Chocolate Cherry Brownie Bons Bons Recipes

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY BROWNIES

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.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• In 2-quart heavy saucepan on low heat, melt 1 cup chocolate chips with butter, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Gradually add flour, baking powder and salt to chocolate mixture. Fold in oats, nuts, 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/3 cup chopped cherries.
• Spread into greased 9 x 13" pan.
• Bake at 350 F for about 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on rack.
• Cut brownies 4 by 6 across pan to make 24 squares.
• Sprinkle remaining chopped cherries over top.
• In small heavy saucepan on low heat, melt remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips and shortening, stirring constantly.
• Drizzle chocolate over top of brownies to make a lacey pattern.
• Chill about 15 minutes to set chocolate. Recut brownies.
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CHERRY BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix sugar, oil, and almond extract together in a large bowl until well blended.
• Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in another bowl; stir into sugar mixture until combined. Beat in 1/2 of the cherries using an electric mixer until moistened. Fold in remaining cherries. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brownies spring back when gently touched, 25 to 30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY BROWNIE BONS BONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Microwave chocolate and butter on high for 2 minutes or until butter is melted.
• Stir until completely smooth.
• Stir granulated sugar into melted chocolate.
• Mix in eggs and vanilla until well combined.
• Stir in flour until well blended.
• Fill greased or paper lined miniature muffin tins 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick test shows fudgy crumbs; be careful not to overbake.
• Cool slightly and remove from pans.
• Place brownies on waxed papered tray and while still warm make an indentation into each one with the end of a wood spoon or with fingertip.
• Cool completely.
• Drain cherries, reserving syrup, on paper towels and press gently to remove any liquid.
• Allow to dry.
• Chocolate Fudge Filling: Beat cream cheese and vanilla in small bowl until smooth.
• Slowly pour in corn syrup and beat until well blended.
• Add melted chocolate and beat until smooth.
• Gradually add confectioner's sugar, beating until well blended.
• Spoon 1 tsp of filling into each brownie indentation.
• Gently press a cherry into filling.
• Drizzle fancily with glaze.
• Glaze: Combine cofectioner's sugar with enough cherry syrup to make a thin glaze.