German Sweet Chocolate Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (4 ounce) package sweet chocolate
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 2/3 cups evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/3 cups coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie crust

Recipe

• 1 melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until blended; remove from heat and gradually blend in milk.
• 2 mix sugar, cornstarch, & salt in lg bowl.
• 3 add eggs & vanilla; beat well.
• 4 gradually blend in chocolate mixture.
• 5 pour into pie shell.
• 6 combine pecans & coconut, sprinkle over filling.
• 7 bake at 375 for 45 to 50 minutes or until puffed and browned.
• 8 filling will be soft but will set while cooling.
• 9 cool at least four hours before cutting.
• 10 note: if top browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil the last 15 minutes of baking.