Best 9 Quick Black Forest Pie Recipes

NO BAKE BLACK FOREST PIE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar until smooth and combined. Add in sour cream and vanilla extract. Beat until combined.
• Stir in the Cool Whip with a spatula or wooden spoon until it's mixed well.
• Spread half of the mixture into the ready-to-use pie crust.
• Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar to the remaining cream cheese mixture and beat together until combined.
• Spread evenly over the cream cheese layer.
• Cover and let refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight. Cut into slices and serve each slice topped with some cherry pie filling.

BLACK FOREST PIE

Steps:

• In a food processor, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and salt together. Pulse until combined.
• Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Run the food processor and add the yolk, then slowly add the water. Stop at 1/4 cup and test the mixture. It should look like wet sand, but come together when pressed. Add another tablespoon as needed.
• Turn the pie crust dough onto plastic wrap and form into a disc. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
• Melt the chocolate for the ganache, if using. Stir in the heavy cream until it is well combined. Set aside until needed.
• Take out the dough and roll out into a circle 1/4 inch thick. Place in a pie pan fold in the edges under the dough so it is flush with the lip of the pan. Decorate as desired. Cover and freeze for 30 minutes to an hour. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• While the crust is freezing, mix together all the ingredients for the filling into a pan and heat on medium high. Cook until the cherries soften and juices have thickened considerably. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Remove the pie crust and cover with parchment paper, then fill with pie weights or dried beans or rice. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove and discard the parchment and weights. Bake for another 5 - 8 minutes.
• Set aside to cool to room temperature. Brush the bottom of the pie with the ganache. Pour the cherries into the pie crust. Chill in the refrigerator.
• Beat the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and kirsch until iit forms stiff peaks.
• Top the pie with the whipped cream, then top with the shaved chocolate and fresh cherries.
• Best stored chilled in an air tight container.

QUICK BLACK FOREST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together: cake mix, beaten eggs, almond extract, cherry pie filling and 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and let cool.
• To Make Glaze: Heat 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, butter or margarine, and milk in a saucepan over medium high heat. Once semisweet chocolate chips are melted and mixture is combined stir in confectioners' sugar.
• Spread glaze over cooled cake. Serve cake as is or with whipped cream and a cherry.

BLACK FOREST PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare pie crust according to package directions for filled 1-crust pie, using 1 tsp flour.
• In a saucepan combine sugar, cocoa and 2 tbs flour, then add butter and milk.
• Cook until mixture begins to boil, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
• Add a small amount of the hot mixture to the eggs and then return the mixture to the pan.
• Fold half the can of pie filling into the mixture in the pan.
• Pour into the crust.
• Bake 35-45 minutes or until center is set but still shiny.
• Cool and then chill at least one hour.
• Combine 2 cups of Cool Whip with the grated chocolate and spread over the cooled pie.
• Top with the remaining pie filling and then the remaining Cool Whip.
• Chill 1/2 hour.

FAST AND EASY BLACK FOREST PIE

Steps:

• Spread 1 cup of whipped topping on bottom of pie crust.
• Combine milk and pudding mix in medium bowl.
• Blend with wire whisk or electric mixer (low speed) for 1 minute.
• Fold in 1 1/2 cups whipped topping.
• Spread over whipped topping in crust.
• Spread remaining whipped topping over top, leaving a 1-inch border and forming a depression in center of the whipped topping.
• Spoon cherry pie filling in the center.
• Chill at least three hours.

BLACK FOREST PIE

Steps:

• Pie crust: In a food processor, add flour, cocoa powder, sugar and salt and pulse to combine. Add cold butter, cut into 1 inch pieces, and pulse until you have pea size chunks of butter. Add vinegar and water and pulse until the dough starts to come together. Place on floured surface and knead until all flour is incorporated, it won't be smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough out and place in a pie pan, poke with a fork all over and let it chill while the oven preheats to 425º. Place a piece of parchment paper or foil covering the pie crust and add pie weights or dried beans etc. Bake for 15 minutes, remove the pie weights and parchment and continue to bake for 2-3 minutes until it is golden brown and looks dry. Cool completely.
• Ganache: Place the cream in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate and let it sit for 15 seconds, then gently stir until it is smooth. Pour the warm ganache into the cooled pie crust and spread it evenly over the bottom. Let this cool for 15 minutes before adding the pie filling.
• Chocolate filling: In a saucepan, heat the milk and cream over medium heat until it simmers. Add chocolate and stir until melted. In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar, cornstarch and salt together then whisk in the egg yolks. Pour about a quarter of the hot chocolate into the egg mixture a tablespoon or so at a time, whisking constantly. Add the egg mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until it is very thick and large bubbles form. 3-5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Pour on top of the ganache in the pie crust and cover with plastic wrap, with the wrap pressing directly onto the warm surface. Place in the refrigerator for at least 45 minutes.
• Cherry Topping: In a saucepan, add cherries and lemon juice. In a small bowl stir surge and cornstarch together and add to the cherry mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until the cherries are soft, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla and bitters and spread out onto a cookie sheet to cool. Once cool, remove the plastic wrap from the chocolate pie filling and add the cherry mixture on top, spreading it evenly. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Serve with whipped cream. (to make whipped cream combine a cup of heavy cream with 1/4 cup sugar and a teaspoon of vanilla and beat until medium peaks form.)

BLACK FOREST MINI PIES

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar, cocoa, 1/4 cup cornstarch, the salt, milk and egg yolks with whisk until thoroughly combined. Cook over medium-low heat about 15 minutes, beating constantly, until thickened. Once pudding has thickened, use immersion blender, regular blender or food processor to blend in 2 tablespoons butter and the vanilla. Scrape pudding into bowl; cover top with plastic wrap, making sure plastic wrap comes in contact with pudding to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. In small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and melted butter. Press crumb mixture evenly into muffin cups, making sure to coat bottom and sides of each cup. Bake 10 minutes. Cool. Once cooled, place cookie cups in freezer until ready to use.
• In 2-quart saucepan, mix Cherries ingredients. Cook over medium-high heat until cherries release their juices and mixture thickens to pie-filling consistency. Remove from heat; cool.
• Assemble pies by layering cherries, pudding, whipped cream, grated chocolate, and 1 cherry on top of each. Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving time.

BLACK FOREST TART

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine wafer crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a lightly greased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. , Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a microwave, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool for 10 minutes. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt until thickened, about 4 minutes. Blend in chocolate mixture. Stir in flour and mix well. , Pour into crust; spread evenly. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Spread pie filling over the top. , In a microwave, melt chocolate and cream; stir until smooth. Cool for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drizzle over tart. Chill until set.

BLACK FOREST PIE

Steps:

• 1. Spread one cup of Cool Whip on bottom of crust. Combine milk (or half and half) and instant pudding in large bowl and blend with wire whisk for one minute.
• 2. Fold in 1 1/2 cups of Cool Whip into the pudding mixture, and then spread mixture over crust. Spread remaining whipped topping over pie, leaving a one-inch space around edges of pie, and forming a depression in the center of whipped topping. Spoon pie filling into center.
• 3. Cover and chill in refrigerator for two hours, or freeze for several hours if you want an ice cream-like texture.