Coconut Praline Dream Pie

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 whipped topping mix

2 3/4 cups cold milk -- divided

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 packages (4 serv) vanilla flavor instant pudding

1 1/3 cups angle flake coconut

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.

Beat whipped topping mix, 1 cup of the milk and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed about 6 minutes or until topping thickens and forms peaks. Add remaining 1 3/4 milk and pudding mixes; blend on low speed. Beat on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in 1 cup of the coconut. Spoon into pastry shell.

Refrigerate at least 4 hours or until set. Garnish with remaining 1/3 coconut. Store leftover pie in refrigerator. Makes 8 servings.