Mama's Turtles® Pie

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) baked pie shell
• 12 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (such as Eagle Brand®), divided
• ¼ cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup chopped pecans

Step 1

Warm your oven to 325°F (165°C) and placing the pie shell in a 9-inch pie dish. In a small saucepan over low heat, gently melt the caramels together with 1/3 cup of sweetened condensed milk, stirring until smooth—this should take about 3 to 5 minutes. Spread this gooey caramel mixture evenly over the bottom of the pie crust.

Step 2

Melt the margarine and chocolate together in another saucepan over low heat, stirring until it’s nice and smooth. Once melted, take it off the heat. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, the rest of the sweetened condensed milk, water, vanilla, and salt until everything is well combined and smooth. Pour the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and stir it all together.

Step 3

Pour this chocolatey custard over the caramel layer in the pie crust, then sprinkle the pecans evenly on top. Pop the pie in the oven and bake for about 35 minutes, until the center is set but still a little jiggly. Let the pie cool at room temperature for about an hour before chilling it in the fridge to firm up. Enjoy!