Dark Chocolate Cherry Brownies

I ran across a similar brownie recipe on another forum to use as a guide - I then reduced the fat and sugar content so I wouldn't feel so guilty, but you would never know it by the taste! The cherries add a delicious surprise inside the fudgy brownies. Moreover, they are very simple to make. What's not to love? I use 60% Cocoa Ghirardelli baking chips for this recipe

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons butter
• 1  cup bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄4 cup Splenda granular
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4  egg whites
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 3⁄4 cup  nuts, toasted and chopped
• 1⁄3 cup dried cherries, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Butter a 8 or 9-inch square cake pan or line the bottom with parchment paper.
2. Melt butter in a medium sized sauceplan. Add baking chips, stirring over low heat until melted.
3. Remove from heat, stirring in splenda, sugar and vanilla. Beat in egg whites, two at a time.
4. Add the flour and stir for one minute, until batter loses its graininess and becomes smooth and glossy.
5. Stir in the chopped nuts, cherries and baking chips. Spread into prepared cake pan and back for 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.