Upside-Down Turtle Muffins

Name: Upside-Down Turtle Muffins
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 79 milliliters packed brown sugar; 3 Tbsps butter or margarine; 79 milliliters buttermilk; 24 milk chocolate-covered caramels (from 5.3-oz bag), unwrapped; 1 egg; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 36 smalls pecan halves; 59 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Upside-Down Turtle Muffins might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 240 calories. Head to the store and pick up milk chocolate-covered caramels, vanilla, pecan halves, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400°F. Spray bottoms, sides and tops of 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Muffin Liners

Oven

In 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat, stirring frequently; cool slightly. Stir in buttermilk, brown sugar, vanilla and egg.

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Chocolate Chips

Brown Sugar

Buttermilk

Vanilla

Butter

Egg

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Sauce Pan

In large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and chopped pecans. Stir in chocolate mixture just until combined. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Push 1 caramel into center of batter in each muffin cup.

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Pecan Pieces

Baking Soda

Chocolate

Caramel

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until toothpick inserted 1/2 inch from edge of muffin comes out clean. Cool 1 minute. Turn muffin pan upside down onto cookie sheet to remove muffins. Immediately place another caramel on bottom of each muffin. Leaving muffins upside down on cookie sheet, return to oven about 1 minute or until caramel is soft enough to add pecan halves.

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Pecan Halves

Caramel

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Baking Sheet

Muffin Tray

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Place 3 pecan halves on caramel on each muffin. Cool until caramel is slightly firm before serving, about 10 minutes.

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Pecan Halves

Caramel

Serve warm if desired.

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Servings:

1teaspoon

baking soda 79milliliters

packed brown sugar 3Tbsps

butter or margarine 79milliliters

buttermilk 24

milk chocolate-covered caramels (from 5.3-oz bag), unwrapped 1

egg 237milliliters

all-purpose flour 36smalls

pecan halves 59milliliters

chopped pecans 1teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

semisweet chocolate chips 1teaspoon

vanilla

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Riesling with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 22 dollars per bottle.