HOLIDAY PRALINE DELITE PIE

Holiday Praline Delite Pie image

Pie with a vanilla pudding filling and a pecan layer on the bottom.

Provided by Kathy Mowery

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Praline Recipes

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
⅓ cup butter
½ cup chopped pecans
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
3 cups milk
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Steps:

Heat butter or margarine with brown sugar and nuts in a saucepan until melted. Spread in the bottom of the baked pie shell. Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 5 minutes. Cool.
Prepare vanilla pudding mix with milk as directed for a pie; cool for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Measure 1 cup, cover with waxed paper, and chill thoroughly. Pour remainder into pie shell. Chill.
Fold 1/3 cup whipped topping into the 1 cup reserved pudding. Spread over nuts in pie shell. Chill. Garnish with remaining whipped topping and chopped pecans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 429.9 calories, Carbohydrate 44.7 g, Cholesterol 27.7 mg, Fat 26.7 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 14.2 g, Sodium 455.6 mg, Sugar 33.7 g