Black Forest Pie

Ingredients

• 1 baked pastry shell
• 4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, whipped
• 21 ounce can cherry pie filling
• toasted almonds (optional)

Method

In a heavy saucepan, over medium - low heat, melt chocolate with sweetened condensed milk. Remove from heat; stir in extract. Pour into large bowl; cool or chill thoroughly. Beat until smooth. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into prepared pastry shell. Chill 4 hours or until set. Serve with pie filling. Garnish with almonds if desired.

Yield: 6 servings