MOTHER'S TURTLES® PIE

Mother's Turtles® Pie image

From my mother Jackie's collection of recipes, this is no everyday pie. Give it a try!

Provided by David Boland

Categories Desserts Pies Chocolate Pie Recipes

Time 2h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

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 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
½ cup chopped pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place pie shell in a 9-inch pie dish.
Heat caramels and 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk together in a saucepan over low heat until caramels are melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Spread caramel mixture into the bottom of pie shell.
Heat margarine and chocolate together in a saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Beat eggs, remaining sweetened condensed milk, water, vanilla extract, and salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Stir chocolate mixture into egg mixture; pour over caramel mixture. Top pie with pecans.
Bake in the preheated oven until center of pie is set, about 35 minutes. Cool pie for 1 hour at room temperature. Chill in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 298.5 calories, Carbohydrate 32.9 g, Cholesterol 42.8 mg, Fat 17.4 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 203.8 mg, Sugar 25.2 g