CHOCOLATE-CHERRY BROWNIES

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Chocolate-Cherry Brownies image

Delightful mix of chocolate and cherries! I love this change from regular brownies. A friend gave me this recipe....don't know where she got it from!

Provided by breezermom

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 2 dozen, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained
2/3 cup butter
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup pecans, chopped (optional)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
2 teaspoons shortening

Steps:

  • Cut 12 cherries in half, and set aside. Chop the remaining cherries, and set aside.
  • Combine butter and 1/2 cup chocolate morsels in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until the butter and chocolate melt, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and let cool slightly.
  • Combine the flour and next 3 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; stir well and set aside.
  • Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla to reserved chocolate mixture, stirring with a wire whisk until blended. Add to the reserved flour mixture, beating at low speed of an electric mixer until blended. Stir in reserved chopped cherries and pecans (pecans are optional).
  • Spread mixture in a greased 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 28 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares, and top each square with a reserved cherry half.
  • Combine 1/2 cup chocolate morsels and shortening in the top of a double boiler; bring water to a boiil. Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate and shortening melt, stirring occasionally. Drizzle over the brownies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193, Fat 8, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 29.3, Sodium 91.6, Carbohydrate 28.7, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 19.5, Protein 2.1

There are no comments yet!