Peanut Butter Praline Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 40 wafers)
• 6 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/3 cup butter, cubed
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (3 ounce) package vanilla pudding mix
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips
• 1 cup whipped topping
• pecan halves
• additional whipped topping

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the crumbs, cocoa and confectioners' sugar,; stir in butter. press into a 9-in. pie plate. bake at 350° for 10 minutes. cool on a wire rack.
• 2 in a saucepan, combine the sugars and cornstarch. add butter and water. bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1 minute. stir in pecans. pour into crust; refrigerate.
• 3 meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine pudding mix and milk until smooth. cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. remove from the heat. stir in peanut butter chips until smooth. cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. fold in whipped topping; spoon over praline layer. refrigerate until set. garnish with pecans and additional whipped topping.