Black Forest Pie

Name: Black Forest Pie
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup milk; 1/4 cup butter, cubed; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling, divided; 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches); Whipped topping, optional

9 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling, divided
1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
Whipped topping, optional

Directions

1

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa and flour. Stir in milk until smooth. Add butter. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
2

Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into eggs; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Fold in half of the pie filling.
3

Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until filling is almost set. Cool completely on a wire rack. Just before serving, top with remaining pie filling and whipped topping if desired.