Turtle Pumpkin Pie

Turtle Pumpkin Pie

I love this dessert!  We had Thanksgiving with friends and one of them brought this amazing pie!  I don't normally like pumpkin pie, I don't like the texture of it.  I also don't normally eat pecans.  However, this pie is perfect!  I love the pumpkin pudding filling.  The crunch of the graham cracker crust and pecans perfectly offsets the creamy whipped topping and pumpkin filling.  And the caramel combines all the flavors to make a wonderfully, decadent alternative to traditional pumpkin pie!  Another plus is that it is super easy and doesn't require baking.  And it looks pretty!  This will be my new go-to pumpkin pie recipe for the holidays!

Ingredients:
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping, divided
1 graham cracker pie crust
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, divided
2 packages vanilla flavor instant pudding
1 cup cold milk
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tub (8 oz) Whipped Topping, thawed, divided (I used Cool Whip)

Directions:
Pour 1/4 cup caramel topping onto bottom of pie crust; sprinkle with 1/2 cup nuts.  Beat next 5 ingredients in large bowl with whisk until blended.  Stir in 1 1/2 cups whipped topping; spoon into crust.  Refrigerate 1 hour.  Top with remaining whipped topping, caramel topping and nuts just before serving. 


By:  KeyIngredient