{"id":6698,"date":"2026-07-21T00:50:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6698"},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:50:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:50:32","slug":"turtle-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/21\/turtle-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Turtle Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Turtle Bars<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Shortbread Crust<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup packed dark brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Caramel Layer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00be cup packed dark brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons heavy cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Topping<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup toasted pecan halves or chopped pecans<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup semisweet chocolate chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Lightly grease a 9\u00d713-inch baking pan.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup brown sugar, and \u00be cup butter until the mixture becomes crumbly.<\/li>\n<li>Press the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>15 minutes<\/strong>, or until the crust is lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>While the crust bakes, melt the remaining \u00be cup butter with the remaining \u00be cup brown sugar and the heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for <strong>1 minute<\/strong>, stirring constantly.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the toasted pecans evenly over the baked crust.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the hot caramel mixture over the pecans.<\/li>\n<li>Return the pan to the oven and bake for <strong>18\u201320 minutes<\/strong>, until the caramel is bubbly.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle the chocolate chips over the hot caramel. Let stand for <strong>5 minutes<\/strong>, then spread the melted chocolate into an even layer.<\/li>\n<li>Cool completely, then refrigerate for about <strong>20\u201330 minutes<\/strong> until the chocolate is set.<\/li>\n<li>Slice into bars and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Toast the pecans before using them for a richer, nuttier flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Store Turtle Bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days or refrigerate for up to a week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turtle Bars Ingredients For the Shortbread Crust 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup packed dark brown sugar \u00be cup unsalted&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6698"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6700,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6698\/revisions\/6700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}