MurphAssoc wrote:

> My daughter requested this for a family get-together. So, what do I know?? I
> bought a bar of German chocolate and followed the recipe on the card inside the
> wrapper - melt choc w/milk, add Cool Whip and I don't know what all. Turns out
> her idea of this pie is "like pecan pie only with German chocolate".
> Anyone have that recipe ??
> TIA,
> Judith


I haven't tried this recipe, but it looks about right -- although the maple
syrup is a odd. I prefer plain pecan pie to chocolate, but there's no
accounting for taste (mine or your daughter's.) Don't waste the bar of
German's sweet chocolate, use half a bag of Gierradelli chocolate chips.

From Texas Monthly magazine:

Chocolate-Pecan Pie

Crust
2 cups (8 ounces) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) cold, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons ice water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, salt, and sugar. Using a
pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until it is the consistency
of coarse cornmeal. Gradually add cold water, mixing until dough holds
together. Do not overmix. Press into a disk about 5 inches in diameter,
wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least an hour to firm up. Then roll
out and line a 9-inch metal pie pan. Prick crust with a fork, then fill
with uncooked beans or pie weights and bake until barely golden brown,
about 30 minutes.

Filling
5 eggs
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup real maple syrup
3 cups pecan halves or large pieces, toasted
6 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate, chopped to the size of chocolate
chips

In a stainless-steel bowl, whisk together eggs and brown sugar. Add melted
butter and whisk again. Add both syrups and whisk yet again. Let mixture
rest for at least 10 minutes. Put pecans and chocolate chips in the
partially baked pie shell and then pour in syrup mixture. Bake on a
preheated cookie sheet at 350 degrees until pecans are a rich golden brown,
about 40 minutes.