Taste of Home's Turtle Pie

 

Ingredients

1 cups (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, divided

1/4 cup chopped Diamond of California® Pecans

1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked

1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

Whipped cream and additional chocolate chips, Diamond of California® Pecans and caramel topping for garnish, optional

Directions

• Sprinkle 1/4 cup of chocolate chips and pecans into pastry shell. Pour caramel topping over chip and pecans; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cream and remaining chips; cook and stir over low heat until smooth.
• Gradually beat into cream cheese mixture. Carefully spread into pastry shell. Chill until set. Garnish as desired. Yield: 8 servings.