Shelly's Recipe

PRALINES N CREAM PIE

Category: Pies - Cream and Custard

1 prepared pie crust, baked
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 (5 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
3 cups milk
1 (8 oz) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

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�F for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. 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 of the whipped topping into the reserved 1 cup pudding. Spread over cooled pie. Top with the rest of the whipping cream.