Black Forest Brownies
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
24 brownies
ingredients
- 2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, with stems
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate piece
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2⁄3 cup powdered sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°; grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan; set aside.
- Drain one jar of cherries; remove stems and coarsely chop cherries.
- Drain on paper towels; reserve remaining jar of whole cherries for garnish.
- In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine semisweet chocolate pieces and butter; microwave on HIGH for 1 minutes; stir.
- Microwave for 10-20 seconds more or until mixture is melted.
- Add eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla, salt, and baking powder; stir until combined.
- Fold in chopped cherries, white baking pieces, and almonds.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly.
- Bake for 35 minutes; cool in pan on a wire rack; cut into bars.
- Before serving, in a bowl, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar.
- Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- Pipe or spoon a small amount of cream cheese mixture onto each brownie.
- Drain reserved cherries; top each brownie with a cherry.
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