Walnut or Pecan Turtles
Submitted by cwalde on October 14, 2004 at 4:54 pm

I love this recipe and have made it over and over. It's a fun and easy recipe that you can enjoy doing with your kids. It tastes just like the expensive candy that you buy. Hope that you enjoy. Cheryl
2 cups walnut halves or pecans (large pieces)

1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. shortening
36 pkg. caramels
3 Tbs. butter
2/3 cup semisweet or milk chocolate pieces for coating

Spray baking sheets with Pam and arrange walnut or pecan pieces in 28-30 clusters, spaced at least 1 inch apart.

Place caramels in top of double boiler with butter. Sit over boiling water. Heat until all caramels are completely melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, add vanilla, and stir until butter and vanilla are thoroughly mixed with caramel. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto center of each nut cluster, making sure that caramel touches all the nut pieces to hold them together. Allow to cool.

Melt chocolate with shortening over hot, not boiling, water. Spread over caramel on candies and allow to set before removing from baking sheets. 28-30 clusters