Black Forest Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 chocolate or graham crust
3 1/2 c. (8 oz.) Cool Whip
1 c. milk
1 (4 serving size) pkg. chocolate instant pudding
1 c. cherry pie filling

Preparation

Spread 1 cup Cool Whip on bottom of pie crust. Combine milk and pudding mix in medium bowl. Blend with wire whisk or electric mixer (low speed) for 1 minute. Fold in 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip. Spread over Cool Whip that's in crust.
Spread remaining Cool Whip over that leaving a 1-inch border and forming a depression in center of Cool Whip.
Spoon cherry pie filling in center. Chill three hours.
Garnish with melted chocolate, if desired.