Great American Brownie Cherry Pie

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup chopped maraschino cherry, well drained
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp light corn syrup
• 2 tsp almond extract
• ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup Hershey's cocoa or Hershey's Dutch Processed cocoa
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ⅓ cup coarsely chopped slivered almonds
• 1 cup Hershey's premier white chips
• frozen non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
• maraschino cherry with stems, well drained

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325°F.
2. Grease and flour 9-inch round glass pie plate.
3. Lightly press cherries between layers of paper towels to remove excess moisture.
4. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, corn syrup and almond extract until blended.
5. Add flour, cocoa and baking powder; beat until combined.
6. Stir in reserved chopped cherries, almonds and white chips.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan.
8. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until set.
9. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
10. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
11. Garnish with whipped topping and cherries.
12. Cover; refrigerate leftover pie.