HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE TURTLES

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 30 pieces chewy baking caramel
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Water
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup pistachios, shelled
• 4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tbsp Kahlua
• 2 tbsp freshly brewed dark coffee
• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 1/2 tsp ground green cardamom

Details

Servings 30
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from themediterraneandish.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a heavy saucepan, combine caramel, 2 tbsp water, vanilla extract and butter over medium heat to melt. Stir occasionally.
Stir pecans and pistachios into the melted caramel mixture.
Drop caramel-nut mixture by the spoonful on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Let cool and harden forming caramel-nut clusters.
Meanwhile, in a large pot, bring one cup of water to a simmer.
Combine chocolate chips with Kahlua, coffee, 1 tbsp canola oil, and cardamom in a large heat-safe bowl (bowl needs to fit well over the pot of simmering water to make a double boiler).
Now place bowl of chocolate over the pot of simmering water, make sure water does not touch the bowl. Stir chocolate frequently until melted through. If you need to, occasionally add very little water to help smooth the chocolate mixture.
With a spoon, drop melted chocolate to cover each of the caramel-nut clusters.
Refrigerate for one hour so that chocolate turtles will cool and harden completely. Enjoy!