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INGREDIENTS (1 pie)

1     pie crust, cooked
¾ cup     sugar
1/3 cup     unsweetened cocoa
2 Tbsp     flour
¼ cup     butter
1/3 cup     milk
2     eggs, beaten
1¼ lb     cherry pie filling (one large can)
8 oz     whipped cream
1 oz     unsweetened chocolate, coarsely grated

PROCEDURE

(1)     Prepare your favorite crust for a filled 1-crust pie.
(2)     Preheat oven to 350º F. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and flour; add butter and milk. Cook until mixture begins to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
(3)     Add small amount of hot mixture to eggs, mix well, then fold egg mixture into the chocolate mixture.
(4)     Fold 1/3 of the pie filling into chocolate mixture; save the rest for the topping. Pour chocolate mixture into pie crust.
(5)     Bake at 350º F for 35–45 minutes or until center is set but still shiny. Cool, and chill one hour.
(6)     Whip the cream. Combine 2 cups whipped cream and grated chocolate and spread over cooled pie. Top with remaining pie filling, and the remaining whipped cream. Chill at least half an hour before serving.

NOTES

I use a pre-mixed whipped topping rather than real whipped cream when I make this pie.