Disappearing Turtles

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups pecan pieces
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups white corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon caramel extract
• 3 (11 1/2 ounce) bags guittard milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350. place pecans on large cookie sheet and toast for 8 minutes. check for and toast an additional 2 minutes, if desired.
• 2 place butter in large, heavy sauce pan. cook over medium heat until browned.
• 3 add sugar, salt, sweetened condensed milk and corn syrup.
• 4 continue cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly until sauce barely holds together when dropped in cold water (not quite soft-ball stage).
• 5 stir in toasted pecans.
• 6 pour a parchment-lined jelly roll pan and spread out.
• 7 allow to cool at room temperature until pan can be held with bare hands.
• 8 transfer to freezer for at least 30 minutes. caramel should be cold but not frozen for proper cutting.
• 9 while caramel is firming up, temper chocolate once bag at a time in the microwave on defrost setting. keep each bag in a separate bowl. stir ever 30 seconds until smooth. to maintain heat, place the bowl on a electric griddle set to warm.
• 10 cut caramels into one-inch pieces transfer in small batches for dipping.
• 11 allow to firm in the freezer for 20 minutes. remove and drizzle with any remaining chocolate.
• 12 will keep in the freezer for up to one month.