Almond Macaroon Cherry Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pie shell, 9 inch, unbaked
• 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 21 ounces cherry pie filling
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup almonds, sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f.
• 2 roll out pie pastry and place in 9 inch pie pan.
• 3 in large bowl, combine pie filling, cinnamon, salt and lemon juice.
• 4 mix lightly.
• 5 spoon into crust-lined pie pan.
• 6 bake 20 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, combine all topping ingredients in medium bowl and mix until blended.
• 8 remove pie from oven after 20 minutes, spread topping evenly over surface, and return pie to oven.
• 9 bake an additional 15 to 30 minutes, or until crust and topping are golden brown.