Paula Deen's Turtle Trifle

This is wonderful and so easy to make. I wanted to try it out for Christmas and made this and talk about good. I got this recipe from Paula Deen's Christmas magazine. This is not for those watching calories.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 1 (21 ounce) package  chewy  fudge brownie mix, baked according to package directions
• 1  egg (according to package directions)
• 1⁄4 cup water (according to package directions)
• 1⁄3 cup  oil (according to package directions)
• 2  cups sugar
• 1 1⁄3 cups corn syrup
• 2⁄3 cup butter, melted
• 4  large eggs
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3  cups  chopped pecans
• 1 (16 ounce) container frozen non-dairy topping, thawed
• 1 (12 ounce) jar  caramel ice cream topping
• 2  cups  toasted whole pecans

Directions

1. Bake brownies according to package. Let cool and crumble brownies, set aside.
2. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, melted butter and eggs. Stir in salt, vanilla and chopped pecans. Bring to a boil over medium heat; reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Cool completely.
3. In a trifle dish layer brownies, pecan mixture, whipped topping, caramel and toasted whole pecans as desired. Chill for two hours before serving.
4. Can also make mini trifles by using small clear dessert dishes to make individual servings.