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How to Make Turtle Pie – Easy No-Bake Caramel Pecan Delight

Turtle pie is a no-bake caramel, chocolate, and pecan dessert with an Oreo crust and creamy caramel filling. It chills for 6 hours and slices beautifully.

  • Total Time: 6 hours 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 slices 1x

Ingredients

Scale

Caramel Sauce

1 cup granulated sugar

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/4 teaspoon salt

Oreo Crust

25 Oreo cookies

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Caramel Filling

3/4 cup heavy cream

10 ounces full-fat cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup salted caramel, fully cooled

1/2 cup powdered sugar

To Serve

Caramel sauce

Chocolate sauce or melted chocolate

Whipped cream

Chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Add sugar to a saucepan over medium heat and stir until melted and amber colored.

2. Whisk in butter carefully, then remove from heat and whisk in cream and salt. Cool completely.

3. Pulse Oreos into fine crumbs and mix with melted butter.

4. Press crust mixture firmly into a 9-inch pie plate and refrigerate.

5. Whip heavy cream to stiff peaks.

6. Beat cream cheese until smooth, then mix in cooled caramel and powdered sugar.

7. Fold whipped cream gently into cream cheese mixture.

8. Spoon filling into crust and smooth the top.

9. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours.

10. Drizzle with caramel and chocolate sauce, then top with whipped cream and pecans before serving.

Notes

Use full-fat brick cream cheese for best structure.

Do not use all the caramel in the filling.

Chill fully for clean slices.

Store covered in refrigerator up to 3 days.

  • Author: Rita
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Pies & Tarts
  • Method: No-Bake
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 489
  • Sugar: 24g
  • Sodium: 345mg
  • Fat: 33g
  • Saturated Fat: 18g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 12g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 45g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 5g
  • Cholesterol: 85mg