Chocolate turtles - simple homemade candy made to look like a turtle.

Chocolate turtles are a simple homemade treat made of chewy caramel, creamy chocolate, and toasted pecans with sea salt on top.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Servings: 16-24 depending on the size and number of pecans used per cluster

Ingredients

4 ounces pecans, toasted lightly
8-ounce caramel, individually wrapped (I used about 25 individually wrapped caramel)
1 ½ tablespoon heavy cream
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
Sea salt for sprinkling on top

Instructions

1. Line the baking tray with parchment paper. Bake nuts in preheated oven for 3 to 5 minutes. Keep a constant eye on nuts. Remove before it gets burnt. If using the stovetop, spread nuts on a large skillet. Toast it on stove top on medium-low heat.

2. To a small saucepan add caramel and heavy cream. Heat on low heat with constant stirring until caramel is fully melted. Remove from heat, and set aside.

3. Melt semi-sweet chocolate in the microwave (optional – add ¼ teaspoon coconut oil) in 20 seconds intervals, stirring regularly until fully. Set aside.

4. Arrange toasted pecan in groups of 3 to 5 nuts on a tray lined it parchment paper or silicon mat. Lay it on top-of-another into a cluster or arrange it as shown in the picture to resemble a turtle’s head, limbs, and tail.

5. Pour 1 tablespoon (or as much as you desire) hot caramel sauce on top of arranged pecan clusters. Allow caramel to set (if not fully, slightly) before you pour the melted chocolate.

6. Pour 1 ½ teaspoon melted semi-sweet chocolate over caramel. Using the tip of the spoon swirl the chocolate around to form the shell of the turtle.

7. Sprinkle sea salt on top. Allow turtle chocolate to set completely.
Devour it.