NEW ORLEANS PECAN PRALINE PIE

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Make and share this New Orleans Pecan Praline Pie recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Susie in Texas

Categories     Pie

Time 4h

Yield 1 9inch pie

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 9" unbaked pie shell
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 1/2 cups pecans, finely chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
pecan halves (optional)

Steps:

  • Fill a large heavy duty pot with water and bring water to a boil.
  • Remove paper label from condensed milk can.
  • Immerse the unopened condensed milk can into the boiling water.
  • Reduce heat to medium and cover pot with lid.
  • Cook for 3 hours.
  • Occasionally check pot to make sure it doesn't boil dry.
  • Remove can from water with tongs.
  • Place in freezer for one hour, to cool.
  • Combine slightly beaten eggs with syrup, sugar, margarine, vanilla and salt.
  • Mix well.
  • Add chopped pecans and mix well, again.
  • Pour pecan pie mixture into unbaked pie shell.
  • Bake@ 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.
  • Filling is done when knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
  • When done, remove pie from oven and let cool for 1 hour.
  • Open cooled condensed milk can.
  • Empty contents into small bowl and stir well.
  • Pour the carmelized milk onto the top of the pecan pie and spread over the pie.
  • Garnish with pecan halves (optional).
  • Serve with whipped topping (optional).
  • (note) if salted pecans are used, omit the 1/8 tsp.
  • of salt from the recipe.

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