Allrecipes home
bookmark
 

Turtle Brownies

SUBMITTED BY: Joseph PHOTO BY: Holly Berry

"These brownies have pecans and caramel, much like turtle candies."
Original recipe yield 1 dozen

SERVINGS

 (Help)
    
Servings
 

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 24 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
  • 42 pecan halves

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
  2. Mix the sugar, butter, eggs and cocoa until just blended. Slowly add flour and one teaspoon of the vanilla. Mix until just blended. Spread batter in pan and top with chopped pecans.
  3. Bake about 25 minutes. Let cool on wire rack.
  4. In saucepan over low heat, melt caramels, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in remaining vanilla. Drizzle over brownies in parallel rows and press pecan halves into the caramel in neat rows. Let set for at least 10 minutes.
ADVERTISEMENT

REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2003 by CATJENKINS
These are good, but just a touch too dry for my families taste. Ice cream over it solves that... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2007 by LISARUTH!
I changed this recipe quite a bit. I didn't have pecans so I used walnuts. After reading the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2006 by Kiwi Hilary
I love this recipe because turtles are my favorite candy. I also found the caramels hardened... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2004 by REBEKAH39
These were a little dry but my husband solved that matter. He drank lots of milk and seemed... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2005 by joesgirljeri
This was only OK. I prepared the caramels exactly as instructed and they hardened too much on... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2008 by kgmommy
I would have to say this is a good recipe but the other reviews are right, a little too dry. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2007 by ZEROKILL
Straightforward, yet glamorous looking brownies. Very tasty. MORE


 
www.allrecipes.com
ADVERTISEMENT
Nutritional Information
Turtle Brownies

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 584

  • Total Fat: 36.5g
  • Cholesterol: 114mg
  • Sodium: 75mg
  • Total Carbs: 64.3g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 4.9g
  • Protein: 7.7g

VIEW DETAILED NUTRITION

About: Nutrition Info

Powered by: ESHA Nutrient Database

 
Select Your Version:  United States  |  Canada  |  United Kingdom & Ireland  |  Australia & New Zealand  |  Frequently Asked Questions What's this?