Easy Cherry Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 ounce) box vanilla pudding mix
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 (16 ounce) can pitted cherries, undrained
1 tablespoon margarine
almond extract
food coloring (optional)
baked pie shell

Preparation

In medium saucepan, blend vanilla pudding mix, salt, sugar, water and lemon juice. Stir until smooth. Add cherries. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to full boil.
Remove from heat, add margarine, a few drops of almond extract and food coloring if desired. Cool and pour into baked shell. Serve topped with meringue or whipped topping. YUM!