Patty's Chocolate Turtles
Ingredients:
• 30 Caramels (about ½ pound)
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 pound Chocolate melts
• Whole pecans
To Start:
• Line jelly pan with a Silpat mat or parchment paper
• Melt chocolate in a glass bowl in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. (melt chocolate in small batches at a time)
• Melt caramel with 2 tablespoons of heavy cream in microwave
Assemble:
Place a tablespoon of chocolate forming a 1 inch diameter circle on the Silpat mat. Repeat 12 times spacing evenly. (tip: I usually form 6 circles at a time and place pecans on the chocolate - see next step – to avoid chocolate from hardening.)
Place 5 pecans on the chocolate circles.
• Place a pecan at 12 o’clock for the head
• Place a pecan at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock for the arms.
• Place a pecan at five o’clock and seven o’clock for the feet.
Place a tablespoon of melted caramel on top of the chocolate and pecans.
Cover the caramel with a tablespoon of melted chocolate
Place in the freezer for a few minutes until the chocolate turtles harden.
Note:
• Use leftover broken pecan to make turtle squares.
• Layer the following: melted chocolate, melted caramel, broken pecans and chocolate.
• Place in freezer for about 5 minutes until the chocolate hardens
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