Description
An indulgent no-bake dessert layered with chocolate cookie crumbs, whipped cream, caramel, pecans, and ganache, recreating the flavors of turtle candy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300 g chocolate sandwich cookies or chocolate wafers (about 3 cups crushed)
- 115 g unsalted butter, melted (½ cup)
- 450 g cream cheese, at room temperature (16 oz)
- 90 g powdered sugar, sifted (¾ cup)
- 5 ml vanilla extract (1 tsp)
- 240 ml heavy cream, cold (1 cup)
- 320 g store-bought or homemade caramel sauce (about 1⅓ cups)
- 150 g chopped and toasted pecans (about 1½ cups)
- 170 g semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
- 120 ml heavy cream (½ cup) for ganache
- ¼ tsp sea salt, plus extra for finishing
- Optional: 120 ml whipped cream for finishing dollops (½ cup)
Instructions
- Toast the pecans in a skillet over medium heat for 3–4 minutes until fragrant. Remove immediately to stop cooking.
- Make the cookie crumb base by pulse crushing the cookies and mixing with melted butter. Press into a 9 x 13-inch pan and chill for 10 minutes.
- In a chilled bowl, whip cold heavy cream to soft peaks, then fold into a mixture of cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Spread over the chilled cookie base.
- Warm the caramel sauce and pour it over the cream layer, then sprinkle with toasted pecans.
- Make the ganache by heating cream, then pouring it over chocolate chips, stirring until smooth. Pour ganache over the caramel-pecan layer and chill for at least 2 hours until firm.
- Run a hot knife along the sides and cut into 12 pieces. Serve chilled or at room temperature, optionally garnished with whipped cream.
Notes
For the best results, chill at the right temperature (around 4°C / 39°F) to maintain layer structure. Serve after 10–15 minutes at room temperature for optimal texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 39g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 42g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 110mg