Salted Chocolate Caramel Pecan Turtles Recipe | Millionaires Candy (2024)

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ByKathy OwenDecember 30, 2023January 2, 2024Updated onJanuary 2, 2024

Today I made Salted Chocolate Caramel Pecan Turtles (also known as Millionaires Candy) with my special twist…..sea salt and I have the recipe for you. I also made Chocolate Haystacks and Butterscotch Haystacks. On a roll! Making sweets is more fun than cleaning the house.

This is a family favorite, and I have to make it every year during the Christmas holidays. I also call this turtle candy, Millionaires.

I’m not sure, but I think at one time, a company made boxed candy called Millionaires, and then later, another company made something similar named Turtles. Whatever you call them, they are good, and this is the third batch I made this holiday season.

Salted Chocolate Turtles or Millionaires Candy Recipe

Toast the pecans first. I toast the pecans at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. (The full recipe is below.) Whole pecans are best for this candy. I’ve made this recipe for years and never toasted the pecans before. It definitely gives the candy a different flavor.

Place the caramels and milk mixture in the microwave and melt the caramels slowly. Set the timer for a minute, then stir, and repeat until the caramels are melted. Next add the pecans and stir well until they are covered with caramel.

Drop the mixture onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet and put it in the freezer to help the candy set.

You could also just set the pan in the refrigerator but the candy will take a while to harden enough to dip in the chocolate.

Grate a block or half block of paraffin. I know it says not to use paraffin for cooking, but I’ve been doing it for years and I’m still here. I tried the dipping chocolate recipe that uses two tablespoons of shortening instead of Paraffin and the chocolate was really thick. I also tried the chocolate bark, but it seems grainy.

I don’t measure exactly when it comes to chocolate chips or paraffin. It is approximately 2 cups of semi-sweet chips and 1/2 block of paraffin. I use semi-sweet chips because milk chocolate chips make the candy too sweet.

Once the caramel and pecans are firm dip them in the chocolate. Next, sprinkle sea salt on the chocolate. You have to do this before the chocolate hardens. So dip a few pieces in chocolate, then sprinkle with sea salt…..repeat. Place on parchment paper and freeze them until set. Store in the refrigerator in a cookie tin. That’s it.

This is also the first year I used sea salt on the candy. I love sea salt with caramel and now I love it with chocolate too. You can pass on the sea salt if you prefer.

That’s it. Enjoy!

I also made Chocolate Haystacks with Butterfinger Bites, dry roasted peanuts, peanut butter, and chow mien noodles. Melt the chocolate chips first, then mix in the peanut butter. After that go crazy adding your favorite crunchy stuff. Drop by spoonfuls onto parchment paper.

Then I made Butterscotch Haystacks with peanut butter, butterscotch chips, chow mien noodles, and dry roasted peanuts. They were yummy! How about an appetizer recipe?

Try these…..Ranch Dressing Sausage Wontons Appetizer Recipe Thanks for being here, Kathy