Black Forest Sweet Cherry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9-inch baked pie shell
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 c. milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
16 oz. can dark, sweet cherries, drained and cut in halves
1/2 pt. whipping cream

Preparation

Combine sugar, cornstarch and a pinch of salt in a heavy saucepan.
Add milk and cook until simmering.
Cook 2 minutes longer, stirring.
Stir some mixture into eggs and return to hot mixture.
Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; add butter and vanilla.
Stir 1/2 cup of this mixture into the melted chocolate.
Spread over the bottom of the pie shell.
Cover and chill remaining filling for 30 minutes.