Nilla Turtle-Pumpkin Cream Pie

Nilla Turtle-Pumpkin Cream Pie


40 Nilla wafers
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ cup butter, melted
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
2 pkg. (3.4 oz. Each) vanilla instant pudding
1 cup cold milk
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups thawed whipped topping


Cut 5 Nilla wafers in half and reserve for garnish. Finely crush remaining wafers, mix with sugar and butter until well blended. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up side of 9” pie plate. Pour ¼ cup caramel topping over crust and sprinkle with ½ cup nuts. Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 minutes. Add pumpkin and spices/ mix well. Stir in 1 ½ cups whipped topping and pour over crust. Refrigerate one hour. Top with remaining whipped topping, reserved wafer halves, 2 tablespoons caramel topping and 2 tablespoons chopped pecans just before serving.