• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
The Gracious Wife logo
  • Recipes
  • Family
    • Love & Marriage
    • Parenting
  • House & Home
    • Kitchen and Cooking Tips
    • Cleaning & Organization
    • Budget
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

German Chocolate Brownies

Apr 30, 2016 · 2 Comments

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Yummly
  • Mix
Jump to Recipe

Fudgy, gooey German Chocolate Brownies made from sweet German baking chocolate and topped with a decadent caramel-y Coconut Pecan Frosting.

German Chocolate Brownies are an amazing and delicious dessert recipe. Fudgy, gooey German Chocolate Brownies made from sweet German baking chocolate and topped with a decadent caramel-y Coconut Pecan Frosting. Wow! These look so yummy!

German Chocolate Brownies

Mr. Gracious' favorite cake ever is traditional German Chocolate Cake.  I make it every single year for his birthday.  But what he likes most about this decadent cake is the frosting.  So I wanted to make an easier version that I could bake all year long, and that wouldn't take as much time to make as a big ol' cake. Brownies, it is!

What makes these German Chocolate Brownies special, other than the fabulous, sweet, caramel-y Coconut Pecan Frosting, is that instead of using your average cocoa powder or even regular baking chocolate, you use German baking chocolate to make this fudgy chocolate brownie treat.  But don't worry it's not hard to find. You don't have to special order or anything.  It should be right next to the other baking chocolate in the baking aisle.  I've seen it in almost every grocery store I've been to (although, Aldi's doesn't have it), or you can grab some here.

 German Chocolate Brownies are an amazing and delicious dessert recipe. Fudgy, gooey German Chocolate Brownies made from sweet German baking chocolate and topped with a decadent caramel-y Coconut Pecan Frosting. Wow! These look so yummy!

German Chocolate Brownies are an amazing and delicious dessert recipe. Fudgy, gooey German Chocolate Brownies made from sweet German baking chocolate and topped with a decadent caramel-y Coconut Pecan Frosting. Wow! These look so yummy!

 

German Chocolate Brownies Recipe

German Chocolate Brownies are an amazing and delicious dessert recipe. Fudgy, gooey German Chocolate Brownies made from sweet German baking chocolate and topped with a decadent caramel-y Coconut Pecan Frosting. Wow! These look so yummy!

German Chocolate Brownies

Fudgy, gooey German Chocolate Brownies made from sweet German baking chocolate and topped with a decadent caramel-y Coconut Pecan Frosting.
Print Pin Rate
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Servings: 16 brownies
Calories: 436kcal
Author: Michelle

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 (4 ounce) bar Sweet German Chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon salt

For the Coconut Pecan Frosting

  • Use 1 half batch of THIS FROSTING recipe.
Prevent your screen from going dark

Instructions

  • In a large sauce pan, add butter and chocolate and heat over low heat, stirring constantly. Continue heating and stirring until completely melted and smooth.
  • Remove from heat and add sugar. Stir to combine. Allow mixture to cool slightly.
  • Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  • Add vanilla and stir to combine.
  • Add flour and salt into the chocolate mixture, and stir to combine.
  • Pour batter into a greased 9"x13" baking sheet.
  • Bake in a 350° oven for 30-35 minutes, until cooked through and a toothpick inserted comes out clean with just a few fine crumbs.
  • Allow to cool completely.
  • Cut into squares and frost with Coconut Pecan Frosting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 680IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1.6mg
Did you make this recipe?I love seeing your creations. Snap a quick photo and mention @TheGraciousWife or tag #thegraciouswife on Instagram! Leave a STAR rating below!

Did you like this German Chocolate Brownies recipe? Find more on my Desserts and Cakes & Cupcakes boards on Pinterest!

If you liked this German Chocolate Brownies recipe, you might also like

Fudgy Caramel Brownies recipe- caramel swirled with a chocolate-y fudgy brownie. #dessert #caramel #chocolate #brownies From TheGraciousWife.com

Caramel Brownies

 

German Chocolate Cake Cookies Recipe -  a delicious combination of sweet and decadent chocolate cookies and gooey caramel coconut pecan frosting make these cookies as amazing as the cake that they were inspired by. Perfect for the holidays! A yummy addition to your Christmas cookies exchange too! So good! 

German Chocolate Cake Cookies

 

A traditional German Chocolate Cake Recipe made from scrath with sweet German chocolate and topped with a caramel-y coconut pecan frosting. One of our family favorites! I make this every year for my husband's birthday!

Traditional German Chocolate Cake

See More Dessert Recipes

Never Miss a Thing!

Join our newsletter to get new recipes, tips, tricks, and tutorials every week!

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.


There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.




 

German Chocolate Brownies are an amazing and delicious dessert recipe. Fudgy, gooey German Chocolate Brownies made from sweet German baking chocolate and topped with a decadent caramel-y Coconut Pecan Frosting. Wow! These look so yummy!

More Desserts

  • Overhead view of a Grasshopper pie with a slice missing, topped with Oreo crumbles in a glass pie dish
    Grasshopper Pie
  • Divinity Candy topped with half a roasted pecan on a baking sheet surrounded by more pecans and divinity candy
    Divinity Candy
  • Microwave caramels cut into rectangles and scattered on wax paper. Some are drizzled in chocolate and some are sprinkled with sea salt.
    Microwave Caramels
  • A small white plate with 7 gingersnaps on it. The top cookie has a bite taken out.
    Gingersnaps
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Yummly
  • Mix

Desserts, Recipes, Sweet Treats Brownies Recipe, Chocolate Recipe, Dessert Recipe, German Chocolate Recipe

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Laurie says

    May 02, 2016 at 8:53 pm

    These look incredible! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday! Pinned to share 🙂

    Reply
  2. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    May 06, 2016 at 8:12 pm

    Brownies are my go to dessert. These look great. Pinning.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Picture of Michelle Medlin, The Gracious Wife

Hello! I'm Michelle!
I'm a comfort food lover and self-taught cook with five amazing kids and a firefighter husband, surviving mostly on coffee. I love to create easy and delicious family recipes, and share creative family tips I've learned along the way.
Welcome to The Gracious Wife!
MORE ABOUT ME>>

Favorite Summer Recipes

Snickers Caramel Apple Salad drizzled with caramel sauce in a large bowl next to a wrapped Snickers bar and Granny Smith Apple on a rustic wood backdrop

Snickers Caramel Apple Salad

Air fryer zucchini fries sitting next to a sauce in a glass bowl topped with chopped fresh parsley

Air Fryer Zucchini Fries

Stack of 4 zucchini fritters on a concrete backdrop with chives scattered all around. The top fritter is topped with sour cream and chopped chives.

Air Fryer Zucchini Fritters

Blueberry crisp topped with vanilla ice cream with a spoon in the middle on a small white plate with a white marble background

Blueberry Crisp

side view of blueberry buckle topped with whipped cream on a small plate with fresh blueberries

Classic Blueberry Buckle

Overhead view of a large cast iron skillet with sauteed zucchini and squash topped with grated parmesan cheese

Sautéed Zucchini and Squash

More Summer Recipes & Ideas

What's Trending Now:

  • Angle shot of deviled egg potato salad in a wide bowl topped with chives and paprika, next to 2 eggs and herbs on a rustic wooden background Deviled Egg Potato Salad
  • Biscuits stacked on a black matte plate on a white rustic wood background Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
  • A corner slice of chicken pot pie with golden crust on a small plate with a fork with a bite on it, on a rustic wood background with a striped linen The BEST Chicken Pot Pie
  • Egg salad sandwich cut diagonally with the halves stacked on top of each other on a plate on a rustic wood background. Classic Egg Salad
  • Homemade mayo in a mason jar with a butter knife scooping some out, with lemons and an immersion blender in the background Homemade Mayonnaise

Footer

  • About The Gracious Wife
  • Contact Us
  • Copyright Notice
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure

You can find me here too!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Disclosure

The Gracious Wife is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. All our thoughts and opinions are our own and we are not paid for or mandated to provide a positive review.

2022© The Medlin Group
  • Blog
  • Contact Us

Copyright © 2023 The Gracious Wife ·

720 shares
720 shares