I thought I'd share my favorite holiday recipe with you today. These turtles are the best I've ever tasted. The pecans are full of anti-oxidants, the chocolate will make you a wonderful person to be around & the caramel is buttery soft and delicous. They're so tasty they have to be good for you. ;)
Turtles
2 pkgs. Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate chips
14 ozs. Kraft caramels
1 large tray of pecan halves
2 ozs. paraffin
1/2 stick butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
Melt caramels with butter & milk over low heat. Place pecans on two buttered cookie sheets in stacks of: 2 parallel on the bottom with 1 atop crosswise as in the picture. 
Spoon small amount of the caramel mixture over the 3-stacked pecans and let cool.
Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips with the paraffin in a double boiler. Lift the cooled pecan stacks with a fork and dip into chocolate mixture. Place on waxed paper to cool. Store in air-tight containers.
The grandgals and I made these yesterday & one container is already nearly gone. 
Have a wonderful holiday, Y'all!
15 comments:
Those snowmen are soooo cute. I think the one with the snowball is up to no good though..lol.
OMG...those turtles look sooo yummy! I like your reasoning for how they must be good for you...makes sense to me...anyway, that's our story and we're sticking to it!
That tin full of turtles looks like it's ready to be mailed somewhere..hmmmmmm...my address is.........lol
Merry Christmas & Hugs!
"The chocolate will make you a wonderful person to be around." I laughed out loud, and I'm still laughing!
--AlisonH at spindyeknit.com, heading off to the kitchen for some 72% Valrhona dark...
ooooh, thank you for the Turtles recipe! They look so yummy.
They look wonderful! I love the snowmen too.
I almost wish (not really) that I didn't see those wonderful turtles...NOW I WANT TO MAKE SOME!! Guess I'll have to get the ingredients.....
WE really love turtles in our house, but the candy store ones are so expensive. Thanks for the recipe :)
Ohh my, turtles are one of my all-time favorite condies. I love pecans, love milk chocolate and love carmel. Whoever invented turtles sure made up a delightful treat!
Way nummy looking turtles - gone in a minute at our house...
I love the blog - nifty things to read and learn...
thanks for the moment on the mountain...
Oooh those look good. And dangerous!
Cute snowmen.
mmmmmm... THose look really good
:-)
I LOVE turtles but I've never made them myself. I'm afraid I'd eat too many of them if I did! Your snowmen are so cute.
I just wanted to come by to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas!
Manuela
On your way to the post office
to mail those turtles? I will be
watching my mailbox! lol!
great turtle instructions!Send me some divinity too- no horehound
candy !
Yum! That's a good lookin batch of turtles!!!
Guess I'd better add the turtle ingredients to my shopping list for tomorrow. I've just got to try them, they look yummy
Dear Tea,
You are invited to visit the gallery of nativity scenes, posted on Dec. 23 at Oak Rise Cottage:
http://oakrisecottage.blogspot.com/2007/12/nativity-scenes-gallery-at-oak-rise.html
Over 50 countries on five continents are represented, each depicting the birth of Jesus Christ in their own way.
Carrie
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