Peanut Butter Praline Pie

Submitted by taillightsinsightbb

"peanut butter, vanilla wafers, and pecans, what more could you want?"

 

• Ready In: 26mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 40 wafers)
• 6 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1⁄3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted

• praline layer

• 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄3 cup butter, cubed
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans

• filling

• 1 (3 ounce) package cook-and serve vanilla pudding mix
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (11 ounce) package peanut butter chips
• 1 cup whipped topping
• pecan halves, and additional topping

directions

1. in a bowl, combine crumbs, cocoa and confectioners' sugar.
2. stir in butter.
3. press into a 9 inch pie plate.
4. bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
5. cool on a wire rack.
6. in a saucepan, combine the sugars and cornstarch.
7. add butter and water.
8. bring to a boil over medium heat.
9. cook and stir for 1 minute.
10. stir in pecans.
11. pour into crust.
12. refrigerate.
13. meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine pudding mix and milk until smooth.
14. cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil.
15. remove from the heat.
16. stir in peanut butter chips until smooth.
17. cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
18. fold in whipped topping.
19. spoon over praline layer.
20. refrigerate until set.
21. garnish with pecans and aditional whipped topping.