Recipe for cooking black forest brownie pie

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Black Forest Brownie Pie

Yield: 8 servings

Chocolate Crust
24 chocolate wafers
3 Tbsp. butter or butter replacement, melted

Filling
1/4 c. butter or butter replacement, melted
2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
2/3 c. sugar
1 lrg. egg
1/4 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Frosting
1/2 c. semisweet chocolate chips
2 tsp. whipping cream
1 can cherry pie filling

Chocolate Crust: Finely crush chocolate wafers to make 1 1/4 c. crumbs; pour into a 9-in. pie pan. Mix with 3 Tbsp. melted butter or butter replacement and press firmly over pan bottom and up side. Bake at 350 degrees F until darker brown at rim, 8 to 10 mins.. Cool.

Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla extract or flavoring; 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 mins.. Cool.

Spread top with frosting. When frosting is cool, transfer cherries from can with a slotted spoon to top dessert.

Frosting: In a 1- to 1 1/2-qt. pan over low heat, stir baking chips with whipping cream just until smooth. Use warm.