If you love Classic German Chocolate Cake, you will also love German Chocolate Pie. It is packed with all the richness and chocolate deliciousness of the cake, and it is everything you are looking for in a beautiful holiday dessert!
Granny's German Chocolate Pie
My mother passed down her German Chocolate Pie recipe to me. My family looks forward to it every Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Do you have a couple of family members who devour a particular pie during the holidays?
During the holidays, my husband and my sister would try to see who could eat the last piece of my mother's Coconut Meringue pie at her house.
Well, it isn't quite that bad at my house during the holidays with my son and daughter-in-law, but it is pretty close.
Brandy likes her pie warm from the oven, and Jeff likes his pie cold from the refrigerator. Sometimes, that gives Brandy a head start. (giggles)
If you are a Classic German Chocolate Cake fan, you will be a big fan of this pie.
It is packed with all the richness and chocolate deliciousness of the cake, not to mention it is so easy to make. And it is everything you are looking for in a beautiful holiday dessert!
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Or you can scroll down to the bottom, where you will find a full printable recipe card with amounts of the ingredients and complete instructions with notes.
Tips AND TIDBITS TO MAKE THE BEST GERMAN CHOCOLATE PIE
Can you substitute German Chocolate? Baker's German's Chocolate is a must in this recipe. It is not a German chocolate pie if it doesn't. It is just another chocolate pie if you use any other chocolate. You can find German Chocolate in the baking aisle of the grocery store.
Pie crust. The recipe makes a large pie and requires a large, deep-dish pie shell. A 10-inch Homemade Pie Crust or a 10-inch deep-dish store-bought pie shell will work.
Filling. After the filling has been mixed well, it is essential to immediately pour it into the pie shell, and immediately top it with the coconut pecan mixture, and immediately place it in the preheated oven. This is very important because the filling will separate if it sits for any length of time between the steps.
How to know if the pie is done? The pie will puff up and be soft in the center, and the filling will giggle very slightly when moved side to side. It will continue to set while cooling.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE GERMAN CHOCOLATE PIE
Butter
Evaporated milk
Sugar
Cornstarch
Salt
EggsVanilla
10-inch pie shell
Coconut
Pecan
HOW TO MAKE GERMAN CHOCOLATE PIE
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a small bowl, mix coconut and pecans; set aside.
Melt chocolate with butter over low heat; stir until blended. Remove from heat; gradually blend in milk.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Gradually blend in the chocolate mixture.
Immediately pour it into the pie shell.
Immediately sprinkle coconut pecan mixture over the filling. Immediately place in the oven. (Do not wait. See notes.)
Bake for 45 minutes or until the top is puffed. (Filling will be soft but will set while cooling.)
Cool for at least 4 hours before serving.
Makes 10-12 servings.If the top of the pie and crust begin to brown too much, place a sheet of foil over the top of the pie.
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Our hometown had a restaurant called Mr. Limey's that had the best German Chocolate Meringue Pie that my husband LOVED! He like to eat it warm! I'm so excited to see this recipe. I've tried others and have not quite gotten it. Thanks for sharing this. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteJUST made the Thanksgiving list for the family. Planning on making Jennifer's chocolate pie - but we will need to try this one too!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my that sounds divine!
ReplyDeleteMy husband LOVES German Chocolate Cake and I have to make it for him every year on his birthday ;) He will probably like this also! Thanks for sharing the recipe :)
ReplyDeleteI've never had German chocolate pie, but if it's anything like the cake, oh boy!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE German chocolate cake. I've never heard of German chocolate pie, I think it sounds even better than the cake. I already know I would like it cold. :o) It sounds like a winner, thank you!
ReplyDeleteGerman Chocolate Cake is my all-time favorite, so I know I'll LOVE this pie! Thanksgiving is just a good excuse to make it!
ReplyDeleteHi! love this recipe! I'm the newest follower on your blog. Found you through blogspot! I was wondering, do you have a FAVORITE healthy meal? It could be regular healthy, low fat, vegan or gluten free! or a great time or money saving tip to share! if so, I would LOVE to feature it and your blog on my new Kitchen blog. email me if you are interested! homeschoolfam@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWow, I've never seen a german chocolate pie before. It sounds so rich and delicious.
ReplyDeleteHi K, I cannot wait to make this. It looks and sounds great, and since I love German Chocolate Cake, German Chocolate Pie will probably be my new favorite!
ReplyDeleteK, I'm just coming back to say thank you so much for sharing this delicious pie with Cookbook Sundays! Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteSam's favorite cake is German Chocolate and the one I make him is intensive. I usually take about 2-3 days to make it. So, after I saw this, I thought we'd give it a try and last Thursday, I made it. We were going to eat it that night, but it still hadn't set up by the time we were done with dinner, so I put it in the fridge and decided we would take it to San Antonio with us Friday evening. Well, then we ended up not going until Saturday morning and I had made up some chocolate chip cookies which we all gorged ourselves on throughout Friday, so we didn't eat it that night either. I was still going to take it with us, but was informed there was a chocolate cake waiting for us in SA, so it stayed behind all ready and waiting in the fridge. Last night (Sunday) we got in late and went straight to bed, SO guess what we are having for dessert tonight?! That's after we have frito pie made with the chili that I majorly modified from your recipe (didn't have several ingredients and had to make it up as I went along;) last week on Thursday as well, that we originally had on chili dogs, which also came from you (they were a great hit and I'm so glad you posted that recipe!!! THANK YOU!:) I will definitely let you know what the consensus is after we have FINALLY consumed that pie! BTW, miss you and love you!!!
ReplyDeleteI've never eaten German Chocolate Cake or German Chocolate Pie - the sensible person inside me is saying that it would best left that way - but the other person (the one who wins most of the food fights) knows that I really need to try this - and I'm pretty sure I would like it cold :-)
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Okay, we finished the pie...I got the last piece. ;p It was very good! I, however, did not let it cook long enough on the stove top. It didn't set up right, but I knew why, so next time..... :)
ReplyDeleteHi Shelly ~ I don't know what you mean by lletting it cook on top of the stove long enough"? The recipe call for cooking the filling in the pie crust in the oven.
ReplyDeleteOh your blog makes me so hungry! I love the picture at the top and it is just so adorable the whole thing! and this pie ugh i need to make it!!!
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I've never heard of a German Chocolate pie but I'm really liking what I'm seeing. It looks amazing. Thanks for sharing on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I might have to make this soon. It looks amazing!
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