Chocolate covered cherry pie recipe - easy and tasty dessert

Ingredients

• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 1 (6-ounce) ready-made chocolate crumb pie crust
• 1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 16 maraschino cherries with stems
• 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed