Posted on February 1, 2021September 10, 2020 by Chocolate Covered Weekly You know where the name “chocolate turtle” may have come from? More than 80 years ago, an employee of DeMet’s Candy Company, said that the company’s original recipe of milk chocolate, caramel, and pecans looked like a turtle. The name stuck! Post navigationPrevious post: Happy National Hot Chocolate Day! January 31,2021Next post: In 1913, Goo Goo Clusters, a Southern favorite, was the first bar to combine milk chocolate, caramel, marshmallow, and peanuts.