Smoked Sea Salt Chocolate-Covered Turtles |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Savor the best of both salty and sweet in each bite of these unique candies. Ingredients:
1 (14-oz.) package caramels |
2 tablespoons butter |
2 tablespoons water |
3 cups pecan halves, toasted |
8 (2-oz.) chocolate candy coating squares |
1 cup bittersweet chocolate morsels |
4 (1-oz.) bittersweet chocolate baking squares |
2 tablespoons shortening |
smoked sea salt (see note) |
Directions:
1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Stir in pecan halves. Remove from heat; cool in pan 5 minutes.
2. Drop candy by tablespoonfuls onto a jelly-roll pan lined with lightly greased wax paper. Freeze 30 minutes.
3. Melt chocolates and shortening in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Dip caramel candies into chocolate mixture, 4 or 5 at a time, allowing excess chocolate to drip off; place on lightly greased wax paper. Quickly sprinkle tops with sea salt. Chill until firm.
4. Note: McCormick smoked flavor sea salt grinder is readily available and is what we first tested and tasted on this candy. Then we went online and found some other fine options.
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