Ingredients & Directions
                
     1    Baked pastry shell
     4 oz Unsweetened baking chocolate
    14 oz Sweetened CONDENSED milk
     1 ts Almond extract
 1 1/2 c  Whipping cream, whipped
    21 oz Can cherry pie filling
          Toasted almonds (optional)
 1. In a heavy saucepan, over medium-low heat, melt chocolate with
 sweetened condensed milk. Remove from heat; stir in extract. Pour into
 large bowl; cool or chill thouroghly. Beat until smooth. Fold in
 whipped cream. Pour into prepared pastry shell. Chill 4 hours or
 until set. Serve with pie filling. Garnish with almonds if desired.
 Refrigerate leftovers.
                
                 Yields       
                6 Servings                
