Christmas Turtle Candies Recipe
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Christmas Turtle Candies

By: MARBALET 
"This is an easy recipe for Christmas gifts."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (61)

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Original Recipe Yield 24 candies
 

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces pecan halves
  • 24 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
  • 1 teaspoon shortening
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  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.
  2. 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.
  3. Heat shortening and chocolate chips over low heat just until chocolate is melted. Spread over candies and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 213 | Total Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 1mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2003 by ELIZABETH AND JOE   view full review
Hmmm. The first try, we followed the instructions exactly. We ended up with rock hard...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2003 by momto3boys   view full review
I tried to combine all of the suggestions from the other reviews. I used Hershey's caramels. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2003 by MOUNTAIN ASH   view full review
I made these last year for Christmas gifts and they were a hit! My sweetie who is very...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by J SCOTT   view full review
I tried making this recipe as written but the caramel came out so hard that it was inedible. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2006 by Alison K.   view full review
I had some troubles with these the first time I made them, so when I tried again, I was able...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2002 by Mrs D   view full review
These were too firm to chew without taking out fillings. The second batch I melted the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2002 by SAELLIS   view full review
Very good recipe. I lowered the oven temperature to 250 degrees and the caramels didn't turn...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2003 by Bobbie Kaye   view full review
*WARNING* If you have TMJ do not try these. They taste great, but following the directions...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2003 by florida gail   view full review
These turned out great. I toasted the pecans for about 5 minutes before starting, and used a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2004 by CHRISTICORPUS   view full review
great tasting, but the caramel was too hard to chew. It was that teeth ripping kind of chew. ...

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