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    TURTLE CANDY


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    List of Ingredients




    2 cups walnut or pecan halves and large pieces
    1/2 tsp. vanilla
    1 1/2 tsps. shortening
    36 pkg. caramels
    3 tbsps. unsalted butter
    2/3 cup semisweet or milk chocolate pieces for coating

    Recipe



    Line baking sheets with parchment paper OR spray with PAM and arrange walnut/pecan pieces in 28-30 clusters, spaced at least 1 " apart.

    Place caramels on top of double boiler with butter. Heat till all caramels are completely melted, stirring occasionally.

    Remove from heat, add vanilla and stir till butter and vanilla are thoroughly mixed with caramel.

    Drop by teaspoonfuls onto center of each nut cluster, making sure that caramel touches all the nut pieces to hold them together. Allow to cool.

    Melt chocolate with shortening over hot, not boiling water (or melt in microwave on low speed). Spread over caramel on candies and allow to set before removing from pan.

    Makes 28-30 turtles
 

 

 

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