Black Forest Brownie Pie

Ingredients

Chocolate Crust

• 24 chocolate wafers
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Filling

• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Frosting

• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons whipping cream
• 1 can cherry pie filling

Instructions

1. Chocolate Crust: Finely crush chocolate wafers to make 1 1/4 cups crumbs; pour into a 9-inch pie pan. Mix with 3 tablespoons melted butter or margarine and press firmly over pan bottom and up side.
2. Bake at 350 degrees F until darker brown at rim, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool.
3. Filling: Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla extract; beat well. Add flour and nuts; beat well. Spread batter into crust. Bake at 350 degrees F until top looks dry and feels firm when gently touched, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool.
4. Spread top with frosting.
5. Frosting: In a 1- to 1 1/2-quart pan over low heat, stir baking chips with whipping cream just until smooth. Use warm.
6. When frosting is cool, transfer cherries from can with a slotted spoon to top dessert.

Yield: 8 servings