Delicious & Decadent Deep Dish Cherry Chocolate Ganache Pie

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Cherries and chocolate are a match made in dessert heaven, and this Cherry Chocolate Ganache Pie showcases both ingredients beautifully. Delightfully indulgent, the deep dish pie is layered with ganache and a homemade cherry pie filling – enjoy it with a swirl of whipped cream!

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Cherry Chocolate Ganache Pie

The full ingredients list and instructions are found in the printable recipe card at the end of this post. I highly recommend reading the blog post all the way through so that you don’t miss any tips or substitution suggestions and ensure that you have all the ingredients and equipment required and understand the steps and timings involved.

Deep dish cherry chocolate ganache pie is a decadent dessert that will be sure to satisfy your sweet tooth and make you feel like royalty! Make this rich dessert for your family or bring it to work as an elegant treat!

While it may look like it takes a lot of work, it’s actually quite a simple pie to make.

The pie crust is bought ready-made, so there is no need to worry about making dough correctly, and the chocolate ganache is so easy to make with cream and chocolate.

Even the fresh cherry filling is easily made on the stovetop – the hardest part is waiting for different elements to cool down so you can layer them together in the pie!

So if you’re looking for something sweet that will impress everyone at any gathering, look no further than this impressive cherry and chocolate dessert.

Deep Dish Chocolate Cherry Pie - close up of the whole pie with cherries on top.

Ingredients & Equipment Used In This Recipe

While most ingredients can be bought in grocery stores, for your convenience, any specialized or notable ingredients (and equipment) needed for this recipe have been listed below and linked to Amazon or other stores if available online.

It does not include staple ingredients such as oil, salt, sugar, etc., as you’re likely to have those in your kitchen. The complete list of ingredients with measurements is found in the recipe card.

  • Fresh ProduceCherries, Lemons
  • DairyHeavy Whipping Cream (Double Cream)
  • Ready-made Pie Crusts – to fit a 9-inch pie dish
  • Cornstarchalso known as Cornflour.
  • Chocolate ChipsSemi-Sweet/Plain
  • 9-inch Deep Dish Pie Dishuse a glass/ceramic dish, or a disposable one, your choice!

Recipes on The Purple Pumpkin Blog use both cup measurements and/or weighted measurements. American cups and kitchen food scales are handy pieces of equipment to have in your kitchen as it means you’ll be able to make all of the different recipes on my blog. I try to give American, imperial, and metric measurements in my recipes. Please note, you can mix cup measurements with weighted measurements, but never mix imperial (pounds, ounces, pints, etc.,) with metric (kilograms, grams, litres, etc.,).

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How Do I Make Cherry Chocolate Ganache Pie?

Check out the printable recipe card below with full ingredients and instructions. Any demonstration photos do not print out to save your ink.

How to Make Cherry Ganache Pie

Cherry Chocolate Ganache Pie

Yield: 8-10
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Cherries and chocolate are a match made in dessert heaven, and this Cherry Chocolate Ganache Pie showcases both ingredients beautifully.

Ingredients

  • 2 (9"/22cm) pie crusts

For the Pie Filling

  • 4 cups cherries
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 3 Tbsp cornstarch (cornflour)
  • ¼ cup water

For the Chocolate Ganache

  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (plain)
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream (double cream)

Instructions

  1. To make the cherry pie filling, pitt the cherries over a medium bowl, reserving the juice.
  2. Place the cherries and any juice from pitting into a medium saucepan over medium heat.
  3. Stir in the sugar and lemon juice and cook until the cherries are soft.
  4. In a small bowl, stir the cornstarch into the water to create a slurry.
  5. Add the slurry to the pan of cherries and stir continually until the mixture thickens.
  6. Remove from heat and leave to cool completely.
  7. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 and spray a 9-inch/22cm deep pie dish with non-stick baking spray.
  8. Place both premade pie crusts into the pie dish to create a thick crust.
  9. Place three-quarters of the cooled cherry filling into the pie shell.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-60 minutes or until the shell is a nice golden brown.
  11. Remove from oven and leave to cool completely.
  12. Place the chocolate chips into a medium bowl and set aside.
  13. Using a small pan, heat up the heavy whipping cream until it's simmering.
  14. Pour over the chocolate chips and leave to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth.
  15. Transfer one-quarter cup into a piping bag or squeeze bottle and set aside.
  16. Pour the remaining ganache over the cooled cherry pie and smooth it evenly.

    Chocolate Ganache Layer
  17. Place the pie into the fridge to set and harden.
  18. Once the ganache has hardened, scoop the remaining cherry filling on top and spread it out evenly.

    Cherry Topping Layer
  19. Drizzle the chocolate ganache over the cherry pie.
  20. Place into the fridge until ready to serve. Enjoy!

    How to Make Cherry Ganache Pie

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 478Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 177mgCarbohydrates: 75gFiber: 4gSugar: 51gProtein: 4g

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