CHOCOLATE CHERRY BROWNIE BITES

CHOCOLATE CHERRY BROWNIE BITES image

Yield 24 Bites

Number Of Ingredients 14

Bites
10 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
1 1/4 Cup Sugar
3 oz Bittersweet Chocolate, chopped
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Eggs
2/3 Cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 Cup Flour
Jar of Maraschino Cherries with Stems Drained (need 24 with stems) with reserved juice
Frosting
4 oz Bittersweet or Semisweet Chocolate (chips or chopped)
1/4 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
2-3 Teaspoons Reserved Cherry Juice

Steps:

Bites: In a heat-safe bowl set over simmering water (or double boiler), melt butter with sugar, chocolate and salt, whisk until combined. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Whisk in vanilla. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Whisk in Cocoa Powder and Flour until combined. Chill dough slightly in the refrigerator (30-45 mins). Heat oven to 325 degrees, and generously grease 24 mini muffin tins. Fill each muffin tin halfway with dough. Place one cherry in each tin, pressing down slightly (but not to the bottom). Top each with a little more dough so that cherry is completely covered and the stem sticks out from the top. Bake 15-20 minutes. Cool in tins for 5-10 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely. Frosting: In small saucepan, gently melt chocolate with sweetened condensed milk. Add enough cherry juice to be spreadable.