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January 14, 2013 By Nicole Harris 6 Comments

Black Forest Cream Pie

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Black Forest Cream Pie is a rich, creamy pie that is loaded with cherries and smothered with dark chocolate ganache.  Chocolate and cherry is one of my favorite flavor combinations.  I absolutely adore anything Black Forest and this pie also has a slight cheesecake flavor from the greek yogurt in the filling.
chocolate covered pie with fresh cherries arranged on top
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Chocolate Cherry Cream Pie

This Black Forest Cream Pie is simple to make and turns out gorgeous.  The end product looks fancy and is quite a show stopper. 

slice of chocolate cherry pie on white plate with fork

I love how the layers of the pie look once you slice into it.  The dark crimson cherries surrounded by the pale creamy filling and the beautiful smooth chocolate topped with a whole ripe cherry.  It will look even better if (unlike me) you can slice into a pie without mangling the pie crust!

bite of cream pie on fork

 
chocolate covered pie with fresh cherries arranged on top

Black Forest Cream Pie

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Black Forest Cream Pie is a rich, creamy pie that is loaded with cherries and smothered with dark chocolate ganache. So Good!

Ingredients

Crust Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Melted Butter
  • 1 & 1/2 cups Chocolate Graham Cracker Crumbs, about 12 crackers

Filling Ingredients

  • 2 cups Cool Whip
  • 2 cups Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 30 Cherries pitted & sliced, about 3/4 lb

Chocolate Topping Ingredients

  • 2 cups Cool Whip
  • 3/4 cup Dark Chocolate Morsels

Instructions

Crust Instructions

  1. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar.
  2. Place into a 9 inch pie pan and press down keeping it as even as possible.
  3. Bake for fifteen minutes at 325 degrees.
  4. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Filling Instructions

  1. Thoroughly mix the greek yogurt and Cool Whip.
  2. Gently fold in the sliced cherries so that the cherry juice doesn’t stain the filling and turn it pink.
  3. Spoon the filling mixture into the cooled pie crust and spread into an even layer.

Chocolate Topping Instructions

  1. In a microwave safe container, mix the Cool Whip and dark chocolate morsels.
  2. Microwave for about one minute stopping every fifteen seconds to stir.
  3. Once the chocolate starts melting into the Cool Whip stir until they are fully combined and look like a glaze.
  4. Set the chocolate topping aside to cool and thicken for about five minutes.
  5. Then pour the chocolate over the top of the pie and spread it into an even layer.
  6. Add cherries on top and step back to admire your beautiful creation!

Notes

For individual servings like in the photo below, skip the crust baking step. Crumble the graham crackers then add them to the bottom of the jar.
When fresh cherries are not available I use Chobani Black Cherry Greek Yogurt.
Store in the refrigerator until ready to eat.
I prefer to place the pie in the freezer fifteen minutes before serving so that it is firm and easier to slice.

Nutrition Information
Yield 12 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 308Total Fat 17gSaturated Fat 11gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 13mgSodium 138mgCarbohydrates 34gFiber 2gSugar 25gProtein 6g

Nutritional information on WonkyWonderful is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.

© Nicole Harris
Cuisine: American / Category: desserts

cream pie in clear glass jar with chocolate oozing over the edge and a cherry on top

 
“I don’t want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies.”
– Paula Deen
 
 
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  1. Shirley says

    May 11, 2013 at

    How can I get a printable recipe? Thanks.

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    • Nicole says

      May 13, 2013 at

      I’m in the process of creating printable versions of my recipes. I put this at the top of my list and converted it into a printable recipe for you. I hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  2. emily says

    April 23, 2014 at

    This looks fantastic, but I live somewhere without cool-whip. Is is possible to substitute regular homemade whipped cream or is that too heavy?
    cheers!

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    • Nicole Harris says

      April 23, 2014 at

      Hi Emily! I have only tried this recipe with Cool Whip. But, I think that regular whipped cream will work too. It will be extra thick and indulgent 🙂

      Reply
  3. Radhika says

    February 7, 2015 at

    Hi! I was wondering how you sliced your cherries as they have really big seeds in them?

    Thank you!

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    • Nicole Harris says

      February 11, 2015 at

      I used a cherry pitter to first remove the seeds. The seeds can be removed just by slicing cherries in half and pulling out the pit. But, that is kind of tedious.

      Reply

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