Turtle Pumpkin Pie

I don’t like pumpkin pie.  But I do like turtles.  And now that I’ve made this, I know that I love turtles enough to make me like pumpkin pie if their elements are a part of it.

As for all normal humans (you know, the ones who already like pumpkin pie), they will like this pie too.  It was a huge hit at my husband’s potluck at work.  It is sweet & creamy–more like a cream pie than your usual custard filling, but still with the pumpkin flavor (made more palatable enhanced by the caramel & pecans).

This is a very simple recipe, so of course I had to make it difficult and fussy by making my own caramel sauce and graham cracker crust.  I wouldn’t make my own breadcrumbs for a meatloaf , but I’ve spent up to an hour making huge amounts of frosting that requires boiling sugar & corn syrup, beating egg yolks to death…etc, etc, ad nausium.

I think I have a problem.

If you have similar problems, you can watch my step-by-step video at the end and prepare your own caramel sauce as well.