🍒🍫 Chocolate Cherry Pie
A Chocolate Cherry Pie is a rich, indulgent dessert with juicy cherries and silky chocolate baked in a flaky crust. The sweet-tart cherries pair perfectly with deep chocolate flavor—every bite tastes like pure dessert heaven.
🧾 Ingredients
For the Pie
1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust
2 cups fresh or frozen cherries (pitted)
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp lemon juice
Optional Topping
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
Chocolate shavings
👩🍳 Instructions
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Prepare the cherry filling
In a bowl, mix:
cherries
sugar
cornstarch
salt
lemon juice
vanilla
Add chocolate
Stir in the chocolate chips so they melt into the cherries while baking.
Assemble the pie
Place the pie crust in a 9-inch pie dish.
Pour the cherry-chocolate mixture into the crust.
Dot with small pieces of butter.
Top the pie
Leave open, or add a lattice crust if you like.
Crimp the edges.
Bake
Bake for 40–45 minutes until the filling is bubbling and the crust is golden.
Cool
Let the pie cool for 30 minutes so the filling thickens.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
Add whipped cream and chocolate shavings for extra decadence.
Dust lightly with powdered sugar.
✅ Tip: If using frozen cherries, thaw and drain them first to prevent a watery pie.
