Heavenly Caramel Pie

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) package pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
• 1 1/2 cups caramel ice cream topping (from two 12.25-oz jars)
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed (3 cups)
• 1/2 cup pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450ºf.
• 2 make pie crust as directed on box for one-crust baked shell using 9-inch glass pie plate.
• 3 bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 4 cool completely on cooling rack, about 15 minutes.
• 5 in small bowl, mix 1/4 cup of the caramel topping and the chopped pecans.
• 6 spread mixture over bottom of cooled pie crust.
• 7 in large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1 cup of the caramel topping with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• 8 fold in whipped topping just until blended (do not overmix).
• 9 spoon cream cheese mixture into pie crust.
• 10 refrigerate at least 2 hours until set.
• 11 arrange pecan halves on top of pie; drizzle remaining 1/4 cup caramel topping over pie.
• 12 cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.