Black Forest Trifle

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 1/2 cups milk
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups cookie crumbs (oreo, vanilla wafers, shortbread or chocolate chip)
• 1 (20 ounce) can cherry pie filling

Recipe

• 1 place 4 c of the milk into a large heavy saucepan.
• 2 add unsweetened chocolate and heat over medium. watch carefully until bubbles form around the edges of the pan, then the milk is scalded.
• 3 remove from heat and set aside.
• 4 in a small bowl, put cornstarch, sugar, salt and remaining 1/2 c milk. use whisk to blend until no lumps remain.
• 5 gradually stir cornstarch mixture into the hot milk mixture with the whisk.
• 6 return saucepan to heat and cook over moderately low heat stirring constantly until it begins to boil.
• 7 boil 1 minute longer and continue to stir.
• 8 remove from heat and add vanilla extract.
• 9 spoon 1/3 of the chocolate pudding into a 2 qt souffle dish or glass bowl.
• 10 top with 1/3 c of the cookie crumbs (or brownie bits).
• 11 set aside 1/2 c of the cherry pie filling.
• 12 gently spoon half of the remaining filling over the cookie crumbs in the souffle bowl.
• 13 repeat layering with another third of the pudding, crumbs and pie filling. end layers with a layer of pudding.
• 14 spoon remaining cookie crumbs around the edges only of the dish to form a border. (you can place a small bowl in the center so no crumbs make their way into the middle.
• 15 place the remaining cherry pie filling in the center.
• 16 refrigerate covered and chill 5 - 6 hours.