Chocolate Caramel Pecan Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 oreo pie crust
• 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans, toasted
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 36 caramels
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 the pie crust is the pre made oreo crust. caramels are a bag of kraft caramels unwrapped. i use real butter and real vanilla.
• 2 toast pecans to bring out the flavor. watch carefully, not to burn. in oven at 350 or on stove in a cast iron skillet.
• 3 melt caramels, 1/4 c butter and 1/4 c water- low heat- stir often.
• 4 mix eggs, beaten well w/ sugar, salt and vanilla.
• 5 remove caramel from heat and add in nuts then sugar mixture. stir well and pour into crust. this will totally fill crust. have crust on a cookie sheet.
• 6 i bake at 300 for about 30-35 minutes. will be a little jiggly- sets up more when cool.