BLACK FOREST TRIFLE

                     
* Exported from MasterCook *
                           BLACK FOREST TRIFLE
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Serving Size  : 8     Preparation Time :0:00
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  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  4 1/2           cups  milk
  3             ounces  unsweetened chocolate
     1/3           cup  cornstarch
     1/2           cup  sugar
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  2          teaspoons  vanilla extract
  2               cups  cookie crumbs -- *
  1         20 oz. can  cherry pie filling
1. Put 4 cups of the milk into a large, heavy saucepan. Add unsweetened  chocolate (3 - 1 oz pieces). Heat over moderate heat, watching carefully,  until bubbles form on milk around edges of pan - milk is then scalded.  Remove from heat and set aside.
2. Put cornstarch, sugar, salt and  remaining 1/2 cup milk into a small bowl. Use a whisk to stir mixture until  all dry ingredients are moistened and no lumps remain. Be sure mixture is  well stirred just before adding to hot milk.
3. Using a wire shisk, stir  hot milk mixture in saucepan while gradually adding cornstarch-milk  mixture.  Return saucepan to heat and cook over moderately high heat,  stirring constantly, until mixture begins to boil. Boil 1 minute, stirring  constantly.
 4. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Spoon 1/3 of pudding  into a 2 quart souffle dish or glass bowl. Top with 1/3 of cookie crumbs. 
5. Set aside 1/2 cup cherry-pie filling.
6. Gently spoon half of remaining  pie filling onto crumbs in bowl. repeat layering with another third of  chocolate pudding, crumbs, the remaining pie filling and the remaining  chocolate pudding.
7. Spoon remaining cookie crumbs around chocolate  pudding to form a border. Fill center with reserved 1/2 cup pie filling. 8.  Refrigerate, covered, until pudding is well chilled. (5-6 hours)
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 388 Calories; 14g Fat (32.1% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 62g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 19mg Cholesterol; 204mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 2 1/2 Fat; 3 Other Carbohydrates.
NOTES :   Servings:  8 * Make cookie crumbs from vanilla wafers, shortbread, or chocolate chip  cookies.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0