Turtle Fudge. Place caramels and water in small saucepan. Heat over low heat until melted, stirring frequently. Drizzle top of fudge pieces with caramel mixture.

A layer of caramel and pecans makes it absolutely irresistible. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, milk, and shortening. Turtle anything is a favorite of my family's around the holidays. You can have Turtle Fudge using 11 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Turtle Fudge

Prepare of - Unsalted butter.
It's of - Sugar.
It's of - Evaporated milk.
It's of - Bittersweet chocolate chips.
Prepare of - Semisweet chocolate chips.
You need of - Hershey's chocolate candy bars.
Prepare of - Marshmallow crème.
It's of - Vanilla extract.
You need of - Pecans.
You need of - Bag of caramels (unwrapped).
Prepare of Tbls. - Evaporated milk.

I mean, what is not to love about chocolate, caramel and pecans?! My family is chock full chocolate addicts and what better way to indulge than in some rich and creamy fudge?! This Turtle fudge is packed with chocolate, caramel and pecans! It is smooth […] Make this addicting turtle fudge, your guests will go crazy for it!

Turtle Fudge instructions

Spray a 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray, line with parchment paper.
Combine caramels and three Tbls. of evaporated milk in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in 30 sec increments, stirring in between, until caramel is melted and smooth. Keep warm and set aside..
Combine butter, sugar, and evaporated milk in a saucepan..
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently, making sure to scrape the sides of the sauce pan..
Once at full boil, continue boiling for 5 minutes, stirring continuously..
Remove from heat and stir in chocolate. Use a good solid spoon like a wooden spoon to get out all the lumps, this will get very thick and hard to stir..
Stir in marshmallow crème and vanillas extract..
Fold in pecans..
Pour half of the fudge into the prepared baking dish..
Spoon the caramel over the top carefully spreading..
Spoon the remaining half of the fudge on top of the caramel and smooth out the top with an offset spatula. Put the rest of the caramel on top of the fudge..
Let cool to room temperature and the refrigerate for at least two hours..
Cut into small squares and serve..

It makes great gifts too to wrap up in little bags for Christmas, etc. Nothing quite like chocolate and caramel with a few pecans thrown in for added crunchy texture. Fudge and turtles are popular holiday candies. This easy recipe combines these two tasty treats. Whether serving fudge at home or giving it as a gift, place each square in a festive small foil or paper candy cup.