We are big chocolate lovers at our house, and by we I mostly mean my daughter and I. For some reason the boys in our house are vanilla lovers all the way, but we don’t mind, because it only means more chocolate for us. (wink)
If you love german chocolate cake, then you’ll love this recipe: homemade german chocolate pie. It’s so rich and creamy. Pair it with a big glass of ice cold milk and you have the breakfast of champions! I kid…well sort of. We all know that if there’s pie for dessert, chances are (if there is any left), there will be pie for breakfast too.
We are updating this favorite pie recipe with some new photos and a video! Now you can see just how to make it! (video below)
This post has a mix of the old and new photos…I wanted to leave both up. Which one will you pin…the old or the new?
Here’s a bit of the step by step in photos. The full recipe will follow.
- ⅓ cup coconut flakes
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
- ⅓ cup butter
- - homemade baked pie shell
- For the filling:
- 1 large jello vanilla pudding, (not instant)
- 2 ½ cups milk,
- 1 german chocolate bar
- Heat the coconut, pecans, butter and brown sugar until sugar dissolves.
- Pour into pie shell and bake at 450’ for 5 minutes. Let it cool.
- For the chocolate filling, add the vanilla pudding, milk and chocolate bar to a saucepan and cook according to pudding directions for pie.
- Cool 5 minutes stirring occasionally, until the chocolate and is well combined with the pudding mix and milk.
- Pour into the pie shell.
- Chill the pie in the fridge 4 hours.
- Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings to serve.
If you’re in need of a good pie crust recipe…this is it!
That’s it! I hope you love it as much as we do!
*OPD: 2/24/2014 – sharing again with new photos and a video!
This looks delicious!
Thanks Stephanie! It really is so good!
this doth been pinned.
yay! thanks Ellen! 🙂
How many ounces of chocolate?
Hi! I think it’s an average sized chocolate bar. 6oz.
I know I am going to love this recipe! Pinned!
You are my hero!
Can’t find the recipe 🙁
It’s there now! Sorry for the confusion.
Good morning,
I love the font you used on your recipe for German chocolate pie and was wondering if you would be willing to share the name of it with me?
Just found your blog via Pinterest and have started following you.
Thanks,
Thank you!! i started making this recipe in the 70’s and my Mom misplaced the recipe. Thank you for posting this!!
Can I freeze the pie?
Thanks for sharing;)
Hi Sandra! We’ve never frozen this one. I’m not sure how well it will freeze.