Praline-Apple Pie

Praline-Apple Pie
recipe is from Southern Living Cooking School, about 8 to 10 years ago!

1 frozen Mrs. Smith's Special Recipe Deep Dish Apple Pie
1/4 cup butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Open hole in top of pie and cut 4 to 6 additional slits. Bake pie on baking sheet covered with foil, at 375 for 1 hour 20 minutes. Shield pie with foil after 1 hour of cooking. Cool pie about 1 hour.

Bring butter, brown sugar, and whipping cream to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium heat, stirring often. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Whisk in vanilla and confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Pour slowly over pie; spread to cover. Top with pecans.

Note: This makes more praline sauce than can really fit on top of pie, so have extra pecans ready to stir in left over sauce, and waxed paper, to quickly make some pralines. You'd hate to waste such a decadent treat!