Caramel-Pumpkin Mousse Tart with Pecan Crumble

By brandymarshall

Ingredients

• 60 NILLA Wafers, divided
• 1/2 cup butter, melted, divided
• 1/3 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
• 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1-3/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, divided
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
• 12 KRAFT Caramels
• 1 Tbsp. water

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 285mins
Adapted from kraftrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

CRUSH 50 wafers to form fine crumbs; mix with 1/3 cup butter. Press onto bottom of 9-inch tart pan. Coarsely crush remaining wafers; place in medium bowl. Add remaining butter, nuts, sugar and 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice; mix well. Spread onto bottom of shallow pan; place in oven along with crust. Bake 10 to 12 min. or until both are light golden brown; cool.

BEAT cream cheese and pumpkin in medium bowl with mixer until well blended. Add remaining pie spice and dry pudding mix; beat until blended. Gradually beat in milk; spread over crust. Top with COOL WHIP, spreading to within 1/2 inch of edge. Refrigerate 4 hours. Meanwhile, break cooled baked nut mixture into smaller pieces; store in airtight container until ready to use.

SPRINKLE nut mixture over tart just before serving. Microwave caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are melted, stirring after 45 sec. Drizzle over tart.