Ingredients: 1 pastry shell (baked); 4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate; 14 oz sweetened condensed milk; 1 tsp almond extract; 1-1/2 cup whipping cream (whipped); 21 oz can cherry pie filling; almonds (toasted).

Method: Melt chocolate with sweetened condensed milk over low heat in pan. Remove from heat. Combine almond extract and stir well. Pour it into a bowl and let it cool completely. Beat it till it becomes smooth.

Mix whipped cream. Place it into prepared pastry shell. Let it chill about 4 hours so that it is set. Serve it with the cherry pie filling. Garnish with toasted almonds.