Turtle Pie

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch)  baked pie crusts or 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. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. 2

   In small heavy sauce pan over low heat, melt caramels with 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk.

3. 3

   Spread evenly on bottom of prepared pie crust.

4. 4

   In a medium sauce pan over low heat, melt chocolate with the butter.

5. 5

   In large bowl, beat eggs with remaining sweetened condensed milk, water, vanilla, and salt.

6. 6

   Add chocolate mixture; Mix well.

7. 7

   Pour into pie shell.

8. 8

   Top with pecans.

9. 9

   Bake 35-40 min, or until center is set.

10. 10

    Cool. Serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

11. 11

    Refrigerate leftovers.