This easy homemade Chocolate Turtles recipe combines toasted pecans, microwave caramel, and melted chocolate for the perfect chewy candy. Ready in under an hour with no candy thermometer needed.
These homemade turtles candies are no-bake, easy, ready in under a half hour, and you only need 4 ingredients. Some Turtles in the photos below are coated with milk chocolate and others with dark.
This nostalgia-inspired recipe for turtle candy combines two favorite flavors for sweet tooths: chocolate and caramel, along with pecans for a bit of crunch. Turtle chocolate candy dates back to 1918, when a DeMet’s Candy Company employee noted a particular piece of candy resembled a turtle.