Fudgy Turtle Pie

From Elsie the Cow at Borden. A decadent pie filled with caramel, chocolate, and pecans.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 1 Pie

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch)  baked  pie crusts or 1 (9 inch)  graham cracker crust
• 12  caramels, unwrapped
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 (1 ounce)  semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 2  eggs
• 2  tablespoons water
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  dash salt
• 3⁄4 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In small heavy sauce pan over low heat, melt caramels with 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk.
3. Spread evenly on bottom of prepared pie crust.
4. In a medium sauce pan over low heat, melt chocolate with the butter.
5. In large bowl, beat eggs with remaining sweetened condensed milk, water, vanilla, and salt.
6. Add chocolate mixture; Mix well.
7. Pour into pie shell.
8. Top with pecans.
9. Bake 35-40 min, or until center is set.
10. Cool. Serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
11. Refrigerate leftovers.