I remember her making Divinity {EVERY} Christmas, that recipe will be coming soon. I don't however, remember her making Turtles. I was going through her recipes the other day and found her Turtle recipe and couldn't believe how easy it was. Another reason I decided to make the Turtles is because my husband gets a free box of pecans every Christmas from a company his work is associated with. Pretty cool right? Especially since pecans are nearly as much as gold right now.
I am going to give you my Granny's Turtle recipe in just a bit. I am also going to give you my version.
{Turtles}
Makes: 4 dozen
1 (14oz) package of square Caramels (wrappers removed)
1 1/2 Cups Pecan Halves
5 (1.5oz) Chocolate Bars (like Hershey's original bars)
Arrange groups of 3 or 4 pecan halves two inches apart on greased baking sheet. Top each group with one Caramel. Bake at 300 degrees for 7 minutes. Remove to waxed paper and flatten caramels with spatula. Top each Turtle with one chocolate square while still warm, spread when melted.
I had a hard time finding the normal caramels at my store. So, I bought the little caramel bits (the round ones). Um yeah, those did {NOT} stay on the pecans. So here is what I did.....
{Turtle Pecans}
2 Cups Pecan Halves
1 (11oz) package of Caramel Bits
1 1/2 (4.4oz) Chocolate Bars - chopped
Lay pecans in a single layer on greased baking sheet. Sprinkle caramel bits on top. Bake at 300 degrees for 7 minutes. Remove from oven and spread caramel over pecans, you might need to stir a bit then press back into a single layer. Top with chopped chocolate, allow to rest for about 3 minutes. Spread chocolate over pecans. Allow to rest for about 5 minutes then remove to waxed paper. Let sit until set, a few hours-overnight. Once set break into pieces, store in airtight container.
