Chocolate-Cherry Brownies
photo by HokiesMom
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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2 dozen
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 453.59 g jar maraschino cherries, drained
- 157.80 ml butter
- 118.29 ml semisweet chocolate morsel
- 354.88 ml all-purpose flour
- 4.92 ml baking powder
- 1.23 ml salt
- 177.44 ml quick-cooking oats, uncooked
- 236.59 ml sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 4.92 ml vanilla extract
- 118.29 ml pecans, chopped (optional)
- 118.29 ml semisweet chocolate morsel
- 9.85 ml shortening
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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Made these several days ago & totally forgot about reviewing them. Here I am now, though, to let you know that these brownies are OUTSTANDING, REALLY GREAT! We thoroughly enjoyed the combo of chocolate & cherries, & the chocolate drizzled over the top made them very special.! Definitely a nice change from the ones I usually make! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]
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Oh boy oh boy have we a winner here! The blend of cherries with the light chocolate flavor of the brownie - oh me oh my it is fabulous!! They are such a light and moist brownie. I made them extra special with the cherries on top and the drizzle of chocolate. My family is raving about them and if I don't make them again they'll go raving mad!! Thanks for a keeper for sure!! Made during the ZWT6 tour.
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Breezer - sorry but I had to use apricots - got to the store and not a cherry in sight !! So I snipped dried apricots through the batter and they went fabulously with the oats - this is a great slice, does not last long though, no one can keep away !! I did not do the choc drizzle. Made for Everyday is a Holiday .
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
breezermom
United States