German Pecan Pie Recipes

GERMAN CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Arrange pecans in a single layer of a shallow baking pan. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Stir halfway through baking.
• Line the bottom and sides of a 9"x 13"x 2" baking pan with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on two short sides. Grease foil.
• Whisk together the flour, confectioners' sugar, and cocoa. Add the cold butter, and combine with a pastry blender* until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Press the mixture into the bottom and about 3/4-inch up sides of prepared pan.**
• Bake the crust for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over crust. Allow to cool on a wire rack at least 30 minutes.
• Place the eggs in a large mixing bowl, and beat lightly. Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, and melted butter. Whisk together until smooth. Stir in the coconut and pecans. Pour evenly over the partially baked crust.
• Bake 28-34 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the filling has set. Cool completely on a wire rack. Then, refrigerate for an hour.
• Using foil overhang, lift the bars from the pan and place on a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to cut into bars.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk the corn syrup, eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla together in a mixing bowl until light-colored and well blended. Stir in the pecans and coconut. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the bottom of the prepared pie crust. Pour the corn syrup mixture over the chocolate chips.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is set, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool completely on a rack before serving, about 2 hours.

COCONUT-PECAN GERMAN CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in lard until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight., Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice., 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. Reduce oven setting to 350°., In a microwave, melt chocolates in a large bowl; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Whisk in milk, egg yolks and vanilla; stir in pecans. Pour into crust. Bake 16-19 minutes or until set. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan, combine brown sugar, cream and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Cook 2-3 minutes or until mixture thickens and a thermometer reads 160°, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and vanilla; cool 10 minutes., Pour over filling; sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate 4 hours or until cold.

GERMAN PECAN PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put crackers in a Ziploc bag.
• 2. Crush until you have an even fine grind.
• 3. Beat egg whites until stiff.
• 4. Slowly add sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt until blended.
• 5. Stir in crackers, vanilla, and pecans.
• 6. Pour into a greased 9-inch pie pan.
• 7. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 8. Cool 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• 9. When cooled, cover with Cool Whip.
• 10. And, sprinkle grated chocolate on top. Keep in refrigerator.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE BARS

Steps:

• PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES. BAKE PECANS SPREAD OUT IN A SINGLE LAYER ON PAN FOR 8 MINS, STIRRING HALFWAY THROUGH. LINE THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF A 13X9 PAN WITH ALUMINUM FOIL, THEN SPRAY WITH BAKING SPRAY. PULSE FLOUR, POWDERED SUGAR, BUTTER AND COCOA IN A FOOD PROCESSOR ABOUT 6 TIMES UNTIL MIXTURE RESEMBLES COARSE MEAL. PRESS MIXTURE ON BOTTOM AND 1/4 INCH UP SIDES OF PREPARED PAN.
• BAKE AT 350 FOR 15 MINS. REMOVE FROM OVEN AND SPRINKLE CHOCOLATE CHIPS OVER CRUST, LET COOL COMPLETELY ABOUT 30 MINS.
• WHISK TOGETHER THE BROWN SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MELTED BUTTER AND EGGS UNTIL SMOOTH. STIR IN THE COCONUT AND TOASTED PECANS. SPOON AND SPREAD MIXTURE ONTO PREPARED CRUST.
• BAKE AT 350 FOR 20 TO 25 MINS OR UNTIL GOLDEN AND SET. COOL COMPLETELY ON A WIRE RACK. LIFT BARS USING ENDS OF FOIL AS HANDLES. CUT INTO SQUARES WITH A SERRATED KNIFE. STORE IN AN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER.