Recipe: Pecan Turtle Candy Recipes (4)

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Title: Pecan Turtle Candy
Posted By: Peg
Date: January 18th 2000
Board: TKL Cooking Club

This is my favorite candy recipe. I make a couple of batches every Christmas.

2 l/4 C. packed brown sugar
1 C. butter or margarine
1 C. light corn syrup
l/8 tsp salt
l can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-l/2 lbs whole pecan halves
1 C (6oz) semisweet chocolate chips
1 C (6 oz) milk chocolate chips
2 Tbsp shortening.

In a large saucepan, combine the first four ingredients. Cook over med heat until all sugar is dissolved. Gradually add the milk and mix well. continue cooking until a candy thermometer reads 248 (firm ball stage) Remove from heat stir in vanilla until well blended. Fold in pecans. Drop by Tbsp. onto greased cookie sheets. Chill.
Melt chocolate chips and shortening in the microwave or in a double boiler.
Drizzle chocolate over each pecan cluster. Yield 4 dozen

Title: Betty Crocker Easy Turtle Candy
Posted By: Peggy
Date: March 25th 1998
Board: TKL Cooking Club

4 oz Pecan halves (about 72)
24 Caramel candies
1 t Shortening
6 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Cover cookies sheet with aluminum foil, shiny side up; lightly grease. For each candy, place 3 pecan halves in a "Y" shape on foil. Place 1 caramel candy in center of each "Y". Bake just until caramel is melted, about 9 - 10 minutes. Heat shortening and chocolate chips over low heat just until chocolate is melted. Spread over candies and
refrigerate 30 minutes.

Title: Recipe(tried): Pecan Turtle Candy
Posted By: Cora
Date: January 9th 2000
Board: TKL Cooking Club

2-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup light corn syrup
1/8 tsp salt
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/2 pounds pecan halves
1 cup (6oz) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup (6 oz) milk chocolate chips
2 tbsp shortening

In a large saucepan, combine the first four ingredients. Cook over medium heat until all sugar is dissolved. Gradually add milk and mix well. Continue cooking until candy thermometer reads 248 degrees (firm ball stage) Remove from
heat; stir in vanilla. Fold in pecan halves. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
Chill until firm. Melt chocolate and shortening together and drizzle over each pecan cluster. Cool Makes 4 dozen

Title: Recipe(tried): Microwave Turtle Candy
Posted By: Susan,IL
Date: December 13th 1999
Board: Holiday Cooking Club

I buy my caramel from a kitchen store. Place two pecans on baking parchment, place a small piece of caramel on top...put in the oven for a minute or two, then use chocolate melting chips (Wiltons) and pour over the caramel when I remove it from the oven. Really easy!