German Chocolate Pie

German Chocolate Pie
German Chocolate Pie requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 30g of fat, and It works well as a rather inexpensive dessert. If you have butter, pie crust, pecans, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of European cuisine.

Instructions

1
In a medium saucepan, combine the 1/3 cup sugar and the cornstarch. Stir in the milk, chocolate, and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more.
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2
Gradually stir about 1 cup of mixture into egg yolks. Return mixture to saucepan; bring to boiling. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Stir in vanilla.
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3
Turn the hot pie filling into the baked pie shell.
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4
In another saucepan, combine the beaten egg, evaporated milk, the 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Cook and stir over medium heat just till the mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in the coconut and pecans.
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5
Spread the pecan mixture evenly over the chocolate filling. Cool the pie on a wire rack; chill thoroughly.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score2
Dish TypesSide Dish
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