Turtle Pie

From the kitchen of Jane Vogel

Ingredients

Crust:
enough chocolate wafers to make 1 1/2 cups crumbs
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons white sugar

Filling:
1 can sweetened condensed milk
6 caramels, unwrapped
4 tablespoons milk
1/3 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
8 ounce package cream cheese

Directions

1. Crush enough chocolate wafers to make 1 1/2 cups crumbs, mix with butter and white sugar.

2. Press into a 9 inch pie pan.

3. Beat on high speed: cream cheese and condensed milk until thick and creamy (around 7 to 10 minutes). Pour into pie crust.

4. Melt caramels with 2 tablespoons milk and drizzle over the pie filling.

5. Melt chocolate chips with 2 tablespoons milk and drizzle over the caramel.

6. Sprinkle pecans over the top.

7. Chill for 3-4 hours before serving.