Homemade Chocolate Pecan Turtles
YUMMMMMY
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) bag pecan halves
- 1 (10 ounce) bag about 1 heaping cup of caramel squares, unwrapped
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 8 ounce dark chocolate, chopped
- 8 ounce milk, unsweetened, or white chocolate, chopped
- Fleur de Sel for sprinkling
Instructions
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place mounds of pecans onto baking sheets, using about 5-6 pecans per pile.
- Using a small saucepan, melt caramels over low heat.
- Stir in cream and continue to stir frequently until the sauce is glossy and smooth. Remove from heat. Allow to slightly cool.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon of caramel sauce onto each mound. Set aside.
- Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler, stirring until glossy.
- Pour 1 tablespoon dark chocolate onto each pecan caramel mound. Allow to set.
- Melt milk chocolate, unsweetened, or white chocolate in a double boiler.
- Fill a small pastry bag with the melted chocolate. Decorate the tops of each turtle and sprinkle with Fleur de Sel.
