Recipes Desserts Candy Recipes Nut Candy Recipes Turtles® Candies 3.7 (7) 6 Reviews 3 Photos My husband's grandma gave me this recipe. I love to make them during the holidays and have never had a complaint. Submitted by RebeccaJ Published on March 5, 2020 Save Rate Print Share Close Add Photo 3 Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Additional Time: 1 hr Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Servings: 36 Yield: 3 dozen turtles Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 36 servings ½ cup margarine 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 pinch salt ½ cup light corn syrup ⅔ cup sweetened condensed milk 1 ½ cups chopped pecans ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips Directions Grease 2 baking sheets. Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; stir brown sugar and salt into the melted margarine. Mix in corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk; cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat; fold in pecans. Stir vanilla extract into the caramel mixture. Drop spoonfuls of caramel onto the prepared baking sheet. Allow caramels to cool until firm. Cook and stir chocolate chips in a saucepan over medium-low heat until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Dip cooled caramels in the melted chocolate; return to greased baking sheet. Cool until chocolate is set. Tips TURTLES® is a registered trademark of DeMet's Candy Company. I Made It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 131 Calories 8g Fat 16g Carbs 1g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 36 Calories 131 % Daily Value * Total Fat 8g 10% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 2mg 1% Sodium 46mg 2% Total Carbohydrate 16g 6% Dietary Fiber 1g 3% Total Sugars 13g Protein 1g 2% Vitamin C 0mg 0% Calcium 27mg 2% Iron 0mg 2% Potassium 66mg 1% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.