Chocolate Glazed Cherry Pecan Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2/3 cup dried cherries
• 3 tablespoons brandy
• 1 refrigerated pie crust (from a 15 oz package)
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups broken pecans
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, mix cherries and brandy. let stand 15 minutes; do not drain.
• 2 heat oven to 375*. place pie crust in 9 inch glass pie plate as directed on package for one-crust filled pie. in a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, corn syrup, almond extract and eggs with hand beater or wire whisk until well mixed. stir in cherry mixture and pecans. pour into crust-lined pie plate.
• 3 bake 30 minutes, covering with foil after 15 minutes if pie is browning too quickly. reduce oven temperature to 325*. bake 12 to 15 minutes longer or until center is set and surface is deep golden brown. cool 30 minutes.
• 4 in microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and oil uncovered on high 1 minute; stir until smooth. drizzle chocolate over pie. cool completely, about 30 minutes.