Sugar Free Caramel Pecan Pie

Total Time: 51 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 36 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ounces murray brand sugar-free pecan shortbread cookies (1 package)
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans (ground)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 36 sugar-free caramels
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 pie crust:
• 2 grind the pecans. if you use a blender be careful and not get them to hot or you will have pecan butter.
• 3 crush the cookies and mix pecans and cookies with the butter. you may want to add a 1/4 (or less) cup of splenda to sweeten up the pecans. press into a 9" glass deep dish pie pan.
• 4 bake pie crust at 400° for 6 to 8 minutes; cool on wire rack.
• 5 filling:.
• 6 combine caramels, butter, and 1/4 cup milk in large saucepan over medium heat. cook, stirring constantly, 5 to 7 minutes or until caramels and butter are melted; remove from heat.
• 7 stir together splenda and next 3 ingredients. stir into caramel mixture until thoroughly combined. stir in pecans. pour into prepared crust.
• 8 bake pie at 400° for 10 minutes. reduce heat to 350°, and bake 20 more minutes. remove pie to a wire rack to cool.