Cherry Chocolate Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• whipped cream (optional)
• maraschino cherry (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for crust:.
• 2 in a bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt.
• 3 cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 press firmly onto the bottom and sides of a 9 in pie plate.
• 5 bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
• 6 cool completely.
• 7 for pie filling:.
• 8 in a saucepan, combine milk. chocolate chips, and salt.
• 9 cook, stirring over low heat until chocolate melts.
• 10 stir in cherry pie filling and almond extract.
• 11 pour into the cooled crust.
• 12 chill 2-3 hours or until firm.
• 13 garnish with whipped cream and marschino cherries, if desired.