Caramel Turtles are candies made with chocolate, caramel, and nuts that resemble turtles. Pecans are the usual choice for nuts, and caramel can be homemade or store-bought. Semi-sweet chocolate is the final ingredient. The candies can be made in several ways, including shaping them into a turtle shape.
Made with chocolate, caramel, and nuts, Caramel Turtles are candies that look more or less like turtles. Easily available commercially, these turtles can also be made at home. Both salty and sweet turtles are often the favorites of sweet and nut lovers.
While almost any type of nut can be included, pecans are the usual choice for caramel turtles. You can use chopped pecans, but whole pecans or halved pecans are usually chosen. Whichever type you select, nuts are often roasted before being included in the candy.
Caramel can be homemade or store-bought. Often, store-bought toffees are melted for use, rather than a dessert syrup. Homemade caramel is first made from caramelized sugar, then adding butter and cream to the desired consistency. Making homemade caramel is trickier and more time-consuming than simple candy melting, but, when done correctly, can produce a more satisfying result.
Semi-sweet chocolate or a combination of semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate is normally the final ingredient in caramel turtles. Chocolate can be melted on the stovetop or in the microwave. When melted on a stove, cooked chocolate, rather than chocolate chips, is normally easier to work with since the chips are designed to hold their shape better and, therefore, are harder to melt into a smooth mixture without burning.
Candy turtles can be made in several ways. First, the melted caramel can be poured onto a lined baking sheet and allowed to cool enough to work safely. Then, the nuts can be mixed into the caramel. The resulting mixture is shaped into balls and flattened. The caramel-nut mixture is then chilled to set. After that, each candy can be dipped in melted chocolate.
Alternatively, the pecans can be placed in a thin layer on a baking sheet and the caramel can be spooned over the pecans. Like the previous version, the candies are then cooled and dipped in melted chocolate. In both versions, the dice protrude around the edges of the roughly circular shape, creating the faint impression of a turtle’s head and legs.
To create a more recognizable turtle shape, the dice can be arranged in groups of four to simulate turtle legs. Caramel is poured into the center of each nut cluster. Then, the caramelized nut candy is topped with the melted chocolate. In any version, the chocolate must set before you can handle the candy.
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