Caramel Pear Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups peeled sliced ripe pears
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus
• 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 9" unbaked pie shell
• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cold butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 18 caramels
• 5 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 add together in a large bowl, the pears and lemon juice; toss.
• 2 in a different bowl, mix together 1/2 cup sugar, tapioca, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
• 3 add to pears; stir gently to mix well.
• 4 let stand for 15 minutes.
• 5 pour mixture into the pastry shell.
• 6 in a bowl, mix the oats, flour, and remaining sugar.
• 7 cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• 8 sprinkle over pears.
• 9 bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.
• 10 in a saucepan, melt caramels with milk, over low heat.
• 11 stir until smooth.
• 12 add pecans.
• 13 drizzle over pie.
• 14 bake for 8-10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
• 15 cool pie on a wire rack.