Do you love turtle candy? Then you will LOVE these pretzel turtles. They are simple and easy to make with only three ingredients- salty pretzels, sweet rolos, and crunchy pecans.
The sweet and salty combination is delicious!
"These turtles are amazing! I love that they are quick and easy! They are gonna be a tradition."
★★★★★- Janet
This recipe makes a batch of 50, therefore it is perfect for sharing. They make the perfect Christmas candy and homemade gifts!
I hope you love these easy treats as much as we do. Enjoy! Xoxo ~Katie.
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Ingredient notes and substitutions
For this pretzel turtles recipe, you need just 3 simple ingredients!
- Rolo candies
- pretzel snaps-Checkerboard shape is best. You can substitute with the pretzel looped shape.
- pecan halves-You can substitute with walnuts if you are not a pecan fan.
(*The full recipe is located at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.)
Steps
Follow these easy steps to make Rolo turtles.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper or tinfoil. Place pretzels in a single layer on parchment paper.
- Remove Rolos from the foil wrappers. Top each pretzel in the center with one Rolo candy.
- Bake for 4 minutes at 300 degrees.
- Remove from oven and immediately press one pecan half on the center of each Rolo.
- Completely cool. Then store at room temperature in an airtight container until ready to eat.
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Christmas Variation
For Christmas cheer, you can make "Santa Buttons" instead of Pretzel Turtles. To do this, substitute pecan halves for red or green M&Ms.
How long do they last?
These homemade candies will last up to 2 weeks in an airtight container at room temperature, or 3 weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Can you freeze pretzel turtles?
You can freeze the pretzel turtles. To freeze, lay them flat on a dish in the freezer. Allow them to freeze for 1 or more hours. Then put them in ziplock freezer bag or an air tight container and freeze up to 3 months.
Freezing them before storing helps prevent the turtle candy from sticking together.
About the recipe
This recipe is featured in Women's View Magazine. I invited Alice (pictured above) to help make these with me.
Alice is one of my dear sweet neighbor friends. This is a fantastic candy to make with the younger ones. They can help with unwrapping the Rolos and the turtle candy assembly.
Don't do any scolding if they steal a Rolo or two in the process.... that is part of the fun!
For more homemade candy recipes for the holiday season, try these:
When you make these pretzel turtles, tell me what you think in the comment section! I would love to hear back! My readers will too.
Also post your picture of your sweets on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!
📖 Recipe
Rolo Pretzel Turtles
Equipment
- baking pan
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 11 ounces Rolo Bag (50 Rolos)
- 50 pretzel snaps
- 50 pecan halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper or tinfoil.
- Lay 50 pretzels in a single layer on parchment paper.
- Remove 50 Rolos from the foil wrappers. Top each pretzel in the center with one Rolo candy.
- Bake for 4 minutes.
- Remove from oven and immediately press one pecan half on the center of each Rolo.
- Completely cool. Then store in an airtight container until ready to eat.
Janet Baxley Hall says
These turtles are amazing! I love that they are quick and easy! They are gonna be a tradition.
Chandice Probst says
Oh my goodness the sweet and salty combo are the best treat! So dang way too which we love! Little hands love helping…
Amanda Dixon says
These little candies are so good! I loved the salty pretzels paired with the caramel, and they were super simple to make.
Adriana says
Chocolate turtles are my favorite treat what a clever idea to use rolo and pretzels to create a new way to enjoy turtles.
Kate Hahnel says
Simple and delicious! My daughters and I had so much fun making these Pretzel turtles!
Heather says
Yummy! these remind me of a treat we made as kids with Chex, icing sugar and peanut butter!
Liz says
I love these little goodies! We make them every year for the holidays!
Marcellina says
Yum! So easy and delicious! I particularly loved the video and can't wait to make these!
nancy says
made this tonight and everyone loved it!
Megan Ellam says
I love them! So easy and so delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Allyssa says
Thanks a lot for this amazing and super easy to make pretzel turtles with rolos recipe! It's really tasty and very flavorful! Will surely have this again! Highly recommended!
Marta says
I made these to gift to my hubby's techs and they fell over themselves for the last couple of turtles, LOL! I would say they were a great hit.