Turtle Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CRUST
1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts
FILLING
24 milk caramels
1/3 cup water
2 large eggs
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
TOPPING
1/2 cup heavy cream or 1/2 cup whipping cream
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
24 pecan halves
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

Preparation

CRUST.
Preheat oven to 450.
Let piecrust stand at room temperature for about 15 minutes; peel off plastic sheets. Place crust in a 9-inch glass pie plate; press firmly against sides and bottom. Fold back excess crust; crimp and flute. Prick bottom and sides with fork.
Bake untl lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer pie plate to a wire rack; cool completely.
FILLING.
In a microwave safe bowl, combine caramels and water. Microwave on HIGH at 1 minute intervals, stirring well after each interval, until mixture is smooth, 2-3 minutes. Let cook for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, beat eggs with a fork.
Add brown sugar, sour cream, pecans, vanilla, and caramel mixture; mix well.
Pour mixture into crust. Reduce oven heat to 350\u00b0F Bake until filling is set, about 30 minutes.
Transfer pie plate to wire rack; cool completely. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
TOPPING.
In a microwave-safe bowl, combine cream and milk chocolate chips. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute; whisk until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
Using an electric mixer set on high speed, beat chocolate mixture just until it lightens in color; spoon over pie and spread to edges of crust. Refrigerate untl firm, about 2 hours.
Put which and semisweet chocolates in two small bowls over pans of simmering water; stir each until melted. Dip half of the pecans in white chocolate and half in semisweet. Cool on baking sheet until set; place decoratively on pie.
Serve with whipped topping.