Chocolate And Coconut Pecan Tart Recipes

COCONUT-PECAN GERMAN CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in lard until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight., Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice., Bake 11-13 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned. Remove foil and weights; bake 6-8 minutes longer or until light brown. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°., In a microwave, melt chocolates in a large bowl; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Whisk in milk, egg yolks and vanilla; stir in pecans. Pour into crust. Bake 16-19 minutes or until set. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan, combine brown sugar, cream and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Cook 2-3 minutes or until mixture thickens and a thermometer reads 160°, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and vanilla; cool 10 minutes., Pour over filling; sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate 4 hours or until cold.

CHOCOLATE-COCONUT PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 9-inch pie plate with pie crust as directed on package. Microwave sugar and corn syrup in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min. or until mixture comes to boil. Add margarine and chocolate; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Cool slightly.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in coconut and nuts. Pour into crust.
• Bake 50 to 55 min. or until filling is set in center. Cool completely on wire rack.

CHOCOLATE AND COCONUT PECAN TART

Steps:

• For Crust.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Whisk flour,cocoa,sugar and salt in large bowl to blend.
• Add butter; rub in with fingers or use a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Whisk yolks in small bowl to blend; add to flour mixture.
• Stir until moist clumps form.
• Gather dough into ball; press over bottom and up sides of 11-inch diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
• Bake crust until set, about 15 minutes.
• Cool while preparing filling.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• For Filling.
• Blend corn syrup,sugar and butter in medium bowl.
• Whisk in eggs, vanilla and salt.
• Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 3/4 cup coconut and pecans; pour filling into prepared crust.
• Bake tart until filling is set and golden brown on top, about 40 minutes.
• Remove tart from oven and place on rack.
• Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips evenly around edge of warm tart.
• Let stand until chips soften, about 5 minutes.
• Using a small spatula, spread chocolate to form a 1-inch border around edge of tart.
• Sprinkle chocolate border with remaining 3 tablespoons of coconut.
• Cool completely.
• Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover loosely with foil, let stand at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT PECAN TART

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together 8 tablespoons butter and the confectioner's sugar. Beat in the yolk until combined, then beat in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt. With the mixer running on low, beat in the dry ingredients until just combined. Scrape the dough into a ball and flatten into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into an 11-inch round. Transfer to a 10-inch fluted tart pan. Chill 30 minutes.
• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Line the crust with foil or parchment paper and fill with pie weights. Bake 15 minutes; remove weights and foil and return crust to the oven to bake until dry to the touch, 5 to 10 minutes more. Cool.
• Melt the remaining stick of butter. In a bowl, combine butter, honey, cream, brown sugar, egg, bourbon and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Stir in the coconut and pecans. Pour filling into the crust. Bake until the top is golden brown and the filling is gently set, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour into unbaked pie shell in order shown.
• Bake in 325°F oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Do not overbake or it will dry out. For a fudgy type pie, bake and let center still be moist.
• Serve with a dollop of Cool Whip on top.