Chocolate Tortoises

This wonderful recipe comes from Martha Stewart everyday Food and is for home made Chocolate Tortoises that children will enjoy. In fact it's so easy to make have the children lend a hand.

Ingredients

• 48 roasted salted cashews
• 12 hazelnuts, toasted and loose skins rubbed off
• 12 soft caramels
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 12 pecans halves, toasted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. On a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet, make 12 clusters by arranging 4 cashews and 1 hazelnut (the cashews will be the tortoises' legs, and the hazelnuts, the heads). With your fingers, gently flatten caramels and place one on top of each cluster.
   
2. Bake until caramels just begin to melt, 6 to 8 minutes. Meanwhile, microwave chocolate in 10-second increments until melted. Dollop 1 teaspoon chocolate onto each caramel and top with a pecan. Refrigerate until chocolate sets, about 30 minutes (or up to 2 days). Bring to room temperature before serving.