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Niagara Falls Culinary Institute2 Turtle Doves
Turtle Chocolates
Ingredients
- 3 cups pecan halves
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- dash salt
- 7 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp vegetable oil or shortening
Directions
- Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes till lightly browned. Let cool. Arrange in clusters of 3-4 on parchment paper.
- Combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt in a 6-quart pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla.
- Continue cooking and stirring till mixture reaches 235-240 degrees. I like to use the ice water test, it’s more accurate. Drop a small spoonful of the hot caramel into a bowl of ice water. When you take it out, you should be able to roll it into a ball. Then it’s done.
- Quickly spoon the caramel over the pecan clusters, making sure caramel is touching each of the pecans. Let sit to harden.
- Melt the chocolate chips and oil in the microwave at half power, stirring often till smooth. Spoon chocolate on top of each layer of caramel. Let sit for 1-2 hours, or till hardened.
