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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Chocolate Covered Cherry Pie

Chocolate Covered Cherry Pie
Normally my hubby Sam an I watch TV together, well he watches TV, I'm usually sitting next to him with the laptop. This night I was looking at cookbooks, he happened to look at the page I was reading with this recipe and the cookbook picture on it and let out a gasp! Can you make that!!! I want that, when can you make it!!! I have to admit, it was a pie that just jumped out at you.   To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.


Cherry pie filling , cream cheese filling, ganache...*sigh*. Yes sweetheart, I'll make it just for you, not because I want the chance to get my hands on a piece ...kay sweetie (hee hee). This is made with a chocolate cookie crust that I bought already made. Have you ever tried to get that first piece of pie out of the pie pan to take a picture and mangle it in the process? With a prepackaged cookie pie crust you can cut the foil pan where you plan on taking the first slice out ( cut on both sides of the slice and bend the foil down) and the piece comes out like a dream. Plan on making this pie a day ahead, it has to sit in the fridge for 8 hours, but it's totally worth it!!!


chocolate covered cherry pie

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Chocolate Covered Cherry Pie
The Best of Southern Living Cookbook 2008
Page 380

Ingredients
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
1 (6-ounce) ready-made chocolate crumb pie crust
1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
16 maraschino cherries with stems
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

Preparation

Microwave morsels and cream in a glass bowl bowl at MEDIUM (50% power) 1 to 2 minutes or until chocolate begins to melt. Whisk in butter until smooth. Let cool, whisking occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture reaches spreading consistency. Spoon half of chocolate mixture into pie crust. Cover and chill remaining chocolate mixture.

Spoon cherry pie filling evenly over chocolate mixture in pie crust. Place pie crust on a baking sheet and set aside
Beat cream cheese and next 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture over cherry pie filling. (Pie shell will be very full but will not overflow when baking.)
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until center is set. Remove from oven, and cool on a wire rack. Cover and chill 8 hours.

Drain stemmed cherries on paper towels; pat dry.
Microwave reserved chocolate mixture at MEDIUM (50% power) 1 minute. Remove from microwave; stir until spreading consistency, reheating if necessary.
Dip stemmed cherries in chocolate mixture, and place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper; chill 15 minutes. Spread remaining chocolate mixture evenly over top of pie. Spoon 8 dollops of whipped topping around outer edge of pie; place 2 chocolate covered cherries in center of each dollop.

74 comments:

April said...

Oh my, Bunny! This pie is drool worthy!

Risa said...

This definitely looks like a recipe that would jump off the pages. Yum!

Lynn said...

I don't even like cherries and this looks good.

Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...

Bunny, Bunny, Bunny, this is dessert porn and I love you for it! My hips not so much, but my brain says, yes! It's sinfully gorgeousand decadent!

Jeff said...

I just had flashbacks of those chocolate covered cherry cordials you can only ever seem to find around Christmas time. Every year I get them and then I realize only !*&#*(& they taste as horrible as I remember them.

Oh wait should clarify yours looks amazing and no doubt in my mind it tastes like a wonderful cheesecake meets cherries with chocolate dish.

LissyLou said...

That looks very fattening but very yummy!! the second one wins!! - i'll try this!

Eliana said...

hmmmm- I love chocolate and cherries. I will have to try this soon.

Barbara Bakes said...

This looks so decadent and yummy!

Julia from Dozen Flours said...

oh good gracious does that look amazingly good. This reminds me of one of my favorite flavors of ice cream!

All all the recipes in this cookbook this scrumptious?! Is it worth buying?

Gloria Baker said...

Bunny this look amazing,absolutely amazing and tempting!!!! woww!!!Gloria

Elyse said...

Mmm, so glad your hubby requested this one!! The pie looks totally divine. What amazing flavors and textures you've got going on, too. Todd and I always sit in front of the TV together--Todd watching TV and me on the computer, reading blogs!!

Jersey Girl Cooks said...

This looks "oh my god" GOOD! I think i have the cookbook and I'm not sure why I missed the recipe.

Jaime and Jen DISH said...

Holy Smokes, this looks devine. I just want to lick the plate and all that cherry goodness!!!

Jenifer
Fellow Foodie Blogger

Debbie said...

Wow...that looks absolutely delicious!!!

Dewi said...

How could I resist?
Delicious indeed and beautiful of course.
Cheers,
elra

Shelby said...

This looks absolutely sinful. I made your recent strawberry pie (never had opportunity to take photos) and that was SOOO good. All that cold goodness felt really good on my sore throat!!

vanillasugarblog said...

whoa! I love the hard topping and then a soft layer underneath, perfect contrasting textures.

noble pig said...

OMG that sounds absolutely amazing. Wow, and great idea about cutting the pan! How did you wait 8 hours?

Katy ~ said...

Decadent!

Karen said...

Can't go wrong with cherries and chocolate! What a nice company dessert this would be.

Alli Worthington said...

Nom nom nom

Love!

and Love your Site.

Delish!

Lucy..♥ said...

EYE CANDY!!! YUM!!

The Cutting Edge of Ordinary said...

Bunny your dessert matches your header, lol. Looks wonderful!

Amanda @ Mommy's Idea Book said...

Oh my, that pie looks incredibly good. I was already craving something chocolate, and this is not helping. :) Yum!!

Steph said...

That pie looks gorgeous!

Dragon said...

I love the flavour of chocolate and cherry together.

Mary | Deep South Dish said...

Gotta love those So. Living cookbooks! LOVE LOVE chocolate covered cherries - this pie must be fantastic! Looks amazing!

On pie cutting, it also sometimes helps if you go ahead and cut two slices, instead of just one, before you try to lift out the first one. For some reason that makes the first slice come out easier, most of the time.

Justin said...

holy cow, bunny, this pay is outrageous!

White Toast with Butter said...

Oh man!

Linda said...

Wow, Bunny, I make chocolate covered cherry cookies, but this pie is a winner. YUM

Kristen said...

This is the prettiest blog I've seen - this pie looks gorgeous!

Reeni said...

That is one of the most gorgeous pieces of pie I've ever seen! Cherries with cream cheese filling-oh, my! And the ganache is the icing on the cake... I mean pie!

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

Oh my Bunny. I can see why this was a "have to" recipe:D

Amanda said...

W O W

Holy moly, that looks GOOD!

Jaime said...

wow that looks sinful!

Unknown said...

i love chocolates, and i love cherries, so this is a sure winner for me... :)

Heather said...

god that looks delicious. i am so craving chocolate right now!

Kerstin said...

Awww, you're such a sweet wifey! It looks AMAZING!

Gloria Chadwick said...

This looks wonderfully delicious! :)

Larissa said...

Hi Bunny,

Cherry and rich chocolate sound amazing! Cherries are my favourite... It looks very delicious.

Marie Rayner said...

Bunny, Bunny, Bunny . . . you HAVE to stop doing this to me. It's 8 am and I want a chocolate covered cherry pie!!

Theresa said...

Oh Bunny, this certainly jump right out to me at 7:30 this morning!! What a pie! I'm drooling!

Finla said...

Wowwwwwwwww i love chocolate and this combination with cherry is to die for super super yummy yummy delicous.

Cristine said...

I want to lick the screen! YUM!

grace said...

it is a stunning pie, and even though i don't particularly like candied cherries, i'm pretty sure i wouldn't have any trouble eating this. lovely. :)

Ivy said...

Your hubby has a great eye and you are a wondrous baker to the ultimate EXTREME!
This pie looks to die for-really. :)

Anonymous said...

Oh wow, this looks amazingly so good!!!

Kristen said...

That sounds exactly like my dh and I - he watches TV while I sit next to him with the laptop :)
This pie looks amazing!

Ingrid_3Bs said...

That is an impressive looking pie! My mom would probably really enjoy this one as she's a fan of cherry pies.
~ingrid

The Short (dis)Order Cook said...

Whoa! That's amazing. It's like a black forest cake and a cherry cheesecake all in one package.

You do have a way with the cherries, lady!

Lori said...

I have to admit I am not a big cherry and chocolate fan but this could persuade me. It looks beautiful and it is a perfect cut Bunny. The first piece is always my piece because it is invariably mangled!

Donna-FFW said...

I love desserts like this that are so easy yet so delcious!! Pie filling never fails! Looks terrific Bunny, just gorgeous!

MrOrph said...

I just stabbed the monitor with my fork!!!!

Karen Brown Letarte said...

Yowza!!! That is quite the pie! Thank goodness DC isn't here, or I'd definitely be running out to get the ingredients right now. He loves cherry anything.

Thanks for the comments on my shrimp pasta! If you make it, LMK how you and Sam like it! :) K

Claudia said...

Chocolate and cherries? How good is this? I love it when your loved one says, "Can you make this?" I take it as challenge. Beautiful photos.

CookiePie said...

Fabulous-looking pie!!! Choc + cherries = YUMMY!!!

Coco Cake Land said...

i really shouldn't read blogs when i haven't eaten breakfast. my mouth really did just start to water. but i really should be having oatmeal with fruit for breakfast, not your amazing looking chocolate covered cherry pie!!!

Jacque said...

Mmmm, that looks super tasty!

And good tip on getting the pie out of the pan... I would think this pie would be hard to get out nicely, what with the firmer top on the softer bottom.

Anonymous said...

This pie is worth every penny and sweat to make! AWESOME!

Claudia said...

Thanks flor visitng me. Don't you lofe hen our husband says, "Can you make this?" Duhh. "Can you help?"

apparentlyjessy said...

This just looks SO delicious! I don't really like cherries, but I doubt that would come between me and the pie if I were to somehow have a slice!

RecipeGirl said...

Good LORD that is droolworthy for sure!

Lo said...

Omigosh! How did you know that chocolate covered cherries are one of my favorite indulgences??

This is waaaay ruining my resolve for healthy eating, my dear Bunny, but I forgive you! It looks scrumptious!

alexandra said...

oh my! I would have let out a gasp too. This is pure heaven!!

Deeba PAB said...

It's just droolworthy Bunny...WOW!! It's leaping off the screen, singing to me!

Sharon said...

That same scenario happens all the time in our house! I would've requested this pie as well -YUM!

The Blonde Duck said...

My mom would love this!

Selba said...

Oh my! It looks so delicious! *drools*

MaryBeth said...

OMG...Bunny, about all I can say is YUM-O.

Dana Fallentine said...

Eye candy... pure eye candy!

Meg said...

Hi Bunny! I gave this beautiful pie my Holy Yum! award. I hope you don't mind that I borrowed a pic for the post. Let me know if I need to remove it for any reason. Congrats and feel free to share your award on your blog.

Mermaid Sews said...

Wow, this looks AMAZING. I just found your blog from Elyse's - adding you to my google reader.

Bread and Jam said...

This looks too good to be true!

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