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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.

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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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When I was younger, I was constantly in the kitchen helping my mom bake. It was fun getting to play with the flour and always getting to lick the spoon. I’ve always expressed an interest in baking and now I feel that it’s the right time for me to take over. I am a college student working towards a nursing degree as well as a full-time aunt to the sweetest little kids (they might pop up in some of the posts). I’ve learned most of what I know about baking and cooking from my mom, and I am continuing to self-teach through trial and error, which means plenty of sweets to be eaten. Read more...

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  5. Carla says

    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!

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  16. HungryLittleGirl says

    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 🙂

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    • Joan Hayes says

      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

      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.

  20. Anonymous says

    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

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    • Joan Hayes says

      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.

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