- 7 ounces caramels
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (9 inch) prepared chocolate cookie crumb crust
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1/2 cup hot fudge topping
- Place caramels and evaporated milk in a saucepan. Heat over low heat, stir continually until smooth for about five minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Pour into pie crust.
- Combine cream cheese, sour cream, and milk in a blender. Process until smooth. Add pudding mix; process for about 30 seconds more.
- Pour pudding mix over caramel layer, covering completely. Chill, loosely covered, until set (it usually takes about 15 minutes).
- Drizzle fudge topping over pudding layer in a decorative pattern. Sprinkle top of cake with remaining pecans. Chill, loosely covered, until serving time.