SALTED CARAMEL PECAN TURTLES

Lightly toast the broken pecan halves on a parchment lined baking sheet in the oven.

Then arrange toasted pecans in separate little piles of about 2 teaspoons each.

Toasted pecans meet caramel and chocolate for the easiest homemade candy you'll ever make. No stirring, no mixing, no candy thermometer. Gorgeous presentation.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups roughly broken pecan halves
• 24 soft caramel candies (or 6-ounce block caramel cut into 24 equal pieces)
• 24 bittersweet chocolate disks
• sea salt flakes

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Lightly toast broken pecan halves on parchment lined baking sheet for 5 minutes.
3. Remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to 325°.
4. Arrange pecans into 24 piles (about 2 teaspoons each) on parchment lined baking sheets.
5. Shape caramel candies into flattened circles. (about the size of a half dollar)
6. Top each pile of pecans with a flattened caramel disk.
7. Bake in the oven for 3-4 minutes until caramel melts.
8. Remove from the oven and turn oven off.
9. Top each caramel covered nut cluster with a bittersweet chocolate disk, pressing in firmly.
10. Return pan to warm oven for about 30 seconds until chocolate is nearly melted.
11. Remove from oven
12. Garnish with a few flakes of sea salt if desired.
13. Let candies cool and harden for several hours at room temperature to set.
14. Store in an airtight container.

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