German Chocolate Brownies
These crowd pleasing German Chocolate Brownies is an easy make ahead dessert for Memorial Day, your next barbecue, church social or family gathering.
If German Chocolate Cake is your dessert of choice then you are going to love the chewy decadent brownie paired with the creamy sweet coconut pecan frosting of these German Chocolate Brownies.
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German Chocolate Brownies
Yield:
Serves 12 individual brownies
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
35 minutes
Ingredients
For the Brownies:
- 1 box of store bought brownie mix plus ingredients to make the brownies
For the Pecan Coconut Frosting:
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
- 1-1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 cup butter, cut into small pieced
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 7 ounces sweetened flaked coconut
- 1-1/2 cups pecans, chopped
Instructions
For the Brownies:
- Follow the directions on the brownie box. (I chose to put my brownies in individual molds)
- Bake as directed. (If using molds bake 23 minutes)
- Set aside and cool completely.
- Frost with the Coconut Pecan Frosting.
For the Pecan Coconut Frosting:
- Heat egg yolks, evaporated milk, brown sugar and butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick, about 15 minutes from the time it start to boil.
- Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl.
- Stir vanilla and salt into frosting.
- Add the coconut and pecans.
- Stir until well combined.
- Let cool completely, stirring occasional.
- Frosting can be refrigerated up to 1 day in an airtight container.
- Before using, bring to room temperature and stir.
Notes
This recipe is from Lady Behind The Curtain
These look scrumptious! 🙂
Found you at Ginger Snap Crafts Wow Me Wednesday party. These look fabulous. My ex husband loves german chocolate and this will be a great recipe for the kids to help me make him for Father’s Day. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
I love the simplicity of this! I was expecting a long list of ingredients, but this is awesome! Why have I never thought of this??
I LOVE German chocolate(and brownies)! Definitely need to try and make these some night soon!
These look delicious! I’d never thought to put coconut pecan frosting on brownies, that sounds amazing!! 🙂 I would love for you to share this on my Sweet Tooth Tuesdays blog link party. The party is still going on this week.
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Wow! This looks awesome! I just found you over at The Mandatory Mooch! I would love for your to come share your recipe at From the Farm Blog Hop. This week’s party just started!
Lisa
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Wishing you a peaceful Memorial Day Weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Featuring YOU today! Thank you for linking up to {wow me} wednesday! 🙂
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I LOVE German chocolate(and brownies)! Definitely need to try and make these some night
These are fantastic! 🙂