Easy Caramel-pecan Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) frozen pie crusts, thawed
• 28 wrapped kraft caramels
• 1/4 cup butter (no subs!)
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup sugar (can use 1/2 cup sugar)
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups coarsley chopped pecans, toasted
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 flute edges of the thawed pie pastry as desired then prick bottom and sides with a fork.
• 2 bake in a 400 degree oven for for about 6 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 3 combine the caramels, butter and 1/4 cup water in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook stirring with wooden spoon constantly for about 6-7 minutes, or until the caramels and butter are melted, remove from heat.
• 4 in a bowl whisk together the sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt until blended; add to the caramel and mix until thoroughly combined.
• 5 stir in the chopped pecans.
• 6 pour into the prepared pie crust.
• 7 bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 20 minutes more (cover the pie crust edges to prevent overbrowning if necessary).
• 8 cool and top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.