Caramel Turtles ( Kathy Little)

By LADONMANK

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter
• 2 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 can (15oz) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 pound chocolate almond bark, melted

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, and corn syrup. Over medium-high heat, cook to 250°F on a candy thermometer. Add butter, stirring until melted. Stir in sweetened condensed milk and cook to 245°F on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and pecans. Drop, 1-inch apart, by teaspoonfuls, onto parchment paper. Let cool 30 minutes.
2. Dip each turtle into melted chocolate using toothpicks or 2 forks, allowing excess chocolate to drip off. Place on wax paper-lined baking sheets to cool.