Coconut Praline Dream Pie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, walnuts or almonds
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine
• 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 (9-inch) baked pastry shell, cooled
• 2 envelopes Dream Whip
• 2 3/4 cups cold milk, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding
• 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut, divided
  

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Instructions

1. Heat pecans, butter and brown sugar in small saucepan until butter and sugar are melted and mixture comes to a boil. Boil exactly 30 seconds. Spread on bottom of pastry shell. Cool.
2. Beat whipped topping mix, 1 cup of the milk and vanilla extract in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed about 6 minutes or until topping thickens and forms peaks.
3. Add remaining 1 3/4 cups milk and pudding mixes; blend on low speed. Beat on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
4. Stir in 1 cup of the coconut. Spoon into pastry shell.
5. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or until set.
6. Garnish with remaining 1/3 cup coconut.
7. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.