Monday, February 20, 2012

National Cherry Pie Day - Chocolate Cherry Pie & King Arthur Flour Giveaway!

A while back, I got an email from the wonderful people at King Arthur Flour, inviting me to take part in a celebration for National Cherry Pie Day.  Of course, I accepted!

I received a great box o' goodies from them to aid in the celebration - a 5 lb bag of King Arthur Flour, a package of their pie filling enhancer, a pie essentials dvd, an adjustable silicone pie crust shield, and the current copy of Baking Sheet, their recipe "magazine."
 
For my cherry pie, I wanted to do something different.  I am not a huge fan of goopy cherry pie, the kind you can make by simply tossing the canned pie filling into a pie crust and calling it a day.  I wanted to incorporate some creaminess - and why not some chocolate? - into my pie.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any fresh cherries.  Nor could I get my hands on any frozen cherries.  So, I picked up a couple cans of sweet dark pitted cherries, and I rinsed the heavy syrup off before using them.

I found a sour cream cherry pie recipe that I used as a starting point, and from there, I made it my own!

For the pie crust, I used this quick recipe I found... it rolled out well, and I hope that my pie crust curse is really over, and that Thanksgiving wasn't a happy fluke!


Chocolate Cherry Pie

1 pie crust
2 cans sweet dark cherries, drained and rinsed
6 oz plain Greek yogurt
2 eggs
1 3/4 c sugar
3/4 c flour
1/4 c cocoa
1 Tbsp espresso powder (optional)
1/4 c pie filling enhancer

Topping:
1/4 c yogurt covered dried cherries
1/4 c dried cherries & berries
1/2 c flour
2 Tbsp lemon juice powder

Preheat oven to 400 F.  Roll the pie crust out thinly and place in a 9" pie dish.  Place the drained and rinsed cherries into the crust.

In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients (not the topping ingredients), and whisk until smooth.  Scoop into the pie to cover the cherries and smooth the top.

Combine the topping ingredients in a food processor until they form a coarse crumb.  Spread on top of the chocolate and cherries.  Cover the edges of the pie crust with a silicone pie crust shield, and bake at 400 F for 10 minutes.  Lower the heat to 350 F and bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until the filling is set.

Cool on a wire rack and refrigerate before serving.
A little gooey, but Oh-My-Goodness Yum!

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Now for the exciting part!

The good people at King Arthur Flour are offering one of my lucky readers the chance to win the items I listed above - a 5 lb bag of King Arthur Flour, a package of their pie filling enhancer, a pie essentials dvd, an adjustable silicone pie crust shield, and the current copy of Baking Sheet, their recipe "magazine." 

To enter - let me know how you like your cherry pie (or if you don't like cherry pie, let me know what kind of pie is your favorite!).   I encourage you to "like" them on Facebook, because they are cool, but I won't make that a requirement.  (While you are at it, if you don't "like" Lunches Fit For a Kid on Facebook yet, you should.  This is also not required, but I love to see you all over there!  It puts a big smile on my face.)

As always, I need a way to contact you.  Anonymous commenters, with no contact information, cannot win.  If I can't contact you, I can't get your information to King Arthur Flour, and you can't get your prize.  Simple as that.  US entries only, please.

One comment per person, please.

I will choose a winner, using Random.org, on Sunday, February 26th at 7 PMish, EST.  If the winner doesn't get in touch with me within 48 hours, I reserve the right to pick a new winner.  Good luck!

*Disclosure:  I received the items listed above free of charge from King Arthur Flour, but I was in no other way compensated.  All opinions are my own.


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31 comments:

  1. I absolutely love Cherry Pie, apple is a close second. Love the idea of combining Cherries & Cocoa.

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  2. Cherry pie is my favorite followed by chocolate pudding pie so how can I go wrong with this combination?

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  3. Cherry pie has a weird consistency to me...I LOVE fresh cherries & marachino ones ,though.My fav pie is apple made with my unique mix of apple varieties. Special apples = special pie! A friend gave me King Arthur Flour brownie, scone & cookie mixes for Xmas...I was pleasantly surprised how yummy and NOT like store bought mixes they are! I have their scones in the oven right now! NOmnomnom... Deb @ mardeka@aol.com

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  4. I like apple pie. I have a sugar-free recipe that my mom gave to me. And its soooo good! Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  5. I love Cherry pie. I also love custard pie. Those are the ones I go for most. I like the pie warmed with a bit of vanilla ice cream so decadent.
    msgb245 at gmail dot com

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  6. I prefer caramel apple pie, but my hubby likes a good traditional cherry pie. I think the crust is always the key to a good pie!

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  7. Not a big fan of Cherry Pie... but I would surely try yours; chocolate and cherries?!? YUM

    My favorite pie is Chocolate Silk Pie.

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  8. Chocolate pie! I think my sister calls it Black Bottom pie (although my mom makes it without the merengue topping and calls it Bare Bottom pie!)

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  9. I like cherry pie warm with ice cream! And this one looks amazing!!! :)

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  10. I am not a huge pie fan, but I would choose pecan or rhubarb pie if I couldn't choose cookies. :-)

    coriandben5_12_07@yahoo.com

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  11. My favorite pie would have to be wild blackberry, but a sour cherry pie-with a lattice top!-is a close second.

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  12. I love a yummy homemade apple pie, french silk or lemon meringue.

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  13. I like very tart cherry pie with 2 crusts and none of that slimy filler. A scoop of vanilla ice cream on top or some fresh whipped cream makes it even better!

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  14. While I do like cherry pie, actually any pie, my very favorite is a dog tick pie with no calf spit, made special for me by my grandmother. Now I know that sound gross, but its a Texas name for a raisin custard pie with the meringue left off. My grandmother makes the very best raisin pie...ever and she leaves the egg white off because I detest the texture. :o) YUM! Now I want pie!

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  15. Cherry Pie isn't really a favorite of mine, but the chocolate version looks wonderful!

    And how do you get these wonderful giveaway offers??

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  16. Wow. I was going to say cherry custard pie is my favourite but this might be my new favourite (once I try making it, of course)!

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  17. I like just about any kind of pie with an all-butter crust. Toss on some ice cream, and I'm set.

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  18. i already LOVE you both on facebook, hehe :)

    my favorite pie is actually dutch apple but cherry is a close second with whipped cream on top! yummo! lol

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  19. Cherry Macaroon is my favorite! Cherry pie with a coconut/almond topping makes me a happy girl!

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  20. OMG, I LOVE King Arthur Flour! What a fun give-away! I am not a fan of goopy cherry pie, either, so I like mine relatively firm and cold from the fridge...I know most people don't, but to me, it's the bomb!! (P.S. You can pick up a couple good pie crust recipes from their website...and their pumpkin cinnamon rolls are just about fool-proof and oh so good!)

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  21. Cherry pie with some almond extract added to the filling. It is the way my mom made it and is so ingrained in my head/taste that things with almond extract in them taste like cherry to me.

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  22. I like my cherry pie with chocolate drizzled on top and ice cream on the side, yum! Thanks for such a great giveaway!

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  23. my favorite pie is lemon meringue
    thanks
    aunteegem@yahoo.com

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  24. I love King Arthur! :) I'm not a berry person at all. I think the only fruit pie I'll eat it apple. I'm more of a Pecan Pie or Chocolate Cream pie kinda gal!

    selindsey@gmail.com

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  25. I am not a big fan of cherry pie. I do like apple crumb and pumpkin pies!

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  26. I like my cherry pie slightly warm with some vanilla ice cream on the side. Yummm!

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  27. I like my cherry pie with crumble on top, and on my birthday instead of cake.
    snugharbor2@comcast.net

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  28. Oh, holy cats, you've created a monster! A delicious, tempting monster, but still...!

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  29. I LOVE cherry pie!! =) Peach & pecan too for that mater!!

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  30. I love just a plain old cherry pie with a sugared topping. Nobody in my house growing up liked cherry pie so I rarely get it.

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  31. I love just really ole cherry pie. Thank you for the giveaway and for your consideration.lbink13@yahoo.com

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