Make Turtle Candies
This recipe is a personal family favorite. However, you can add your own personal touch to make it a family favorite of your own. Turtle candies are a simple and easy candy to make. Turtles are usually made with pecans and shaped to look like turtles. However, the candies can also be made with cashews, peanuts or almonds. You can make simple candies or for a fancier turtle, you can drizzle white chocolate over the finished product.
Instructions
Making the Turtles
1. Pre-heat your oven to 300 degrees. Take a baking sheet and lightly spray the sheet with cooking spray.
2. Arrange nuts on a baking sheet. If you use pecans, take three pecans and form the nuts in the shape of a Y. Other nuts can be placed in the form of a circle.
3. Take a caramel candy and place it on top of the nuts. Place the nuts with the caramels in your oven, and bake about 10 minutes.
4. Melt chocolates and shortening into a double boiler while nuts and caramels are baking. Stir chocolate as it is melting.
5. Spread a thin layer of chocolate over turtles using a wooden spoon. Place your candies in your refrigerator for up to an hour. Remove your candies once they have cooled and store in air-tight containers.
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