German Chocolate Pie

If you're wondering of changing your dessert this thanksgiving or for any other occasion, a delicious German chocolate pie would be the best choice. German chocolate pie is one dessert which you can not get tires of having. It's lusciously creamy and rich with the kind of chocolate you like. This dessert need not only be occasional, you can have it simply after a meal or even pack it on a picnic. Pies are everyone's favorite and this one in particular is a blend of the soft German chocolate cake and the crispy pie topping. This time you can give your folks an utterly tasty treat with this lovely recipe for German chocolate pie.

German Chocolate Pie Recipes

You can make this German chocolate pie in very simple steps and also in very short time. There are many ways to make this recipe with a variety of toppings out of which some are mentioned in the following paragraphs. So, take a pen and paper and note down all the essentials to start with your authentic German chocolate pie.

Easy German Chocolate Pie
Ingredients

• 4 ounces chopped German sweet chocolate
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1½ cups milk
• 2 egg yolks beaten
• 1 nine inch pastry shell, baked

Topping

• ½ cup sugar
• 2 cups evaporated milk
• ¼ cup butter
• 1½ cups flaked coconut
• ½ cup chopped pecans

Directions
In a mixing bowl, melt the butter and German chocolate and mix it till it's smooth and then stir in Vanilla. Keep this aside till you make the batter of the pie. In a sauce pan, combine the sugar, milk and cornstarch and mix it till it turns smooth and soft. Cook it over medium flame till it is thickened and bubbly and then reduce the heat to cook the mixture for another 2 minutes. Remove the heat and stir a small amount of this hot filling in the egg yolks and then add it to the initial pan. Stir it for some time and then place it on the heat again to bring it to boil for another 2 minutes. Remove it from the heat and add it to the chocolate mix, spoon it carefully in the pastry shell.

In another small sauce pan combine the evaporated milk, sugar and butter to cook it to boil for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add to the egg yolk to bring it back on the heat and stir it continuously to avoid lumps. After it is boiled turn off the heat and add the coconut and pecans. Then pour this over the chocolate filling and cool it on a wire rack. Cover it and refrigerate for at least 3 hours before you serve it.

German Chocolate Pie with Cream Cheese
Ingredients

• 3 packages cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 lightly beaten eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4 ounces German sweet chocolate
• 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 3 cups melted butter

Directions
In a mixing bowl, add the cracker crumbs and sugar and stir it with some melted butter. Take two 9 inches pie plates, add the crust to both of them and refrigerate them till you prepare the filling. Take another large bowl and add the cream cheese to beat it thoroughly. Once it's fluffy and soft, add the sugar, egg and vanilla and beat it again till it is soft and smooth. Remove the cheese mixture into another small bowl and mix it in the chocolate and divide the two cream cheese mixtures in both the pie plates equally. Bake these pies at 350 degrees F for at least 40 to 45 minutes and then cool it on the wire rack. Refrigerate for 5 hours or overnight and then serve it some whipped cream and cherries. This is a yummy recipe for frozen German chocolate pie.

With those delicious and lip smacking German chocolate pie recipes, I am sure you will have a great time cooking them and an even great time enjoying them with your entire family.