Best Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Brownies Recipes

CRANBERRY BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line with parchment and lightly grease an 8×8" baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and cocoa powder together.
• Put the chocolate and butter in a large glass bowl and microwave for 30 seconds. Stir, and repeat until the chocolate and butter are completely melted and smooth. Add the sugars. Whisk until completely combined. The mixture should be room temperature.
• Add 2 eggs to the chocolate mixture and whisk until combined. Add the vanilla and stir. Do not overbeat the batter at this stage or your brownies will be cakey.
• Sprinkle the flour mixture over the chocolate mixture. Using a rubber spatula (not a whisk), fold the flour mixture into the chocolate until just a bit of the flour mixture is visible. Fold in the dried cranberries, chocolate covered cranberries and fresh cranberries.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs attached.
• Cool brownies completely before cutting into 16 equal squares with a very sharp knife.
• Brownies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to moderate.
• Grease a deep 19cm-square cake pan, and cover the base with baking paper.
• Combine the butter and chocolate in a pan and stir over a low heat until both have melted.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Add the sugar and honey.
• Stir in the lightly beaten eggs.
• Sift the flour.
• Add the sifted flour and the nuts and gently fold into the mixture until all the ingredients are well combined.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes - or until the brownies are firm.
• Cool the brownies in the pan, and cut into squares when cold.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BLONDIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter; stir in the brown sugar. Cool slightly., Add eggs, 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; stir into butter mixture. Stir in cranberries and chopped chocolate (batter will be thick). Spread into a greased 13x9-in. pan., Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake), 18-21 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For frosting, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and, if desired, orange zest until smooth. Gradually beat in half of the melted white chocolate; spread over blondies. Sprinkle with cranberries; drizzle with remaining melted chocolate., Cut into triangles. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.