Chocolate Cherry Pie
Chocolate Cherry Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 341 calories. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have whipped cream, sugar, vanilla wafer crumbs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) In a medium bowl, combine crumbs, and 1/4 cup softened butter. Press onto the bottom and sides of an 8 inch pie pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes. Cool.
In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate until melted. Stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in melted chocolate, salt and vanilla.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating 5 minutes for each egg. Stir in chopped cherries.
Spread into cooled crust. Chill 4 hours.
Before serving, garnish pie with whipped cream and maraschino cherries.