Chocolate Cherry Brownies #FoodieExtravaganza
 
 
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Ingredients
  • Chocolate Brownie Batter
  • 1 cup pitted dark cherries, fresh, frozen or in syrup
  • 1 Tablespoon Kirsch, cherry flavor, cherry juice or jar syrup
  • 4 ounces of unsweetened chocolate
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter or shortening softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • Cream Cheese Batter
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter or shortening
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • Ganache
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 16 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Brownie Batter
  2. Toss cherries in above liquid of choice, set aside.
  3. Melt chocolate, butter and sugar together over low heat. Set aside to cool slightly.
  4. Beat eggs in mixer until light lemon colored.
  5. Pour in cooled chocolate mixture. Mix.
  6. Add flour, baking powder and salt.
  7. Stir in half the cherries.
  8. Whip the cream cheese, butter, and sugar until fluffy. Add remaining cherries and liquid.
  9. Grease an 8x8-inch pan.
  10. Pour in the brownie batter. Level.
  11. Top batter with segments of cream cheese mixture. Swirl into batter.
  12. Bake at 375 until set (about 30 minutes).
  13. Cool.
  14. Prepare ganache by melting chocolate with the cream in a double boiler whisking constantly until thick and smooth. Pour over brownies, smooth out.
  15. Chill until ganache is set.
Recipe by Cindy's Recipes and Writings at https://www.cindysrecipesandwritings.com/chocolate-cherry-brownies-foodieextravaganza/