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This German Chocolate Cheesecake is so delicious! It’s a gooey, rich and wonderful chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate crust and a coconut pecan topping!
German Chocolate Cheesecake
So this past weekend, it felt like a doggy daycare around these parts. Jessie had a lot of friends to play with! And both were last minute too – what are the odds?
On Friday, our neighbors didn’t get their dog to boarding in time, and it was only one night, so we kept her for them. She’s a little miniature pinscher with diabetes. I made the hubs do the shots. Too scary for me.
She went home Saturday morning and then some friends brought over their pomeranian. They had a weekend away planned to celebrate his birthday and because of a mix up with their boarding, they weren’t able to leave the dog for the night like they’d planned.
I couldn’t let his birthday weekend get ruined, so we volunteered. Jessie had a blast.
Both dogs were pretty chill, but we had Raleigh, the pomeranian, for a little bit longer. He loves tennis balls. A lot. So Jessie had fun running after balls with him. And despite being smaller, he still went for it.
Whenever we take care of another dog like that, who’s so much smaller than Jessie, I always think we must look so funny when we go on our walks. Me, a 90 lb black lab and a 15 lb pomeranian (aka big fluff ball 🙂 ).
Now Jessie’s back to being an only child. I think she likes having all of our attention to herself, but also likes company, so if she could talk she’d probably tell me she has mixed feels about that.
One thing’s for sure though, there’s no mixed feelings on the subject of this cheesecake. It is the jam.
I didn’t even realize how much I loved German Chocolate Cake (and it’s variations) until I made these German Chocolate Cookie Stacks. So darn good. I LOVE the coconut pecan filling. I could eat that straight up. It reminds me so much of the coconut-y goodness of a samoa.
So it was only inevitable that a cheesecake was coming.
I love cheesecake. Let’s be honest, I love all dessert, but cheesecake has been a fave since I was a kid and I love making them. They seem intimidating, but they really are easy to make. They just take a little time. And there are so many ways you can mix up the flavors too.
If you’ve made any of my other cheesecakes, this one shouldn’t be too unfamiliar. A similar process, but with melted german chocolate for the filling. I recommend making the coconut pecan topping first, then after that cools for a bit, make the crust and work on the cheesecake filling.
I added a little topping to the inside of the cheesecake too. You could totally add more to inside, or just put it all on top. You’re call. Either way, it’s terrific and a must make for german chocolate cake and coconut/chocolate lovers. YUM!
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German Chocolate Cheesecake
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 25 minutes
- Yield: 12-14 Servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
This German Chocolate Cheesecake is so delicious! It’s a gooey, rich and wonderful chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate crust and a coconut pecan topping!
Ingredients
COCONUT PECAN TOPPING
- 4 egg yolks
- 12 oz can evaporated milk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, cubed
- 2 2/3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
CRUST
- 2 cups Oreo crumbs (leave filling in Oreos)
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
CHEESECAKE FILLING
- 24 ounces packages of cream cheese, room temperature (three 8 oz packages)
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 oz german chocolate, melted
- 1 tbsp flour
- 3 tbsp cocoa
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
COCONUT PECAN TOPPING
CRUST
CHEESECAKE FILLING
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Enjoy!
Wow! I could easily polish of several slices of this!
Hi! I just love your blog – you just post the most delicious things and I love you bake them myself! But I have a question – can I use another thing than evaporated milk? Hope you’ll answer as fast as possible, because I’m thinking of making it as soon as possible.
~ Hümeyra 🙂
I’m not sure. I haven’t tried replacing it before.
Cheesecake and German chocolate sounds absolutely divine. And, dude, you totally put a bottom layer of the coconut filling so I’m sold!
I would like to dive head first into this cake. Seriously amazing.
This Cheesecake looks amazing. What type of coconut do you put in it please? Here in the UK it’s hard to get hold of sweetened shredded coconut (we have hideous dessicated coconut instead v dry). Also love the cake stand, totally makes the photos. Sammie x https://www.feastingisfun.com
Thanks Sammie! It does actually use sweetened shredded coconut. Do you know of a good substitute for that there?
Wow what a cheesecake! German chocolate cake is always good, so I’m sure this creamy cheese version is too 🙂
Pomeranians are like giant puffballs with eyes. It’s hard to believe they’re real sometimes. I expect them to be pillows and then they move and bark.
This cheesecake is amazing. How do you make it so dang tall?!
Ha! That made me laugh out loud. 🙂
Dear Lindsay, my brother would absolutely adore this dessert. His two favorites are German Chocolate Cake and Cheesecake, Pinning for later. xo, Catherine