The Best Vegan Chocolate Turtles
Incredibly delicious pecan caramel candy coated in chocolate. All made in the microwave!
Servings: 18
Calories: 185kcal
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons Vegan butter, I used Country crock plant butter v
- 1/2 Cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 Cup Organic cane sugar
- 1/2 Cup Corn syrup, light
- 1/2 Cup Coconut cream or full fat coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- Pinch of Salt
- 2 Cups Roasted pecans, chopped(divided)
- 12 Ounces Vegan chocolate chips, I used Enjoy Life
Instructions
- In a large microwave safe bowl, heat the butter in the microwave until the butter has melted. Remove from the microwave.
- Add the brown sugar, cane sugar, corn syrup and coconut cream to the bowl with the melted butter. Whisk to combine.
- Return to the microwave and cook for 6-7 minutes. You want to check the caramel with a candy thermometer* and you want the caramel to reach 235 degrees(F), or the soft ball stage.
- Once the caramel has reached the desired temperature, remove it from the microwave and then add in the vanilla and salt to the caramel. Whisk to combine everything.
- Pour 1 1/2 cups of the roasted pecans into the caramel, reserving the remaining 1/2 cup for topping, and stir to combine. Let cool for 1-2 minutes.
- Then, scoop dollops, about 1- 1 1/2 Tbsp of the caramel and pecan mixture on to a silicone mat or parchment paper about an inch apart.
- Let the caramel cool completely.
- Now, put the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and heat in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until the chocolate has melted. Stir until nice and smooth.
- Dip each caramel into the chocolate and coat, letting the excess chocolate drizzle off. Then lay the caramels back on the mat or paper.
- Sprinkle the tops of evenly with the remaining chopped pecans.
- Let the chocolate cool and harden completely. Then serve!
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Notes
*If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can drop a tiny drop of the caramel into ice water and if it firms up and is stretchy, it should be done.
If you don't want to use the microwave, or don't have one, you can make the caramel on the stove top. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the the remaining ingredients and whisk to combine. Then simmer until it reaches 235 degrees. You can also melt the chocolate using a double boiler.
Nutrition
Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 0.3mg