Homemade Turtle Candy with Pecans & Caramel (High-Protein)

🍫 Homemade Turtle Candy with Pecans & Caramel (High-Protein)

A macro-friendly twist on classic turtle candies — sweet, nutty, chewy, and boosted with protein, Abrar.

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🛒 Ingredients (Makes 12 turtles)

Base

• 1 cup pecan halves (about 100g)

High-Protein Caramel Layer

• ½ cup natural peanut butter (or almond butter)

• ¼ cup sugar-free caramel syrup or maple syrup

• 1 scoop (30g) vanilla or unflavored whey protein

• 2 tbsp powdered peanut butter (optional, thicker caramel)

• 1–2 tbsp milk (as needed for smooth texture)

Chocolate Topping

• 120g dark chocolate (70% or sugar-free)

• ½ scoop chocolate protein powder (optional boost)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Toast pecans in a dry pan 3–4 minutes for extra flavor.

2. Line a tray with parchment paper. Arrange pecans in small clusters (3–4 per cluster).

3. In a bowl, mix peanut butter and syrup. Stir in protein powder until thick and caramel-like. Add milk if needed.

4. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of caramel mixture over each pecan cluster.

5. Freeze 15–20 minutes to firm up.

6. Melt chocolate gently (microwave in 20-second intervals). Stir in protein powder if using.

7. Spoon melted chocolate over each cluster.

8. Refrigerate 20–30 minutes until set.

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📊 Nutrition (Per Turtle – Approx.)

• Calories: ~170

• Protein: 7–9g

• Carbs: 8–10g

• Fat: 13g

(Macros vary depending on chocolate and protein brand.)

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💪 Make It Higher Protein (10–12g each)

• Add collagen peptides to caramel

• Use high-protein chocolate (whey-enhanced baking chips)

• Replace some pecans with crushed protein cereal

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🔥 Lower-Carb Option

• Use sugar-free caramel syrup

• Use sugar-free dark chocolate

• Swap peanut butter for almond butter