pecans together so they make a square with their inner tips, creating the "legs".
  4. Squish a 2 teaspoon-sized caramel ball on top to connect all four pecans.
  5. Place pecan/caramel cluster in freezer for about 15 minutes.
  6. Melt chocolate over double-boiler, or on half temperature in microwave until smooth.
  7. Pick up caramel/pecan cluster, drizzle chocolate on bottom, and flip back over onto frozen pan. Drizzle chocolate on top to cover the other side of caramel.
  8. Repeat until the other clusters have chocolate on top and bottom.
  9. Sprinkle with fleur de sel if desired.
  10. Let sit until chocolate sets.