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Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 40 |
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Note: prep/cooking times do not include chill time. Ingredients:
40 whole pecans |
1 cup evaporated milk |
1/4 cup butter |
1 cup sugar |
1 cup dark corn syrup |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips |
Directions:
1. Heat butter and evaporated milk until butter melts.
2. In a separate 2-quart saucepan, cook sugar and corn syrup over medium heat to 244 degrees (firm-ball stage), stirring constantly.
3. SLOWLY stir in hot milk mixture, making sure sugar mixture does not stop boiling. Stir constantly until temperature reaches 244 degrees.
4. Remove caramel from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature.
5. On waxed paper, place 4 pecans per turtle and top with 1 heaping teaspoon caramel. Cool until firm.
6. Melt chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water. Spoon chocolate over caramel.
7. Cool until hardened.
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