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Polly’s Slow Food German Chocolate Pie

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Polly's Slow Food in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Course Dessert
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 9-inch pie shell
  • 4 oz. baking chocolate
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 14 oz. canned sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup hot water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • ⅛ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • ½ cup flaked coconut
  • pecans and whipped cream as garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375-degrees.
  • To partially bake pie shell: Do not prick pie shell. Line with foil and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake 5 minutes. Remove foil, bake 1 minute more.
  • In heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt chocolate and butter. In large bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk and warm chocolate mixture; mix well. Add eggs, water, vanilla, and salt. Mix well.
  • Pour into prepared crust. Top with the ½ cup of pecans and coconut. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until set.
  • Cool; chill 3 to 4 hours. Garnish with pecans and whipped cream.