Homemade Turtle Candies | Easy Valentine’s Day Idea
Photo Credit : Aimee Tucker
Looking for an easy Valentine’s Day treat? These homemade turtle candies are simple, delicious, and easy to customize for special occasions.
Homemade Turtle Candies | Easy Valentine’s Day Idea Photo Credit : Aimee Tucker
For kids, Valentine’s Day isn’t about roses or European chocolates. It’s a day to carefully choose which paper valentine from the cardboard box to give to each of your classmates, and (hopefully) look forward to a party where you will get to eat your weight in conversation hearts and American milk chocolate kisses.
So why should kids get to have all the fun? It seems unfair to limit adult Valentine celebrating to demonstrations of the romantic variety. These days, I’ll take any excuse to share and spread the love with my many wonderful friends, co-workers, and family members. Why not with Valentine’s Day treats?
Valentine’s Day treats follow a few rules. They should come in shades of red, pink, and white. Chocolate is encouraged, and treats should be the right size for sharing. This quick and easy recipe for homemade turtle candy fits the bill on all accounts for Valentine’s Day.
The ingredients are few: just square pretzels, chocolate-covered caramel candies (also known as Rolo candies), pecan halves, and assorted sprinkles or colored candy melts.
Homemade Turtle Candies | Easy Valentine’s Day Idea Photo Credit : Aimee Tucker
Make a batch at home (recipe below!) and spread the love by sharing them with friends, family, and co-workers this Valentine’s Day. They will be delighted, at least until they realize these candies are seriously addictive.
Note: Pecan halves can sometimes be awfully expensive. For an easy, yet still festive alternative, replace the pecan half with a holiday-themed M&M candy.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
This post was first published in 2012 and has been updated.
Aimee Tucker is Yankee Magazine’s Home Editor and the Senior Digital Editor of NewEngland.com. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.
