More About Smoked Sea Salt Chocolate-Covered Turtles
PREP TIME 25min
COOK TIME 25min
SERVES 2 dozen
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.
COOK TIME 25min
SERVES 2 dozen
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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