Caramel Pecan Turtle Chocolate Candies

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 26 caramels
• 104 pecan halves (about 2 cups)
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 grease a large cookie sheet well.
• 3 arrange 4 pecan halves in a cluster, flat side down on cookie sheet.
• 4 repeat with the rest of the pecan halves.
• 5 place one caramel on top of each cluster.
• 6 heat in oven until caramels are softened, about 4-6 minutes.
• 7 press caramels flat with the bottom of a buttered spatula (you may have to butter the spatula after every 2 or 3 caramels, or it will get very sticky).
• 8 remove caramels evenly onto waxed paper.
• 9 melt chocolate in double boiler, or in microwave on medium high, stirring every 25 seconds until just melted.
• 10 spoon over caramel-pecan clusters.
• 11 let cool a few hours.
• 12 makes 26.