Turtle Candies Recipe
Ingredients
- One year ago: Panettone [Italian Christmas Bread]
- Two years ago: Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
- Turtle Candies
- Yield: About 2 dozen turtles
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Pecan clusters covered in caramel and chocolate. A classic!
- Ingredients:
- 10 dozen pecan halves
- 1 (14-ounce) bag caramels, unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons water
- 12 ounces milk chocolate chip
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
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