Mini Brownie Turtles

Once again, I found this in my nifty dessert book that nearly found it's way to the thriftstore. I made these for the family BBQ we had for when Scarlet's bone marrow donor, Ralf, was here.
Super easy and very yummy!

What you need to do:

1. Prepare a package of brownie mix; toss in a handful of chopped pecans/walnuts-fold in.
2. Fill mini muffin liners in a pan 2/3 to the top- Bake @350 for approx. 18 minutes (watch them)
3. Let them cool, spread with dark chocolate frosting. (make it or buy it, I bought it)
4. On the stovetop, melt 12 caramels and 1T of whipping cream on low heat until completely melted.
5. Drizzle a bit on the cupcakes and put a piece of pecan on top...or you can make it fancy and decorate them nicely.
6. Cool in the fridge to let the caramel set-up-I didn't do this and totally regret it, most of the caramel slid off the sides- thus, no pictures. They weren't pretty, but they were tasty!

You can store these for several days. The book even said you can freeze the muffins after you've baked them and before you've topped them for 3 months in the freezer!

Give these babies a try!