Salted Caramel + Chocolate Pecan Candies

I just made these cute salted caramel + chocolate pecan candies, much like turtles but not shaped like a turtle. You can use store-bought caramel, but I made mine from scratch. I used pecans from my parents' backyard.

Ingredients:makes about 80 candies

for caramel (from Allrecipes.com)2 cups white sugar1 cup brown sugar1 cup corn syrup (I would actually use less)1 cup evaporated milk1 pint whipping cream1 cup butter1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract

for candies6 cups chopped & toasted pecans1 bag of semisweet chocolatesa pinch of Sea Salt for each candy

for presentationgold foil candy wrappers (I got them at Michaels)white sparkle tulle bags (also from Michaels - when I ran out I improvised with found tulle and ribbon from around the house)

Get the pecan out of the pecan shell and toast Mix everything for caramel recipe together in a large pot - or - go to the store and buy caramels Stir over heat, simmerWatch and keep stirring until color darkens Once it reaches 248 degrees Fahrenheit take off the heat. This was my first time making caramel, so it was not perfect, but I did not burn it and it tastes great, so I say a win! Lay out into a pre-greased pan and cool Cut up caramel into squares and shape into flat circlesAdd pecans, we decided to put them underneath the caramelPut four chocolate pieces on top and put in pre-heated 350 degree F oven for 60-120 seconds, then shape chocolate into a more pleasing messAdd a sprinkle of sea saltAdd a decorative pecan pieceWrap in a pretty gold foil wrapperPut in a pretty tulle pouch Share with friends!