Candy Recipes
Marshmallow Turtles
Yield: approximately 2 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- 12 large marshmallows
- 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
Instructions
- Melt chocolate chips and shortening in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water; remove from heat. Cool mixture to 85 degrees F, stirring constantly.
- Meanwhile, cut marshmallows in half horizontally; flatten with rolling pin. Set aside.
- On wax paper-covered tray, form head and hind feet of turtle by arranging three pecan halves with ends touching in center; for front feet, place one pecan quarter on each side of head. Arrange 24 of these clusters as bases for turtles. Spoon 1/2
teaspoon melted chocolate mixture into center of each cluster of pecans.
- To make turtle shell, place flattened marshmallow half in center of pecans on top of chocolate; press lightly to adhere. Spoon a small amount of chocolate onto marshmallow and spread with a spatula to cover top and edges of marshmallow.
- Chill.
- Store covered in refrigerator.