Monday, August 5, 2013

German Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

Yes. They are German Chocolatey goodness. AND pecan pie goodness. IN ONE!!

Ingredients:

3 cups chopped pecans
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cold butter, cubed
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 eggs
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup (I used 3/4 cup honey instead and it worked perfectly)
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut (I thought it needed more, so next time I'll do 1 1/2 or 2 cups)

Heat oven to 350, and grease a 13x9 inch baking pan. In a large bowl, mix together the all purpose flour, powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Cut in the cold butter with a knife OR throw it all into a food processor for a minute. Press this mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of the greased pan. It'll look super floury and dry but when it cooks it'll come together. Bake the crust for 15 minutes. When done, immediately sprinkle the chocolate chips onto the crust.

In another bowl, combine eggs, brown sugar, honey (or corn syrup), and melted butter and whisk by hand until
smooth. Stir in pecans and coconut. Pour this mixture evenly over the prepared crust. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the center has set. Let cool completely before digging in.