Cherry Cordial Pie
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup white sugar ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons flour ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch ⓘ
- 2 1/2 cups milk ⓘ
- 3 large egg yolks ⓘ
- 1 large egg ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon almond extract ⓘ
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon water ⓘ
- 1 pre-baked 9 inch pie shell ⓘ
- 1 (17 ounce) can pitted sweet cherries, drained and patted dry
- 1/2 cup heavy cream ⓘ
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsel ⓘ
Instructions
- In a heavy saucepan mix together sugar, flour, and cornstarch.
- Stir in some of the milk until a heavy paste forms.
- Gradually stir in remaining milk.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring until nicely thickened, aroound 8-10 minutes.
- Whisk together egg yolks and egg until slightly frothy.
- Stir in 1 cup of the thickened milk mixture whisking well.
- Pour into remaining milk mixture in pan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until bubbles JUST appear.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in butter, vanilla and almond extracts, continuing to stir until the butter is melted and well incorporated.
- Press a piece of plastic wrap on the surface and cool completly.
- In the top of a double boiler over simmering water melt the chocolate morsels with water.
- Spread evenly over the bottom of the pre-baked crust.
- Arrange cherries over chocolate layer.
- Pour filling slowly around the cherries and over crust.
- In a medium saucepan heat cream until small bubbles appear around edge of pan.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in chocolate morsels until well combined and glossy.
- Stir in butter.
- Pour into a bowl, cool until slightly thickened.
- Pour frosting over pie smothing the top evenly.
- Chill.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1260
kcal
63% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).