Dulce de Leche Turtles
Halloween is a great occasion to spoil ourselves with a few sweet treats. Every year, I just have to make something sweet for this event. It can be Chocolate Bars, Tarts, Pies, Muffins, Cupcakes or candies like my Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or this one… Dulce de Leche Turtles!
I’m sure most of you have had Turtles before and as you may know, this candy is made with Caramel. Now just imagine them with dulce de leche instead. Oh yeah… It’s definitely a delicious twist from the original version. It doesn’t stick to your teeth as much as caramel does and you still have that delicious taste in the background.
These yummy Dulce de Leche Turtles are simply amazing! Because they’re not as “gooey” as the ones made with caramel, keeping them chilled at all times is a good way to prevent them from getting too soft. Another way to make them “stickier” is to simmer the can of sweetened condensed milk longer. That would make the mixture thicker.
I also prefer using semi-sweet instead of milk but as I’ve mentioned often in many of my recipes, use the one you prefer – after all they’re your turtles. I didn’t show it in the video but sprinkling a little bit of fleur de sel on top of the chocolate helps to elevate the flavors of this candy.
If you’re entertaining or spoiling the little ones with treats for this coming Halloween, don’t trick yourself with another Candy recipe and make these scrumptious Dulde de Leche Turtles instead… they’ll love it!
Bon Appétit!
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– Grandma’s Crunchie Bars
– Sesame Snaps
– Bounty Chocolate Bites
– Spicy Holiday Chocolate Bark
– Sucre à la Crème ~ Butter & Cream Fudge
– Chocolate Nanaimo Bars
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Dulce de Leche Turtles
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Ingredients
- 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
- 200 large pecan halves
- 12 ounces good quality semi-sweet chocolate such as Guittard
Directions
- Place the can of sweetened condensed milk sideways in a pot of boiling water; simmer for 2 ½ hours, making sure the can is covered with water at all times.
- Carefully remove it from the water and let it cool completely, about 1 hour.
- On a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat, place pecan halves in a flower shape. Add a small dollop of dulce de leche in the center where all the pecan halves are joined. Place another pecan half on top. When they are all done, transfer to the refrigerator.
- In a double boiler over medium-low heat, add chocolate and stir often until melted, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and immediately coat the turtles with it, about 1 to 1½ tsp each.
- When done coating, transfer them to the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.
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