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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Caramel pie. ohhh my!!!

I have noticed everyone seems to have themed days, so I have decided Thursdays will be about treats and sweets here @ This Dixie Girls Delights! Todays recipe is super easy but takes a while to make. If you have ever had a caramel pie you will love this one, and if not whew your in for a treat. Alright so lets get to getting....
you need 2 cans sweetened condensed milk NOT the pull top kind
1 Graham cracker crust
Cool whip, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup and a sweet tooth a mile or 2 long :)

in the biggest pot you have (think mashed potato worthy big) you need to fill it up with water as high as it will go without boiling over with cans in it. I usually place my cans in a dry pot and fill with water the water should be about 3-4 inches above the top of your cans of sweetened condensed milk :), a seperate saucepan also needs to be filled up with water. now onto the business end of things. your biggest pot of water needs to be on medium, also go ahead and turn on that other little saucepan of water on low your going to need it later. THIS PARTS VERY IMPORTANT do not let your water get below 1 inch above the can also after water in big pot is warm DO NOT add cold water the cans will explode the contents will go everywhere and you will have a HUGE mess on your ceiling, floor etc. , If you notice water in big pan getting low take water from little pan thats boiling hot and slowly pour it into the side of the pan. now after about 5 hours turn off the stove and go to bed. the next morning or 6-8 hours later open your cans with a can opener and spoon the richest caramel you ever tasted into your graham crust :) top with cool whip, chocolate chips and if desired chocolate syrup, then throw that bad boy in the freezer to firm up for later :)
If you want to make more you can boil about 6 cans at once using the same time and water method as described above I normally make these in batches and freeze 'em up to have on hand for get togethers, Hope y'all have a wonderful thursday

2 comments:

  1. That is work but worth it! Sounds sticky and yummy! lol Love your new header, great job!

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  2. thanks lol I was up late since the baby was deciding not to let me sleep, so I was googling how in the world to create those cute banners and I figured it out using pics I have taken :) now to make buttons and a new background slowly but surely its getting there. this pie is absolutely amazing worth the work most definitely

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