German Chocolate Pie

1 (9 inch) pie crust, unbaked

4 oz. German chocolate

¼ cup butter or margarine

1 can of evaporated milk

1 ½ cups sugar

3 TBS cornstarch

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 ½ cups flaked coconut

½ cup chopped pecans

Place pie crust in glass pie dish.  Melt chocolate with butter and milk in a saucepan.  Mix cornstarch, slat, and sugar and add to hot milk mixture.  Add vanilla.  Add a little hot milk to eggs and then add this back to the remaining hot milk mixture.  Cook over medium heat for a few minutes to slightly thicken and then pour into pie shell.  Sprinkle coconut and pecans over top.  Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes until slightly set..

This recipe is from Grandma J. and we love this during the holidays.  It is very rich.  Serve with whipped cream, if desired.