German Chocolate Pie: Decadent chocolate filling with toasted coconut and pecans, topped with sweet nutty topping & baked in an ultra-flaky chocolate crust.
Prep Time1 hourhr
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Author: Portlandia Pie Lady
Ingredients
German Chocolate Filling
One8-ouncepackage German Chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate (about 1-1/2 cups chocolate baking chips)
1/4cupbutter
One13-ouncecan sweetened condensed milk
1/2cupflaked coconut
1/2cupchopped pecans
3eggsslightly beaten
2tablespoonspure cane sugar
Oneprepared10-inch chocolate unbaked pastry shell
Coconut Pecan Topping
1cupchopped pecans, roasted(see directions below to roast)
6ounces(3/4 cup) evaporated milk
3/4 cuppure cane sugar
6tablespoonsbutter
3eggyolks, lightly beaten
1cupsweetened flaked coconut
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Extra wholepecans and chocolate buttercream frosting for garnish
In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients together. With pastry blender or large fork, work in butter until crumbly.
Add cold water (or milk) and mix just enough to form a dough ball. Roll on flour dusted surface, place in pie plate, fold under edges and crimp.
German Chocolate Pie Filling
Preheat oven to 375 F.
In a saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over medium heat just until melted, remove from heat.
Stir in sweetened condensed milk, coconut, eggs and sugar until blended.
Pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake in oven for 40-45 minutes. Place foil or pie crust shield on when 30 minutes has elapsed to keep edges from burning at the high heat.
Coconut-Pecan Topping
Cook evaporated milk, sugar, butter, and egg yolks in a heavy 3-qt. saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes or until butter melts and sugar dissolves.
Continue cooking and stirring constantly, 12 to 14 minutes or until mixture starts bubbling, and reaches a pudding-like thickness.
Remove pan from heat; stir in coconut, vanilla, and pecans.
Pour mixture into a bowl. Let stand at room temperature, stirring occasionally, let cool about 15 to 20 minutes and then spread onto pie.
Once pie has cooled completely, finish edges of pie by piping on a little of your favorite chocolate butter cream frosting with extra whole toasted pecans.
Toasted Pecans
Heat oven to 350 F.
Place pecans on parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from oven immediately and let cool a few minutes.