Cherry Chocolate President's Day Pie
Ingredients
- 1 crust for 9 in. pie (homemade or purchased)
- 2 cans (21 oz. each) Fruit Cherry Fruit Pie Filling
- ½ C. sliced almonds
- 1 ½ oz. semisweet chocolate
- 1 Tbs. butter or margarine
Directions
Ease crust into pan, trim and flute. Bake at 425 degrees F until pastry is beginning to brown, about 20 minutes. Cool on rack. Spoon cherry filling into pastry; bake at 350 until bubbly, about 35 minutes. Cool. Sprinkle cooled pie with almonds. Heat chocolate and 1 Tbs. butter in small saucepan over very low heat until melted, stirring constantly. Stir in additional butter, if necessary, to achieve drizzle consistency. Garnish pie with whopped topping. Drizzle or pipe chocolate syrup over entire pie.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
