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Turtle Bark

Turtle Bark-Chocolate, Pecans and Caramel all come together in this easy to make Bark.

Turtle Bark-Chocolate, Pecans and Caramel all come together in this easy to make Bark.

 

I love a good Turtle. Chocolate, soft caramel, pecans. Just the perfect combination. I’ve made them a few times but it takes time, especially when you’re making homemade caramels as the base. The results are worth every minute of time spent but sometimes, you just don’t have a ton of time to make candy.

I had bought these Caramel Bits at the store before Halloween, thinking I’d make caramel apples. Well I never got around to it.

Turtle Bark-Chocolate, Pecans and Caramel all come together in this easy to make Bark.

 

Then I made my Fried Pecans. Pecans, Caramel, caramel, pecans…the only thing missing is chocolate and then I’ve got turtles.

I’ll tell you a little secret, I can make caramel from scratch but melting caramel in the microwave…lets just say, it can take days to soak burnt caramel out of that glass bowl. I have to do it over the stove, in a double boiler. Slow and controlled. The same with melting chocolate.

As I’m getting everything out I have one of those light bulb moments. I don’t need to melt the caramel, these caramel bits are so soft, why not just make some bark? In less than 10 minutes, I was setting my bark in the refrigerator to set. An hour after that, I was eating it. Every bite was a perfect combination of pecan, caramel and chocolate.

Turtle Bark-Chocolate, Pecans and Caramel all come together in this easy to make Bark.

So easy. Guess what I’m giving this holiday season?

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Turtle Bark

Turtle Bark

Turtle Bark

Ingredients

  • 1 package chocolate almond bark or candy melts
  • 1 tablespoon shortening (if needed)
  • 1 package Caramel bits
  • 1 1/2 cups Fried pecans (or plain pecans will work too)

Instructions

  1. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or waxed paper. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or microwave, according to package directions add shortening if chocolate seems thick. Add in caramel bits and pecans, stir just to coat. Pour out onto cookie sheet, spread to desired thickness. Let chocolate set at room temperature or to speed it up, place in refrigerator until set. Cut to desired size bars. Store in airtight container.

Notes

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com

I did drizzle a little melted white chocolate just to make it look pretty.

Turtle Bark-Chocolate, Pecans and Caramel all come together in this easy to make Bark.

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Comments

  5. Kim Bee says

    November 14, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    Okay I am packing my bags and moving in with immediately. THIS is true love. Has nothing to do with the turtle bark.

    I love this recipe. I need to try this asap.

  11. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says

    November 14, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    Gimme, gimme! This bark looks fantastic and is so so so brilliant. Love how easy it is for holiday gift baskets!

  25. Carla says

    November 16, 2012 at 1:45 am

    Oh you’re giving these to me? How kind of you 😉 I love your genius idea because let’s face it – bark is a lazy girl’s treat. Pinning for sure!

  36. HungryLittleGirl says

    November 19, 2012 at 5:35 am

    This looks amazingly delicious! You don’t even find a beautiful bark like this one at the store! Very nicely done!
    Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza! Hope to see you there again this week 🙂

  38. Tash @ The Velvet Moon Baker says

    November 21, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    Ah these look incredible – just a quick question…what is bark? it may sound very silly but i’m over here in Ireland and haven’t come across it in shops. Is it just chocolate mixed with whatever ingredients you like? thanks x

    • Joan Hayes says

      November 22, 2012 at 12:26 am

      Tash, Bark is what we call this type of candy, not sure where the name came from. They do sell it in candy shops here in the US. Usually bark is a combination of flavors of chocolate swirled together, sometimes with added goodies. The main thing is the big flat slab of chocolate goodness that you can break or cut into manageable pieces.

    • Joan Hayes says

      November 28, 2012 at 2:09 pm

      I was able to find them at all my major grocery stores-Publix, Kroger, Walmart. My smaller local store doesn’t carry them. They should be somewhere close to the Chocolate chips.

  40. Anonymous says

    December 16, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    I would love to make these for gifts too, but I have a quick question. What size is your package of chocolate almond bark. I believe mine is 24 oz. Is that what you used?

    Thanks–Barbara

    • Joan Hayes says

      December 17, 2012 at 2:10 am

      Hi Barbara, I have used both the 16 oz Candy Quik chocolate candy coating and the 24 oz Almond Bark, either will work fine, with the larger package, you’ll have a bit less “filling” but not really noticeable. If you feel it needs a bit more just throw in an extra handful of pecans.

  41. lisa says

    August 31, 2014 at 12:33 am

    Just wondering if you used the plain fried pecans in these candied fried pecans? Sounds delicious either way!

    • Joan Hayes says

      August 31, 2014 at 3:38 pm

      I used the plain fried pecans for this recipe, you could also use salted pecans that you get in the snack section of the store, like cocktail peanuts if you don’;t want to fry your own pecans.

  42. Candice Taylor says

    December 16, 2014 at 11:24 am

    Great idea! I have a question. I’ve never seen chocolate bark sold in a store anywhere near where I live. Can you tell me the size of the chocolate bark you use, in oz or g? I’d like to substitute.Thanks.