Chocolate Cherry Pie

Submitted By: Lorraine Darocha

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup whole or 2% milk
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling, divided
• 1 unbaked pastry shell

Whipped topping

Instructions

In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa, flour, and milk until smooth. Add butter. Bring to a boil; stir two minutes or until thickened.
Whip eggs; stir a small amount of the hot mixture into the eggs. Return to pan; stir. Fold in half of the pie filling. Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until filling is almost set.
Cool completely. Top with remaining pie filling. Serve with whipped topping. Store in refrigerator.

Yield: Eight servings.