Pie Recipes Blog - Chocolate Chip Pie with Coconut Recipe

Chocolate Chip-Lovers Pie
Submitted by a reader. This one sounds decadent, with all those gorgeous chocolate chips and pecans and coconut to boot!


1 cup butter at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
6 ounces chocolate chips
3/4 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 unbaked, 9-inch pie shell
Whipped cream (easiest to make with one of these) or ice cream, to top


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla. Add eggs and beat well. Stir in flour.

Gradually stir in chocolate chips, pecans and coconut. Pour mixture into pastry shell.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Top will be a deep golden color while center may still be soft.

SERVES: 8

Pie Recipes - Fried Chocolate Pies

Fried Chocolate Pies

2 cups sugar
1/4 cup coca
4 heaping Tbsp. cornstarch
2 cups milk
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Stir first three ingredients until mixed throughly. Add milk. Cook until very thick. Add butter and vanilla. Stir constantly. Refrigerate. This must be cold.

Crust

2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cups Wesson oil
2 3/4 sifted all-purpose flour
Mix flour and salt. Pour Wesson oil into 1 cup.(measuring) Add milk (DO NOT MIX). Add all at once to flour. Stir until mixed. Shape into balls. Place between two 12-inch squares of waxed paper(dampen table to prevent slipping). Roll into 1/2-inch thick. Peel off top paper. Cut 5-inch squares or circles. Place a large spoonful of filling on each circle. Fold over filling to make a half circle. Seal edges with fork dipped in flour. Fry 4 to 5 minutes in 1-inch Wesson oil.