Cookbook:Cherry Brownies

Cherry Brownies
Category	Dessert recipes
Servings	36
Energy	78 Cal per serving
Time	50 minutes
Difficulty

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Cherry brownies are a rich brownie with no frosting, a fudge-like base, and a cheesecake-like top, filled with maraschino cherries and chocolate chips.

Ingredients

Base

• 2 ea. (100 g) eggs
• 1 cup (2.4 dl) white granulated sugar
• 6 tbsp margarine
• ¼ cup (0.6 dl) cocoa
• ¾ cup (1.8 dl) flour
• ¼ tsp salt

Topping

• 4 ounces (110 g) softened cream cheese
• ¼ cup (0.6 dl) maraschino cherry syrup
• ¼ cup (0.6 dl) icing sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ cup (1.2 dl) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup (1.2 dl) maraschino cherries

Procedure

Base

1. Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium-low heat, then mix in the cocoa.
2. Add the sugar, salt, and eggs. Mix well and then fold in the flour.
3. Spread in a greased 9 x 9-inch (22 x 22 cm) cake pan and set aside.

Topping

1. Beat the cream cheese, cherry syrup and icing sugar together in a bowl until creamy.
2. Add the egg to the mixture and blend well.
3. Mix in the chocolate chips and cherries.
4. Pour the second mixture over top the base.

Baking

1. Bake at 350 °F/175 °C for 30–40 minutes, until a toothpick poked through the centre comes out moist (but not wet with batter).
2. Let cool and cut into 36 squares.

Notes, tips and variations

• Cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting and eating or you will have hot broken brownies.