Chocolate Cherry Pie
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 8 Categories:
Chocolate
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Desserts
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Pies & Pastries
Ingredients: 1
9" pre-baked cool pie shell 2
tablespoons
Flour 2
tablespoons
Cornstarch 1/2
teaspoon
Salt 3/4
cup
Sugar 2
cups
Milk 2
ounces
Bitter chocolate 3
Egg yolks 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 1
tablespoon
Butter 2
tablespoons
Dark rum 1/2
cup
Maraschino cherries,
drained
1 1/2
cups
Whipping cream 2
tablespoons
Powdered sugar
Bitter chocolate grated
Directions:
In a saucepan, combine the dry ingredients, add the milk and chocolate, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and cook, stiring constantly until thickened.Lightly beat the egg yolks and add slowly to the custard, stirring over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes.Add the vanilla, rum, and butter and cool to room temperature. Lastly, whip 1/2 cup of the cream and fold into the pudding mixture with the cherries.(cherries cut into quarters). Serve topped with the remaining 1 cup of cream whipped with the powdered sugar, and garnish with the grated chocolate.From -Chocolate Crazy- "Miss Grimble" Sylvia Hirsch
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