Homemade Turtle Candies

These turtle candies are super easy to make, and taste so good. They're downright delicate and oh so gooey.

They're perfect for holiday gift giving, or just hoard them all for yourself.

So let's get started, shall we? Here's how:

Ingredients:
1 cup pecan halves
24 caramels (I use Kraft)
1/4 cup heavy cream
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 block Paraffin Wax

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper. Add pecans in a single layer onto cookie sheet.
3. Place pecans in the oven for 10 minutes. (Roasting releases the oil in the pecans and gives them a nice added flavor, but this step may be omitted).
4. Remove pecans from oven.
5. Once cool, stack 5-6 pecan halves in each grouping.
6. Place caramels and heavy cream together in microwave safe bowl, (or you may melt them in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring continuously).
7. Microwave until melted, stopping to stir every 30 seconds.
8. Once melted, drizzle the caramel over each group of pecans.
9. Using a double-broiler, melt paraffin wax and chocolate chips on low heat, stirring continuously.
10. Once melted, drizzle chocolate over the pecan-caramel clusters. (The chocolate cools quickly and I had a little remaining chocolate, so I drizzled it over them for the added decorative effect).
11. Let the candies sit to firm up. (I found putting them (cookie sheet and all) in the freezer for 10-15 minutes helps speed up the process tremendously).

Once removed from the freezer, I place each piece of candy in a cupcake liner.

Store in an airtight container, or freeze.

I enjoyed dressing these lil' candies up and giving them away for Random Acts of Kindness day last Wednesday!

Enjoy!