Coconut-Pecan German Chocolate Pie

19 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons vegetable shortening, chilled
  • 3 -4 tablespoons ice water
  • FILLING
  • 4 ounces German sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • TOPPING
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix flour and salt in a small bowl . . . blend lard in until crumbly. Add ice water gradually, toss until dough holds together. Shape into a disk and refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight wrapped in plastic wrap.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 400°.
  3. 3
    Roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle on a lightly floured surface. Transfer dough to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 inches beyond rim of plate and flute edge. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil and fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice.
  4. 4
    Bake 11-13 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned. Remove foil and weights . . . bake 6-8 minutes longer or until light brown. Cool on a wire rack.
  5. 5
    Reduce oven setting to 350°.
  6. 6
    Melt chocolates in a large bowl in the microwave and stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Whisk in milk, egg yolks and vanilla until well blended. Stir in pecans. Pour into crust.
  7. 7
    Bake 16-19 minutes or until set.
  8. 8
    Cool 1 hour on a wire rack.
  9. 9
    Meanwhile . . . combine brown sugar, cream and butter in a small heavy saucepan. On medium heat, bring to a boil, while stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat.
  10. 10
    Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks in a small bowl. Return all to pan and whisk constantly, cook 2-3 minutes or until mixture thickens and a thermometer reads 160°. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and vanilla; cool 10 minutes.
  11. 11
    Pour over filling; sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate 4 hours or until cold.

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