Difficulty Level: 2

Recipe Source: Grandma Dee
Cooking Time: 4 hrs chill
Where To Cook: Stove top

Ingredients:

• 1 baked pie shell
• 1 oz. (4 squares) unsweetened chocolate
• 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 ½ cups cool whip
• 21 oz. cherry pie filling, chilled
• toasted almonds, optional

Directions:

In heavy saucepan, using medium-low heat melt chocolate with milk. 

Remove from heat, stir in extract. Pour into bowl, chill. Beat until smooth, fold in cool whip. Pour into baked pie shell. Chill 4 hours or until set. Top with cherries and almonds.

Serving Information:

Substitute: use 3 Tb of baker's cocoa and 1 Tb butter or oil or shortening in place of 1 oz. (4 squares) unsweetened chocolate.