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Pecan Turtle Tart




Source of Recipe


Woman's Day






List of Ingredients



• Cookie Crust:
  
• 20 pecan shortbread cookies (such as Pecan Sandies)
  
• 1 large egg
  
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• Filling:
  
• 1/2 cup fat free caramel topping
  
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  
• 3 large eggs
  
• 2 Tbsp stick butter, melted
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 cup (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
  
• 1 1/4 cups pecan halves
  
• Decoration: 2 Tbsp of each caramel syrup and chocolate chips
  






Instructions



1. Have ready a 9-inch tart pan with removable sides.
   
2. Crust: Process cookies in food processor until fine crumbs form. Add egg; process until blended. Press evenly over bottom and up sides of pan. Freeze 10 minutes or until firm.
   
3. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
   
4. Press a 12-inch square of foil over bottom and up sides of crust. Bake 15 minutes, remove foil and bake 5 minutes more until crust looks dry. Cool in pan on wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
   
5. Meanwhile make Filling: Put caramel topping and corn syrup in a medium bowl. Whisk in eggs until well blended, then whisk in butter and vanilla.
   
6. Sprinkle chocolate chips over bottom of crust. Slowly pour filling over chips to cover evenly. Top with pecan halves.
   
7. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
   
8. For Decoration: Remove sides of pan. Put caramel topping in 1 small ziptop bag, chocolate chips in another. Microwave chocolate in 10 second intervals until melted when pressed. Snip tip off a corner of each bag; drizzle tart with caramel and chocolate.