German Chocolate Pie

4.67 from 6 votes

This decadent dessert is everything you love about German chocolate cake in one easy-to-make pie! Layers of chocolate custard, perfectly sweet shredded coconut, and salted pecans all in a golden, flaky crust. It's the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table!

Prep Time1 30

Cook Time20

resting time30

Total Time2 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: german chocolate pie, german chocolate pie recipe

Servings: people

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

1 cooked pie crust in 9” pie pan a deep pan is best for this recipe

Filling

1 ½ cups milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter
⅔ cups sugar
½ cup cornstarch
3 cups whole milk
4 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Topping

⅓ cup brown sugar packed
½ cup heavy whipping cream
⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup butter
2 large egg yolks
1 ½ cups sweetened coconut flakes
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
⅔ cup salted pecans coarsely chopped

Instructions

Filling

In a microwave, melt the chocolate and butter together in 10-15 second increments, stir until smooth.
In a saucepan mix sugar and cornstarch, whisk in the whole milk and cook over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low and cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
In a separate bowl mix a small amount of hot mixture with egg yolks. Once incorporated add the egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture in your pan and whisk constantly, bringing to a gentile boil. Mix for 2 additional minutes, remove from heat.
Whisk in your chocolate butter mixture and vanilla, stir until well combined. Pour into your baked pie crust. Let setup completely before putting the topping on.

Topping

In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, heavy whipping cream, and sweetened condensed milk. Bring mixture to a gentle boil over medium heat, and stir until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat.
In a separate bowl whisk egg yolks and a small amount of hot mixture together, once combined add it all back into the saucepan and return to the stove. Cook for 2-3 minutes on medium heat, constantly stirring until it thickens. Remove from heat.
Add in your vanilla, shredded coconut, and salted pecans. Cool for 10 minutes then pour over the top of your chocolate filling.
Optional: top with additional shredded coconut and chopped pecans.

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