Double Chocolate Caramel Turtle Treats

Name: Double Chocolate Caramel Turtle Treats
Yield: Makes 16 squares
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 10 ounces, marshmallows; 1 cup (6 ounces), semisweet chocolate chips, divided; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/4 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 5 cups, Rice Krispies cereal; 15 , soft caramel candies, quartered; 1 cup, chopped pecans, toasted

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2009

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

We set out to dress up this kids' favorite for Valentine's Day. While we were at it, we put the back-of-the-box recipe under the test kitchen microscope.

SERVESMakes 16 squares

TIME35 minutes, plus 1¼ hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We tweaked the cereal-to-marshmallow ratio of our Double Chocolate Caramel Turtle Treats to produce creamier, richer treats, and added a bit of vanilla extract and salt (both missing from the original recipe) for flavor. For thicker, more s...

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