Salty Chocolate Pecan Candy Food

CHOCOLATE PECAN CARAMELS

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-in. pan with foil; butter the foil with 1 tablespoon butter. Sprinkle with pecans and chocolate chips; set aside. , In a heavy saucepan, melt remaining butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer reads 248° (firm-ball stage)., Remove from heat and add vanilla. Pour into prepared pan (do not scrape saucepan). Cool completely before cutting.

SALTED-CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Unroll pie crust; sprinkle with half the flour. Turn; sprinkle with remaining flour. Press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate; flute edge.
• Whisk next 5 ingredients until blended. Stir in nuts; pour into crust. Sprinkle with chocolate.
• Bake 15 min. Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF. Continue baking 30 to 35 min. or until top is puffed and lightly browned. Cool completely, sprinkling with salt after 15 min.

SALTY CHOCOLATE-PECAN CANDY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown. Reduce oven temperature to 225°F.
• Line 17x12-inch half-sheet pan with cooking parchment paper. Break each baking bar into 8 equal pieces. Arrange in checkerboard pattern in pan, alternating bittersweet and white chocolate. (Pieces will touch.)
• Bake 5 minutes or just until chocolate is melted. Place pan on cooling rack. Swirl with knife for marbled design. Sprinkle evenly with toasted pecans and salt.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Break into pieces. Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 month.

SALTED CHOCOLATE-PECAN TOFFEE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Put pecans on a baking sheet and cook, stirring occasionally, until toasted, about 8 minutes. When cool, chop roughly. Divide into 2 batches; chop 1 batch finely. Set both batches aside.
• Put sugar, butter, salt, and 3/4 cup water in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium heat. When butter and sugar are melted, increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is a deep golden brown and measures 310° on a candy thermometer, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully stir in vanilla (mixture will bubble up) and finely chopped pecans. Pour into a 10- by 15-in. rimmed baking sheet. Let toffee cool until set, at least 30 minutes. (For even pieces, you can ?score? the toffee by cutting it with a sharp knife after it has set for about 10 minutes, scoring into 5 strips lengthwise and 8 strips crosswise to yield 40 pieces. Wipe knife clean with warm water after each slice for easier cutting.).
• Chop chocolate and put in a medium metal bowl. Fill an 8- or 10-in. frying pan with 1/2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Take off heat and put bowl of chocolate in the water. Let sit about 5 minutes. Stir chocolate until melted. Pour over toffee; with a knife or offset spatula, spread evenly. Sprinkle chocolate with roughly chopped pecans. Let sit 20 minutes, or until chocolate is cool but still a bit soft. Sprinkle with fleur de sel. Chill until set, about 1 hour.
• To remove, gently twist pan to release toffee, then chop or break into chunks. Store in an airtight container.

SALTY CHOCOLATE PECAN CANDY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake until toasted, 8-10 minutes.
• Decrease oven temperature to 225 degrees.
• Line a 17" x 12" jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Break each chocolate bar into 8 equal pieces. You will have 48 pieces total. Arrange in a checkboard pattern in jelly roll pan, alternating white and dark chocolate. Pieces will touch each other like puzzle pieces.
• Bake chocolate for 5 minutes or just until melted. Remove pan to a wire rack. Swirl chocolates into a marble pattern using a wooden pick. Sprinkle chocolate evenly with toasted pecans and salt.
• Chill 1 hour or until firm. Break chocolate into pieces. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to one month.

CROCK POT CHOCOLATE PECAN CANDY

Steps:

• Pour pecans in bottom of crock pot. Add salt
• Layer chocolate chips, german chocolate bar and white almond bark over nuts
• Cover and cook on LOW for 1 hour.
• Remove lid, stir candy. Cook for ONE additional hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Line countertop with waxed paper. Using a small scoop or spoon, place candy clusters on waxed paper.
• Let cool then remove to an airtight container for storage.
• TOPPINGS: holiday sprinkles, sea salt, crushed peppermint, chopped nuts or whatever you can dream up!

CHOCOLATE PECAN TURTLE CLUSTERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line with foil or parchment paper for easy clean up.
• On a baking sheet, arrange the pretzels in a single layer. Unwrap and place a Rolo on top of each pretzel. Place in the oven for 3 minutes. Note: do not leave the candy in the oven too long or it will be too melted and runny to work with. I will fill two large cookie sheets at once for even faster candy nut cluster making.
• Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and place a pecan half on top of each Rolo, making sure to push down just a bit.
• Place somewhere at room temperature or a bit cooler to let the caramel set.