Slow Cooker Turtles {with Rolo’s}
3 Comments Nov 12, 2024
Updated Jun 05, 2025
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Slow Cooker Turtles are the perfect holiday treat! Made with rich melted chocolate, crunchy pecans, and soft caramel from rolls, they’re so irresistible you might not want to share!
Other chocolate candies we love to make are slow cooker Christmas candy and slow cooker sea salt almond clusters.
This is the ultimate way to make candy “turtles” effortlessly with the help of your crockpot. Traditionally, making these treats can be quite a process, involving melting chocolate, toasting pecans, and carefully layering caramel. But with this simplified method, you can skip the hassle without sacrificing any flavor.
What you need
This recipe is very simple to make and all you need is 3 kinds of chocolate; chocolate almond bark, semi-sweet chocolate chips and a semi-sweet baking bar. You of course need the rolls and chopped pecans. {The full recipe is in the recipe card below the images}
Variations
- Experiment with dark, milk, or mixed chocolate to suit your taste.
- Personalize your turtles with festive sprinkles to match any holiday or celebration.
- Swap pecans for walnuts or almonds if you prefer a different nutty flavor.
Best way to Store & Serve
- Store the turtles in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week, or in the refrigerator for up to two weeks to maintain freshness.Perfect for holiday cookie and candy trays, these make wonderful homemade gifts.
- Easily prepare a batch while your cookies are baking in the oven.
- Store in a tin for quick snacks or to impress unexpected guests.
- These freeze beautifully, so you can enjoy them gradually over time.
Slow Cooker Turtles
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 24 oz. chocolate almond bark
- 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate baking bar, broken into pieces
- 1 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 24 Rolos, unwrapped
- sprinkles of choice, (optional)
Instructions
- Add the chopped pecans, broken chocolate almond bark, chocolate baking bar pieces, and semi-sweet chocolate chips into the slow cooker.
- Set the slow cooker to low heat. Cover and let the mixture cook for 1 ½ to 2 hours.
- While the chocolate is melting, line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
- Arrange the unwrapped Rolos on the sheet, leaving space between each one.
- Once the chocolate mixture is melted and smooth, give it a gentle stir. Using a spoon, carefully pour the chocolate mixture over each Rolo on the baking sheet, ensuring they are well-covered.
- Immediately sprinkle your choice of sprinkles over each turtle before the chocolate sets.
- Let the turtles cool at room temperature for about 1 hour, or until the chocolate firms up. For a quicker set, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Once set, gently remove the turtles from the parchment paper. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge. Enjoy!
Sarah’s Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
More Slow Cooker Candies
If you’re making treats for spring, Easter Clusters are a festive and easy option.
For something sweet and spiced, Slow Cooker Candied Pecans or Cinnamon Almonds are perfect for gifting or snacking.
Try Avalanche Cookies or Slow Cooker Almond Joys for rich, chocolatey flavors with crunch.
Slow Cooker Peanut Clusters and Butterscotch Haystacks are crowd-pleasing classics you can make in batches.
Instead of Rolos, could I used just soft caramel squares?
Are you sure the Rolos should remain UNWRAPPED?
Obviously, unwrapped when you pour the hot chocolate mixture over them.